No blood?
Wouldnt it come some blood from the head when he gets the "australian" in the head?
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No, because it was wedged so deeply. You'll notice blood does come out of his nose.
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in fairness to the original poster, the shape of the australian would have created a sizable entry wound in the butcher's forehead. instead all we see is the handle stick out of a would no larger than the handle itself. The was obviously intentional in part for the butcher to not fully realize the extent of his injury (had blood been pouring down his face there would have been no mystery) as we see that he doesn't when he asks whether or not he actually has something stuck in his head. Jeunet is not guided by logic in his movies but rather visual presentation. I suspect he simply liked the scene better without the logical bloodshed. Matter of fact, for a movie built upon the idea of cannibalism, there is surprisingly little blood to be seen.
shareThat was the funniest death scene in the history of death scenes. You're right, anyone who's ever gotten a gash on the forehead knows you bleed like a mofo! But IMO if Jeunet had made that scene too realistc (blood, slop, screaming, etc) it would've killed the comedy. Instead it's totally surreal. No blood. No screaming. He just calmly asks, "Is there something there?" sits down in a chair and dies with a nosebleed. PURE GENIUS!!
shareI agree, there was no need for blood at all. Most films are spoiled by too much blood, although it can add realism it sometimes detracts from it and makes it funny. Like Tarantino's stuff, it just makes you go "woah".
shareI agree, there was no need for blood at all. Most films are spoiled by too much blood, although it can add realism it sometimes detracts from it and makes it funny. Like Tarantino's stuff, it just makes you go "woah".
Tarantino is an interesting comparison... half the time I can't figure out if he's being serious or yankin our chains like Jeunet. Like in Reservoir Dogs where the guy bleeds 800 gallons but remains conscious & lucid the whole time. That had to be a joke!
Another great director who has a weird relationship with blood: Takeshi Kitano. Gallons of the stuff. But then he suddenly did a film (Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman) where he purposely used digital computer generated blood to make it look more cartoonish and less disturbing. Oh the crazy things directors do with blood (or lack thereof)... share