This is maybe the first French film I've seen that I didn't like. I'm still open to the rest of the trilogy though.
Are they worth seeing if I didn't care much for this one? Do the others have more of a plot?
I am in the opposite of your situation. I have seen Red and White, but not Blue. It's difficult to say if the others have more of a plot, since I haven't seen Blue. I rented all 3 at one time, and didn't know what order they were made in, so I must admit I saved Juliette Binoche for last!
The first 15 minutes of each movie, I wondered if I would make it through them. Then over the next 30 minutes, I started getting wrapped up in the stories.
White is about a Polish couple, where the wife is divorcing the husband due to his inability to "consumate" the marriage. The rest of the story is about how he copes with this, and how he turns to revenge.
Red was more interesting to me. A beautiful model meets a retired judge, after she runs over his runaway dog (for dog lovers like me - the dog is okay). I won't go through the plot, as I am sure many people have described it in better detail than I could in the "User Comments" section. I found that the story had several layers. I have to say that one of the ideas I walked away with was that the judge was "seeing" the young model's future. I'll have to rent Red again after I see Blue.
I suggest you try Red first, and if you don't like it either, don't try White.
John
Yes, of course. "Blue" is the most dramatic film of the trilogy and talks about themes that the other two don't.
shareMy teacher said that Red was the best and White was the worst... if that helps at all.
If I was an artist who paints with eyes, I'd study my subject and silently cry.
What kind of teacher says something like that?
Does he/she ever let you think for yourselves?
RIP Ian....
Uh... yes he does. The posters were hanging up in his classroom during our film club and we asked which one he thought was the best. It's AP English and generally we only have time to watch one movie. He explained the plot of each one and then gave us his opinion. I, personally, am not planning on seeing any of them because I don't have time, but we might end up watching them all in Avant-Garde (our film club).
And during class, he teaches AP English Lit and we read books and we ourselves critique them. He only speaks when absolutely necessary because he thinks it's better to learn from our peers, it sinks in better. So what kind of teacher is he? One that has never had a student get lower than a 4 on either the AP Lit or Lang test and two of his former students are English professors at Oxford and one is at Cambridge. So I'm guessing that means he's a pretty good teacher.
If I was an artist who paints with eyes, I'd study my subject and silently cry.
PWNED!:P
of course!
shareWhite is the most accessible I think - although it doesn't have as much depth it's still a great (and quite comedic) film. You've seen Blue so watch White, and if you like that watch Red - then you've seem all in order anyway!
shareI've only seen Red and I can't get enough of it. I'm sure I'll see the other two at some point but Red is definitely worth seeing.
shareYES! YESS! I haven't seen white. But 'Red' is very good....riveting, you cann't miss a single dialogue. Very good plot. Do watch it.
shareI think you should definitely give Red a chance. I haven't seen White, but I didn't enjoy Blue as much as I did Red. Red has a very likable, approachable protagonist in Valentine whereas in Blue, the protagonist is understandably a little bit remote. That made a difference for me. I also found the plot more interesting in Red because I couldn't really get into the tragedy in Blue.
I enjoyed the intertwining stories in Red and the interesting layers and the closure at the end.