movies

[Schlich]

Babadook is pretty rad. Creepy.

Heck yeah. I love that that movie's horror stems from what's ultimately just a slightly amped-up yet realistic take on what it must be like to be a widowed mother.

And kids being little ass holes.

My ridiculous binge of NBC's Hannibal prompted me to re-watch Silence of the Lambs for the first time since Ace of Base roamed the earth. The rampant misogyny in that film is kind of shocking- I assume for effect to play Clarice up as a feminist hero of sorts. Ironically, Lecter- one of the greatest monsters in movie history- is the only one that gives her proper respect throughout.

I can't tell if youre calling the movie sexist or the characters in the movie sexist

[JL21]

The characters are. And it amplifies Clarice's role as a feminist hero.

[Schlich]

Gotcha.

[Jocephus]

Wasn't there some level of outrage with how the other killer was a transgender killer etc, in sotl?

[JL21]

Yep. And I can see why, of course- when most people think of transgender film characters and scenes, Buffalo Bill is probably one of the first things that come to mind.

I do think the screenwriter(s), director, etc... were aware that TG culture was taking it on the chin, though, and they at least tried to avoid it. There's even a scene where Lecter describes Buffalo Bill as being different from transgender. Here's the quote:

Look for severe childhood disturbances associated with violence. Our Billy wasn't born a criminal, Clarice. He was made one through years of systematic abuse. Billy hates his own identity, you see, and he thinks that makes him a transsexual. But his pathology is a thousand times more savage and more terrifying.

I've also seen some analysis that postulates that Buffalo Bill and Clarice are mirror image characters, with Lecter in the middle. Bill a man trying to be more feminine, Clarice a woman drowning in a masculine world. I don't really agree with the idea, though, because Clarice never takes on the more masculine characteristics of her peers. She solves the crime precisely because she's so different from everyone she works with in law enforcement.

It's a seriously complex film with a lot to chew on.

[lukethedrifter]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonwillmore/ ... .khewDazm8

[jim]

Keep hearing great things about Whiplash. Sounds like JK Simmons might get a nomination, which pleases me.

Just saw it. Best movie of the year imo. Fantastic. Best movie in a couple of years maybe. The Juno guy sort of reminded me of a coach I had once.

[stlouie_lipp]

Keep hearing great things about Whiplash. Sounds like JK Simmons might get a nomination, which pleases me.

Just saw it. Best movie of the year imo. Fantastic. Best movie in a couple of years maybe. The Juno guy sort of reminded me of a coach I had once.

Where did you see it? I've never had such a hard time finding a theater playing a movie. Hey websites...I know it's not playing in DeKalb...why don't you expand your search area!

[jim]

Keep hearing great things about Whiplash. Sounds like JK Simmons might get a nomination, which pleases me.

Just saw it. Best movie of the year imo. Fantastic. Best movie in a couple of years maybe. The Juno guy sort of reminded me of a coach I had once.

Where did you see it? I've never had such a hard time finding a theater playing a movie. Hey websites...I know it's not playing in DeKalb...why don't you expand your search area!

http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=2259

$4.

[stlouie_lipp]

Keep hearing great things about Whiplash. Sounds like JK Simmons might get a nomination, which pleases me.

Just saw it. Best movie of the year imo. Fantastic. Best movie in a couple of years maybe. The Juno guy sort of reminded me of a coach I had once.

Where did you see it? I've never had such a hard time finding a theater playing a movie. Hey websites...I know it's not playing in DeKalb...why don't you expand your search area!

http://www.classiccinemas.com/location.aspx?house=2259

$4.

Thanks.