My distain for foreign films and subtitles was only strengthened with this movie. Ugh.
The time period for this movie was rather ambiguous and threw me off a lot. I didn't like how the film was purely so character based. The movie solely circled around that they all lived in an apartment building, and their landlord occasionally fed them. Big whoop. I also live in an apartment building... that would be the weirdest reality show ever if all the tenants were filmed... nobody cares about what other individuals are doing. A viewer wants a good plot line.
A plot which is set in a post apocalyptic future where there are food shortages and in which a butcher decides to trick new tenants into coming to live in his building so that he may murder them and then sell their meat to his fellow tenants to eat isn't a good plot? Also, foreign films have subtitles so that a viewer from another country can understand the movie. I do not see how a French movie with subtitles can be criticized for having subtitles. Is it that you do not like to read? Maybe if you could elaborate on why you do not like subtitles and foreign movies your critiques would make more sense.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Aubrey here. I found the plot to be complex, sophisticated, funny and endearing. The point of filming the tenants is not just to look into the lives of a few people, it is to trace their interactions with one another, for the inner workings of the building bring out the characters eccentricities, heightened in the face of a post-war crisis.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Aubrey. I thought it was a great plot line full of drama, love, comedy, etc. It wasn't just a film about people being fed...Cannibalism and the crazy relationships between the tennants was yes weird but that is what made it an interesting and creative film. And yes there is a television show like what you are explaining. It's called "The Real World" which people mindlessly watch and doesn't even compare to this great film. I don't know. I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to critique.
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