Purely unexpected ending

Anne 2022-12-30 15:19:50

All in all, this movie really refreshes the three views of normal people. I was surprised to find out that this film about an independent and strong woman was made by Paul Verhoeven, the femme fatale in "Instinct", the vase actress in "Starship Troopers", and each of them in "Transparent". A lewd plaything, I feel that the director has not conveyed any positive energy to the female characters. Of course, the salty and wet plots of this film with strong sensual impact still make me understand that this is a film with the label of this Dutch (the country that legalized sex) master.

The most questionable thing in this film is whether the heroine planned to kill her neighbor in advance? The audience generally agreed with this statement. The most obvious reasons are roughly two points:
1. The heroine's slightly amused expression when the neighbor was headshot.
2. The heroine deliberately handed the car keys to her son and let him witness herself and the neighbor leaving the party early

. First of all, I have to admit that in When the neighbor asked why after the fatal blow, the heroine seemed to be very proud, and the corner of her mouth even raised a smile, but this expression was more of relief after the neighbor was severely punished by accident, because the heroine may After confessing that he had an affair with his best friend and boyfriend, he also wanted to end his love affair with his neighbor, perhaps by calling the police, but he definitely didn't want to kill the neighbor. In terms of motivation, the mutual love between the heroine and the neighbors has always existed, not to mention the seduction and obscenity of the heroine to the family neighbors before the masked gangster was uncovered. Even after the real murderer was discovered, the heroine still did not Exposing the neighbors, but also creating opportunities to continue this kind of abnormal love, even if the last violence, the heroine and the neighbors chase more like hee hee, when the eyes meet, I think the heroine's expression is more like a normal person Intercourse, but the ruthless slap slapped over again.
In fact, it would be hard for a cowardly and incompetent son to punish the murderer. The murderer always has the upper hand in the process of violence. It is difficult to say whether his son is the opponent of the neighbor. Damn, that would be embarrassing. Moreover, there is no detail in the film that the son will interfere or obstruct his mother's private life, and he does not know that his mother has been raped. So why did the son follow his mother and neighbors to leave the party soon after the heroine left the party?

So I think it was purely accidental that the neighbor was killed by his son who came home unexpectedly to witness the violence!

In fact, the biggest bug in this film is that the heroine received such a heavy slap during the first three violent acts, and there is no blood on her face? Not even a slap mark! The next day I always showed up as if nothing had happened, and no one noticed the abuse suffered by the heroine. It felt a little weird!

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Elle quotes

  • Richard: Struggling to get by builds character.

    Michèle Leblanc: Trouble is, he's dating a psycho... The wacko won't tolerate struggling.

    Richard: Psycho's the word. Often though, that kind of woman is good in bed.

    Michèle Leblanc: What does that mean, "good in bed"? I never knew.

  • Michèle Leblanc: Richard, would you say I'm tight for a woman my age?

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