Well, definitely something that would warrant conversation vs what was shown and the questions and themes that it brought up.
Von Trier creates many interesting scenarios but he's given free reign, which I don't think at times services the audience or even his "vision" very well.
Didn't need to be as graphic as it was. Came off as cheap and pandering. For instance, Antichrist was graphic and it served the movie well.
The sequence with the black brothers was kind of racist.
As a character, Gainsbourg wasn't very interesting, especially the young version. SUDDENLY she's a master of male behavior for the final long act. None of that was clear, early on. By and large, I saw an empty addict for most of it.
Dafoe recruiting her for her "skills" was a stretch. But after that, it was interesting. Then the long game of having a "heir" was intriguing but was also a stretch at the same time.
Gainsbourg's character going into the sex business was never considered, which I found highly unlikely.
The abortion scene was horrid, along with what she did to herself in the long run.
I was expecting her father (Slater) to be a molester, which didn't happen. At least it would've made sense vs her behavior. But yes, it would also have been cliché.
Thoughout, Skarsgård being a surprise bad guy was in my head based on the surroundings of that dreary apartment. But his mannerisms didn't foreshadow that. So when that turned out to be the case, I was disappointed, as nothing else said such. Which made me think that the character was Von Trier's likely perversions and him condemning himself for it. Her shooting him was a big jump, too.
Von Trier is a smart guy and creative, too. But he's not equipped to manage that into effective filmmaking, at times.
Von Trier creates many interesting scenarios but he's given free reign, which I don't think at times services the audience or even his "vision" very well.
Didn't need to be as graphic as it was. Came off as cheap and pandering. For instance, Antichrist was graphic and it served the movie well.
The sequence with the black brothers was kind of racist.
As a character, Gainsbourg wasn't very interesting, especially the young version. SUDDENLY she's a master of male behavior for the final long act. None of that was clear, early on. By and large, I saw an empty addict for most of it.
Dafoe recruiting her for her "skills" was a stretch. But after that, it was interesting. Then the long game of having a "heir" was intriguing but was also a stretch at the same time.
Gainsbourg's character going into the sex business was never considered, which I found highly unlikely.
The abortion scene was horrid, along with what she did to herself in the long run.
I was expecting her father (Slater) to be a molester, which didn't happen. At least it would've made sense vs her behavior. But yes, it would also have been cliché.
Thoughout, Skarsgård being a surprise bad guy was in my head based on the surroundings of that dreary apartment. But his mannerisms didn't foreshadow that. So when that turned out to be the case, I was disappointed, as nothing else said such. Which made me think that the character was Von Trier's likely perversions and him condemning himself for it. Her shooting him was a big jump, too.
Von Trier is a smart guy and creative, too. But he's not equipped to manage that into effective filmmaking, at times.