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Angst: First Viewing


From the opening shot, I could just sense this movie was going places others dared not to. I wasn't wrong. People weren't kidding about the cinematography. The shot of the prison - with the birds flying away. The high and low angles. Perfectly unsettling. Reminded me a bit of Scorsese's work on Shutter Island. But: nothing really registered til (spoilers).... He kills the young woman. Jesus. Licks her blood? Throws up- wakes up with his pants down on top of her dead body.. Not really understanding what happened. Easily the most disturbing thing I've seen in a while. I couldn't help but think it could be remade in the right hands- but part of me says it shouldn't. It should have been much more successful. It effectively displays what is going through the mind of a psychopathic killer. It's honestly quite sad- how he justifies these things in his head. More people need to realize people like this are sick. Great film. Truly disturbing. Very successful with what they were aiming for.

9/10

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