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Was this film satire?

posted 8 years ago by joey-tribbiani
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I think it was a good film but I found the whole, "this is normal in France and my culture" a bit weird, knowing France and French culture isn't like this.

So it made me think the whole thing was satirical of being and wanting to be something that isn't really what it is presented as, like wine being an acquired taste when most of the world drink it to get drunk or doing so many things just to part of something.

Which is why the whole separating himself from it all was delivered with a slap, be a part of our world or get out. She got trapped in the world and stayed with it, obsessiveness with Guggenheim and it's nearness to Central Park, and the surrounding wealth of that area.

I just felt it was making fun of people desperately trying to be something they are not. The whole thing being encompassed by desperately trying to appear married but breaking every rule of marriage - a mockery of modern day perspectives of open pseudo-closed relationships.

[–] Keely 8 years ago

I think if it was supposed to be satire, it failed because it took itself way too seriously. To me it was a very formulaic, predictable compilation of cliches. The 3 romantic female leads were straight out of the "French women do it better" guide books - they even looked exactly alike. Near the end when her glove is removed - Age of Innocence, anyone? Or the gratuitous scenes with the oh-so-obnoxious-but-don't-you-just-love-them-anyway New York parents. And on and on. This is the only film where I actually couldn't wait for any scene with Frank Langella or Glenn Close to be over.

[–] joey-tribbiani 8 years ago

It did feel serious but I felt even that seriousness was people lost in a world of wannabe privilege and elitism. They were so dire in many respects. Such an awful desperation to be different to the little people and failing miserably.

I still liked it, maybe because it showed the fragility of elitist behaviour.

[–] blooming_april 8 years ago

As always, Americans think that they're the sane and the normal .. while the other countries are the weird sides .. as always they see their culture is the only standard and the other cultures are something you can laugh at .. of course French ppl. are not like that ..

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5947) a year ago

No, I think it's pretty clear that this or something like it happened to the writer. It's an attempt to work out his feelings on the matter, as well as wave to the mysterious woman who it happened to with him.