The Cement Garden

the scene where julie tells jack that deep down he would like to know what it feels like to be a girl, was everything.
anyways it's still a fucking weird film

the scene where julie tells jack that deep down he would like to know what it feels like to be a girl, was everything.
anyways it's still a fucking weird film

ive been having this weird fascination about disturbing movies and i know that (in some cases where it's crossing some very serious moral philosophy) i probably won't like them as much as my usual wholesome array of happy movies.

ive been keeping this one on hold, unable to watch the last ten minutes of the movie for the past weeks, only finishing it today. and i incest that y'all don't watch it as well.

julie's monologue about men thinking that being a women is degrading ate though. nways, hope britiths poeple were real ❤️

ive been having this weird fascination about disturbing movies and i know that (in some cases where it's crossing some very serious moral philosophy) i probably won't like them as much as my usual wholesome array of happy movies.

ive been keeping this one on hold, unable to watch the last ten minutes of the movie for the past weeks, only finishing it today. and i incest that y'all don't watch it as well.

julie's monologue about men thinking that being a women is degrading ate though. nways, hope britiths poeple were real ❤️

**It's sickening. It's disturbing. It's destructive. But most of all, it's beautiful.
**
I don't know why this has a low rating, this is a work of art. The rot beneath the surface and the disturbing imagery. Yes, it may not be visually colorful and appealing. I mean, who'd want to watch a movie with incest, *again.
*
I am sooooo sick and tired of hearing people say the same thing on why they hate this movie: it's because it's weird. It's fucking weird, it is! But that's the whole fucking point! Movies aren't always made to please your eyes who wants see themes that doesn't go against your morals. It sometimes fucks up with your head and your beliefs and you know just from that — the film did its job. Oh my fucking godddddd.

This movie is about how death can destroy a household and make it rot. We get to see how dysfunctional Jack's family was even before a major death happened that shook the entire narrative which made the predicament of the children worse. After that major point, we now get to see the aftermath. Piled up dishes with flies buzzing around. Jack is having an existential and sexuality crisis. The house is beginning to be haunted by secrets. And a specific someone who tries to uncover those secrets.

The ending was TRULY, and I mean poetically, beautiful. I was never bored while watching this. I get to appreciate every dialogue and every second of it. The rural setting. The 20th century. Children in distress. Rot. Decay. Everything in this film is art.

**It's sickening. It's disturbing. It's destructive. But most of all, it's beautiful.
**
I don't know why this has a low rating, this is a work of art. The rot beneath the surface and the disturbing imagery. Yes, it may not be visually colorful and appealing. I mean, who'd want to watch a movie with incest, *again.
*
I am sooooo sick and tired of hearing people say the same thing on why they hate this movie: it's because it's weird. It's fucking weird, it is! But that's the whole fucking point! Movies aren't always made to please your eyes who wants see themes that doesn't go against your morals. It sometimes fucks up with your head and your beliefs and you know just from that — the film did its job. Oh my fucking godddddd.

This movie is about how death can destroy a household and make it rot. We get to see how dysfunctional Jack's family was even before a major death happened that shook the entire narrative which made the predicament of the children worse. After that major point, we now get to see the aftermath. Piled up dishes with flies buzzing around. Jack is having an existential and sexuality crisis. The house is beginning to be haunted by secrets. And a specific someone who tries to uncover those secrets.

The ending was TRULY, and I mean poetically, beautiful. I was never bored while watching this. I get to appreciate every dialogue and every second of it. The rural setting. The 20th century. Children in distress. Rot. Decay. Everything in this film is art.

Thought I had read this back in highschool with the rest of mcewans stuff but while watching this i remembered i dipped as SOON as that tickle fight started bc no thanks

Thought I had read this back in highschool with the rest of mcewans stuff but while watching this i remembered i dipped as SOON as that tickle fight started bc no thanks

A coming of age movie, masquerading as a unsettlingly disturbing family drama, that touches on many themes, some of them taboo for good reason and others also taboo at the time the film was made, but now more relevant then ever. 
The film shows it‘s potential through its cinematography and score, delivering multiple really great scenes, especially a dialogue about gender and gender identity and norms, which really stuck with me.
Unfortunately it does feel a bit too glorifying of the incestious ending and the main character in general was very unlikable, definitely troubled, but still incredibly unlikable; so the movies flaws definitely stuck out as well.

A coming of age movie, masquerading as a unsettlingly disturbing family drama, that touches on many themes, some of them taboo for good reason and others also taboo at the time the film was made, but now more relevant then ever. 
The film shows it‘s potential through its cinematography and score, delivering multiple really great scenes, especially a dialogue about gender and gender identity and norms, which really stuck with me.
Unfortunately it does feel a bit too glorifying of the incestious ending and the main character in general was very unlikable, definitely troubled, but still incredibly unlikable; so the movies flaws definitely stuck out as well.