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A SICK, SICK Freak Show And Nothing More !!!!!

posted 9 years ago by JoeKulik
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Yorgas Lanthimos' Dogtooth ( 2009) is a VERY POOR excuse for a film, in my opinion. It portrays a social situation that is so very highly improbable, and so full of internal contradictions, that it could NEVER happen in real life. As such, this film can't even be called some kind of commentary on family life because it only bears a very superficial resemblance to actual family life at all. As such, this film definitely belongs in the Fantasy genre. But the fantasy portrayed in this film is a veritable "freak show" and, as such, the only value that I can attribute to it is the entertainment value of viewing a "freak show", just like the actual "freak shows" of the 19th Century, where people paid money for a chance to gawk and gape at poor, unfortunate people born with a severe birth defect, or with a severe genetic anomaly. But, sorry, I myself just see no entertainment value, no "fun" in gaping and gawking at such SICK portrayals of human life. That this film won so many film awards would be utterly laughable to me, were it not such a tragic commentary on the state of Western Culture.

[–] PrimeMinisterOfTheSinister 9 years ago

No one cares what you think.

[–] donpadilla 9 years ago

Something like this did happen in real life. Go watch Funny Games.

I don't what else you are rambling on about.

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[–] Fluxerik 8 years ago

By your standards every film should be in the fantasy genre. Even the most realistic movies based (BASED) on true events are partly fantasy. IT'S A MOVIE. Enjoy it or don't.
If you want realism go outside or watch a good documentary.

To me this movie did gave a eerie feeling of realism, like it could happen somewhere far away in an isolated place. And these things very much do happen in our real world. Think about all the weird sects where people honestly believe their "leader" is a God and will save them from the end of days.

But in the end this movie, to me, was just a story, a story about a messed up mental family.

[–] A_Prosthetic_Prophet 8 years ago

"It portrays a social situation that is so very highly improbable, and so full of internal contradictions, that it could NEVER happen in real life. As such, this film can't even be called some kind of commentary on family life because it only bears a very superficial resemblance to actual family life at all"

You don't seem to understand the concept of satire, or absurdist and surreal humor. You think a film can only comment on family life by depicting a normal, traditional family? Not that that matters, since this isn't supposed to be a commentary on family life (except maybe to very small degree). This film is a satirical deconstruction and examination of human psychology, social conditioning, human behavior and interaction, and the ways in which someone learns about the world and the impressions that are formed through the nurture side of nurture/nature. This film is probing deeper into aspects of human nature, it's not supposed to be some ordinary family drama. The rest of your post is too self-indulgent, and misguidedly ignorant it hardly merits a response but, here goes anyway... Sick sick portrayals of human life? Maybe you should try being more open minded, there is a wide spectrum of human psychology and interaction, and viewing and reading about different forms of psychology, sexuality, society, and social arrangements, is a great way to expand your knowledge and perception of the various colors and textures of human nature but, maybe you'd prefer to keep your paradigm confined to your own limited perspective.

I would understand perfect if someone didn't enjoy this film but, your particular criticism is most definitely off the mark.

[–] PoppyTransfusion 8 years ago

It portrays a social situation that is so very highly improbable, and so full of internal contradictions, that it could NEVER happen in real life.

How do you know it could, or has, never happen? Also, what does it matter if this exact situation never happened in real life?

Not all films are about entertainment. Some wish to use the art to make a viewer think. William Shakespeare would have appreciated this film.

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer

[–] nicolevabre 7 years ago

William Shakespeare may well have been able to appreciate this film, but you know what he wouldn't appreciate? All the "as such" business OP used. There's an awful lot of "as such" going on in that post.

[–] ARH 7 years ago

Says the guy with an avatar of the dude that wrote Titus Andronicus.😂