A hardcore feminist worst nightmare?
While watching this film, many times I asked myself if most women would actually like it. I know I wouldn't recommend it to a woman, unless I'm sure she likes foreign, "art" films, and likes Goddard or Buñuel or similar movies. That she won't be shocked easily.
Let's take the two leading guys. In addition to all the gratuitous and non-gratuitous nudity (hell, even the german Blu-ray has nudity on the cover ), these two guys are the poster boys for chauvinism, hedonism, misogyny, and on top of that, they are criminals that will force themselves into anything/anyone they like. For example, when Miou-Miou has her first orgasm, she tells them how it happened. Turns out, the clueless young guy actually kissed her and was very tender, let her take the initiative sometimes, and even when she is telling them, they still can't understand how it happened, so they figure out there's something wrong WITH HER, and throw her to the water. Twice. While naked.
In other words, they are a walking, living trainwreck. You can't help but watch it, even if you don't like them or agree with them.
I do know that a lot of people decide if they like a movie or not based on how much they liked the main character(s), ignoring the plot, message or content. If they can't root for the character, they just won't like it.
So I guess I wonder if any lady likes this movie, or if this is the ultimate "guy's movie".
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