"Antichrist" Runs Scared From Being Profound
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Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” is supposed to shock one to the brink of profundity. If one decides to see this movie, that is what he should keep in mind. It is not a comfortable film to watch and, as the viewer, one is drawn further and further away from his movie watching comfort zone. As the film progresses it drives away from concept story telling to showing graphic occurrences for shock sake.
In some ways like Paul Solet’s “Grace” (2009), “Antichrist” is an ambitious attempt from a director who has outstanding visual flair, innovative ideas for cinematography, a sense of framing style and contrast, and unfortunately the need for overkill that seems to void the film of the statement of which its mechanics were intended to lead. Where the weakness of “Grace” comes from thematic overkill, “Antichrist” instead violates all rules of visual temperance that most film incorporates and instead builds visual horror upon horror upon horror. The redundant shock competition of the last third of the film robs for fist part of “Antichrist” of its textured subtly and enjoyable dark macabre theme and leads it to being perverse, one concludes, for the sake of perversion. The images themselves are not offensive to me. “Antichrist” shows a considerable amount of intercourse, fetish brutality, penis, vagina, and even penetration during intercourse. Be forewarned.
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In some ways like Paul Solet’s “Grace” (2009), “Antichrist” is an ambitious attempt from a director who has outstanding visual flair, innovative ideas for cinematography, a sense of framing style and contrast, and unfortunately the need for overkill that seems to void the film of the statement of which its mechanics were intended to lead. Where the weakness of “Grace” comes from thematic overkill, “Antichrist” instead violates all rules of visual temperance that most film incorporates and instead builds visual horror upon horror upon horror. The redundant shock competition of the last third of the film robs for fist part of “Antichrist” of its textured subtly and enjoyable dark macabre theme and leads it to being perverse, one concludes, for the sake of perversion. The images themselves are not offensive to me. “Antichrist” shows a considerable amount of intercourse, fetish brutality, penis, vagina, and even penetration during intercourse. Be forewarned.
...more at the link.
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