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It's showing here in Atlanta. I'll try to go see it this week.
Shame Vol. It's an addiction
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Originally Posted by Boys Noize
Originally Posted by PleasurePhD
The beginning of the film and the climatic point were both very strong at conveying to the viewer what was going on, without a mistake, and how exactly the feelings of the characters manifested into their physical actions.Originally Posted by Boys Noize
Yeah, the sense of helplessness was definitely cultivated throughout. Steve McQueen did a great job of making the viewer aware of what was going on very early on. I'm not sure I can really eloquently describe it. He established Michael Fassbender's problem very early (first five to ten minutes) and every instance after he was able to convey it in a subtle way. The viewer got the full power of what was going on with very little being said or even shown.
Spoiler [+]One of my favorite scenes that really showed that desperation was the very uncomfortable scene of him descending into the gay club (was that even a club? seemed more like a sex dungeon.) That was, to me, rock bottom as far as his addiction went.
Spoiler [+]That scene was certainly meant to portray him hitting rock bottom and it showed it very well. His self loathing in that scene as he thought of the entire night was powerful. One of my other favorite scenes was when he took his date (black woman from office) to the hotel and couldn't perform. I believe this was after he threw away all of the porn and it really seemed like he was trying to start anew and do what he thought was right, but he just couldn't. He wanted to be in the relationship, wanted to commit and have that emotional intimacy and love (even though his actions still showed that he didn't know how to express that properly. You don't still just take your potential love interest to a hotel to eff), but the thought of emotional attachment was too much for him and he couldn't perform. It was very depressing.Spoiler [+]God, yes. That entire scenario was incredibly depressing. He did seem like he was trying to turn a new leaf and "get over" his addiction but he didn't seem capable of doing so. He just seemed completely powerless. He wanted to shoot for intimacy instead of sex and he couldn't get past it mentally.
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I can understand it, but I can't identify with it at all. I mean I can't comprehend not being able to perform because of emotional intimacy. I can completely see how you couldn't perform if it was just sex and there was no connection, but to not be able to perform BECAUSE there is a connection. That's is crazy.
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This gonna sound random but I love typography they used. Beautiful film and even greater soundtrack
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Saw it.....
nice sex scenes.... thought he wanted to handle his sister and that was the reason he got mad at her
but she was C blocking.
nice sex scenes.... thought he wanted to handle his sister and that was the reason he got mad at her
but she was C blocking.
