tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post7087156461475340029..comments2022-11-20T03:15:18.468-08:00Comments on Cinema Directives: The End of the World - According to Lars Von Triertom hylandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-91456828612058435542011-12-23T15:22:57.006-08:002011-12-23T15:22:57.006-08:00Adam:
Thanks for your excellent comment.
I agre...Adam:<br /><br />Thanks for your excellent comment. <br /><br />I agree with you about reviewing the film for what it is. As far as Von Trier's ramblings at Cannes, it's hard to know where he was coming from. On the surface level, his words were disturbing, but there must have been a reason. Let's hope that publicity wasn't that reason, as the film stands on its own as a powerful work. Perhaps Von Trier needs to focus more on filmmaking and not public speaking.tom hylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059595835440742055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804657780857817119.post-11308593799109742442011-12-23T12:10:20.428-08:002011-12-23T12:10:20.428-08:00Excellent review, Tom, of one of my favorite movie...Excellent review, Tom, of one of my favorite movies of the year.<br /><br />I found myself strangely identifying more with Justine in those closing scenes. A part of me has always been immensely curious about what would happen if the world did, indeed, end. That scene where Justine and Leo are building the fort is at once funny and beautiful, because it seems so absurd, and yet... well, next to running away, it's the most logical thing they could possibly do.<br /><br />I fully agree with you that Von Trier's use of Wagner here is on par with Kubrick's usage of Strauss and Ligeti, even though I must confess I didn't even realize the music was Wagner. It's sort of disturbing, considering that Wagner was a notorious anti-Semite -- making me wonder more about those strange remarks Von Trier made at Cannes. But all we can really do is judge the film itself, which certainly doesn't feel like it was directed by "a Jew who is actually a Nazi," as Von Trier so clumsily described himself. That won't stop people from boycotting his films, I suppose, but nevertheless he remains an interesting filmmaker.Adam Zanziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524618281515322239noreply@blogger.com