i had not realised that this was a somewhat sequel to Amour until the scene where Georges opens his album to Eve and we see Anne yet again. i think Georges and Eve are great parallels in this movie in their own merit, both want to die but can't, they even say the same line at some point: "Stop this comedy." which i think is also fitting. Haneke has a way of making people uncomfortable by shoving the truth into people's faces in a way that is painfully true. in the heart to heart conversation with Eve and her dad, when they stopped for a second, behind them the group of black men were dressed completely from head to toe unlike the other people at the beach, making them stand out way more which was the intention, i assume. the setting is also not subtle, Calais has been used by poc in France to dock to UK in lorries and ships in hope for a better life, or a happy end, some might say. bringing in poverty stricken black people into an elite, majority white engagement party where everyoneee is uncomfortable by just their presence makes the audience wonder why they are uncomfortable, too. i see Haneke as close to Kubrick, and this movie made me stick to that judgement further.
i had not realised that this was a somewhat sequel to Amour until the scene where Georges opens his album to Eve and we see Anne yet again. i think Georges and Eve are great parallels in this movie in their own merit, both want to die but can't, they even say the same line at some point: "Stop this comedy." which i think is also fitting. Haneke has a way of making people uncomfortable by shoving the truth into people's faces in a way that is painfully true. in the heart to heart conversation with Eve and her dad, when they stopped for a second, behind them the group of black men were dressed completely from head to toe unlike the other people at the beach, making them stand out way more which was the intention, i assume. the setting is also not subtle, Calais has been used by poc in France to dock to UK in lorries and ships in hope for a better life, or a happy end, some might say. bringing in poverty stricken black people into an elite, majority white engagement party where everyoneee is uncomfortable by just their presence makes the audience wonder why they are uncomfortable, too. i see Haneke as close to Kubrick, and this movie made me stick to that judgement further.
