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This movie disturbed me, but I'm not sure exactly why.

posted 11 years ago by theb1927
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I watched this on Netflix for the first time late last night. The performances, script, score and direction were all top tier, and I was certainly guessing the whole time. I did know the secret about Dil going in (I had seen spoofs on the film in Family Guy and other such series), but still wasn't exactly sure how it was going to play out. With all that said...

This movie is pretty haunting for me. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I saw it. Not in a "I'm scared someone's gonna get me" kind of way, but just a general feeling of unease. Maybe part of it was the very moody score and atmosphere that reminded me quite a bit of Hitchcock's "Vertigo." Maybe it was my confusion on what to make of Dil's motivations and sexuality, since the film is so effective at putting you in Fergus's footsteps. The cunningness of Jude and--at times--Dil might have brought out some subconscious worries I've had, since I've recently had a few relations with some girls that ended EXTREMELY ugly for me.

Whatever the case, I had a hard time getting to sleep last night, and as it's dark outside right now I'm still a bit jumpy. Again, some of the psychological implications of the movie don't sit well with me. But I can't quite put a finger on the reasons why.

Did anyone else have confused feelings about this movie the first time you watched it? I'd be curious to know.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the best movie of all time.

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[–] TTboy-33 11 years ago

I think what you picked up on some of the darker themes of choices that plays under the story.

[–] bradleybaldwinbradley-ba 11 years ago

I first saw it back when I was still 16, which for me was what 12 was to other people, which means an innocent age.
I saw it, and I was like "What in the world is this? Is this even possible?" I thought that it's was kind of imaginary, and I figured out that they had a rubber dick on an actress (still confused about who played Dil), it was surreal.
The movie itself was amazing, I mean, the script, and the performances were mindblowing.
But when I did some research, I found out that guys who go in the street as girls EXIST, which was pretty confusing and scary to me.
So that's what haunted me, I mean, that's what stayed with me for days, wondering how these people could be comfortable being girls (since here in Morocco we don't have transgender people).
All in all, the movie was pretty haunting, and there will never be a better plot.

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[–] bradleybaldwinbradley-ba 11 years ago

No, man. There never was such a thing, I grew up my whole life in Casablanca, there's nothing like this.

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[–] Pangaeus 11 years ago

I think it is spooky because it is a non-sequitor. The combination of the IRA and transvestisism are an odd couple. The issues are so disparate. It works, but it is wierd.

[–] bradleybaldwinbradley-ba 11 years ago

Trust me, there never was such a thing. I mean, there may have been some people coming from foreign countries to have sex reassignment surgery, but moroccans can never do that.
And trust me, if you're a transsexual, Morocco is the last place you'd consider live in.

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[–] C_Dubya 10 years ago

Aliens>>>Terminator 2