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Wading Through the Hype (Rating: 5.00) Review : It is a shame that more publicity has been made about the Dogma 95 experiment than about the products they rendered. So try looking beyond the Dogma stamp. The Idiots is an amazing film built upon a complex story and reveals elements of the human condition rarely revealed on the big screen. Von Trier is an expert at creating shocking cinema. Not only is it shocking because it is filmed differently than almost any other film you've seen, but it is also shocking because it is filled with nudity, vulgarity and controversial themes. It makes fun of mentally retarded adults under the guise of a serious social experiment. It has violent fights, an orgy scene... Despite all this, try looking beyond the shocking elements. What you will find beyond all the things that many critics chose not to look past is an emotionally powerful portrayal of a group of individuals searching for a way in which to view their identity in a way that is devoid of all social artifices. It is a story of a people trying to actively live out an idea that there is something essential about their being which can be reached through an extreme modification of their behaviour. It becomes increasingly clear throughout the narrative that these people are running away from who they are rather than finding something essential. The emotional tension that is being withheld slowly rises to the surface and culminates in one of the most devastating scenes I've ever witnessed. It is moving not just because it deals with death, but because it illuminates in an exaggerated fashion the way in which people in society today hide from themselves and subsequently reveal themselves to be frail and insecure. Of course, all of the elements that go into making this such a shocking film are inextricably incorporated into the emotional power created. You need to watch this film while withholding moral judgements and consider the issues that are being so skilfully portrayed in a way no other director was able to do before Dogma 95. sooo much fun and brilliant acting (Rating: 5.00) Review : this movie is sad,funny,you name it its there .the actors here are soo good it hurts...this movie made me such a big lars von trier fan!!i think the moral of the movie is that if you act like an idiot it might stick to you!i watched this movie like 5-6 times each time i found out something new!this is the best lars movie .i love you lars !!!!keep it real man!!!!!! A Self-Indulgent Mess (Rating: 1.00) Review : I watched this film in amazement that it is somehow considered important or new. It is just a rehash of the 1960s with spoiled middle class children attacking their "bourgeois" and "fascist" society while managing not to work. There certainly is terrible prejudice against the mentally ill,but this film exploits it. If you want to change things you must have real talent and make a film about what it really feels like to be mentally ill. Having no talent is no longer enough i'm afraid. It's all true (Rating: 4.00) Review : The Idiots is one of the better genre-avoiding movies of recent times. Dark comedy slams straight into uncomfortable realism as director Lars von Trier and his dedicated cast commit to celluloide some truly unforgettable set-pieces in a narative that never once tells you how to react to what you are seeing. Von Trier is once again in top form, building on his already impressive filmography (his epic two-parter 'The Kingdom' was shown in weekly instalments on Australian TV recently; THE best thing around, roll on part III) to tell the story of another female character determined to see to the end of her decisions, however painful the consequences may be for the people around her. Bravo! to all involved. |
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