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    Antichrist

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    Contrary to the film review in "The Hour", Antichrist is not a film about "a couple whose mutual sexual involvement causes the death of their child". It is a deeply moving film that visualizes the pain and suffering that a couple feels when they lose a child. It is a story told in metaphor. They do not cause the death of their child- it just happens. Many have described the first five minutes of Antichrist as arguably the best opening to a movie. It is a psychological film that dwells into the very dark places of human beings and humanity. Some describe it as a horror film but I would disagree because a horror film has too much cheesy role play that Antichrist completely avoids. Antichrist is arguably Von Trier's best work so far. It is an intensely disturbing and moving film about the madness that human beings can be driven to. The loss of a child is unbearable for a parent. Most relationships break up after such an incident. One of the first things to go is sexual interest and a sort of castration often takes places whereby couples lose desire for each other. The steps of grieving are well laid out in the film and very well demarcated. The intense visual play speaks volumes and the cinematographic beauty of the film is overwhelming. The music is also haunting and very introspective of the interiority of the characters. Charlotte Gainsbourg is remarkable and very deservedly won the top actor prize at Cannes. It is tragic that people are unable to get over the literal representations in the film. This film should be appreciated for its intense beauty and metaphorical storyline and the subtext that underlies all the visual representations of pain and suffering. It is a classic that perhaps most people are just not ready for yet.

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    arshadfilms@  13.11.2009 age: 36-49 81 reviews

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    SPOILER ALERT! Only read this if you saw the film... Check again, there is intended negligence on one of their parts... it does not just happen. The pain is not a mistake it is fashioned. In fact, this is what makes the film the masterpiece it is. This is not a slight on you, I think you might have gotten caught up in the cinematography, music, acting, directing, etc. See it again, there are no mistakes, there is only the weakness of a woman who has turned from responsibility and allowed herself to selfishly forge a nightmare and take everyone with her. The weakness of the man is his disconnection and thought that he can fix... when he can see he can't and that she has betrayed them, it is too late. Remember, her diagnosis is "atypical".

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    z_reznic@  16.11.2009 age: 26-35 6 reviews

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