Paradise: Love

Seidl isn’t interested in romance, he’s dissecting it. This film is less about desire than it is about the economics of loneliness, about what happens when affection becomes something you buy because the world has made you believe that’s all you deserve. It’s all drenched in discomfort in such a confronting way, not from whats shown but the implications behind it, the quiet exchanges of power, the lies people tell themselves just to feel wanted. Teresa is no villain but shes just as much a perpetrator of exploitation as she is a victim of it. Shes what happens when need turns into consumption, when the fantasy of being loved outweighs the reality of being used. Seidl captures this with that cold, observational gaze that refuses to comfort you. He just lets the ugliness breathe. It’s horrifying because of how recognisable it is. We’ve all sold something to feel seen.

Seidl isn’t interested in romance, he’s dissecting it. This film is less about desire than it is about the economics of loneliness, about what happens when affection becomes something you buy because the world has made you believe that’s all you deserve. It’s all drenched in discomfort in such a confronting way, not from whats shown but the implications behind it, the quiet exchanges of power, the lies people tell themselves just to feel wanted. Teresa is no villain but shes just as much a perpetrator of exploitation as she is a victim of it. Shes what happens when need turns into consumption, when the fantasy of being loved outweighs the reality of being used. Seidl captures this with that cold, observational gaze that refuses to comfort you. He just lets the ugliness breathe. It’s horrifying because of how recognisable it is. We’ve all sold something to feel seen.

Unangenehmer und anstrengender als Filme wie Saló und Irreversible - demnach hat er eines seiner Ziele erreicht, aber nunja so wirklich getaugt hat er mir nicht. Hätte den wahrscheinlich besser gefunden wenn es eine Doku gewesen wäre.

Unangenehmer und anstrengender als Filme wie Saló und Irreversible - demnach hat er eines seiner Ziele erreicht, aber nunja so wirklich getaugt hat er mir nicht. Hätte den wahrscheinlich besser gefunden wenn es eine Doku gewesen wäre.

PARADISE: LOVE is deeply controversial filmmaking that pushes boundaries on the topic of sex tourism between white woman specifically seeking out younger, black African men. The entire dynamic is on full uncut display; the mutual exploitation, racism, privilege and the yearning to be loved especially on the part of these women, like our protaganist.

PARADISE: LOVE is deeply controversial filmmaking that pushes boundaries on the topic of sex tourism between white woman specifically seeking out younger, black African men. The entire dynamic is on full uncut display; the mutual exploitation, racism, privilege and the yearning to be loved especially on the part of these women, like our protaganist.

Dieser Film brachte mich an den Rand der Asexualität.Ich bin zwiegespalten, die Kritik wird zwar deutlich, aber ob der Film besser ist, ist eine gute Frage. Die Kenianer, die von Einheimischen verkörpert werden, werden im Film erniedrigt, woher wissen wie freiwillig dies ist und wie viel aus Geldnot entstanden ist.Bewertung folgt nach Sichtung der anderen beiden FilmeEdit: Erinnerung ist zwar leicht verblasst, aber tendiere in Retrospektive zu 4/5 Punkten

Dieser Film brachte mich an den Rand der Asexualität.Ich bin zwiegespalten, die Kritik wird zwar deutlich, aber ob der Film besser ist, ist eine gute Frage. Die Kenianer, die von Einheimischen verkörpert werden, werden im Film erniedrigt, woher wissen wie freiwillig dies ist und wie viel aus Geldnot entstanden ist.Bewertung folgt nach Sichtung der anderen beiden FilmeEdit: Erinnerung ist zwar leicht verblasst, aber tendiere in Retrospektive zu 4/5 Punkten

Can't even feel bad for her. No empathy for people that stupid. Sorry Ma

Can't even feel bad for her. No empathy for people that stupid. Sorry Ma