Normalization of misogyny, rape, SA culture, and just every aspect that comes with it. It’s obviously not something I like in a film and overall it felt very bland despite its colorful hues and pretty interesting way of cinematography. From the poster and excerpt, you would have thought no doubt that this was a revenge piece. Wow… I feel as though nothing happened and I believe that’s the point of it. The subject matter faced was just normalized as it is in the real-world. It’s not fully talked about nor is something done to fully prevent such things like this from happening. No one will ever understand besides the women who get into this, what it is truly like or how hard it is for them to get out of situations like these and the mental capacity it takes to comprehend that something so vile as sexual assault is happening to you. I don’t think this was also made to make you feel bad for the main character as it just goes on and it’s just not something even I can fully understand as to why she would let that happen to her, but at the same time I get it. It’s just embedded into Sascha and she’s way too in deep. Not only that, but her rage was discernibly misplaced because her state of mind is gone and no one, not even herself, can save her.

Normalization of misogyny, rape, SA culture, and just every aspect that comes with it. It’s obviously not something I like in a film and overall it felt very bland despite its colorful hues and pretty interesting way of cinematography. From the poster and excerpt, you would have thought no doubt that this was a revenge piece. Wow… I feel as though nothing happened and I believe that’s the point of it. The subject matter faced was just normalized as it is in the real-world. It’s not fully talked about nor is something done to fully prevent such things like this from happening. No one will ever understand besides the women who get into this, what it is truly like or how hard it is for them to get out of situations like these and the mental capacity it takes to comprehend that something so vile as sexual assault is happening to you. I don’t think this was also made to make you feel bad for the main character as it just goes on and it’s just not something even I can fully understand as to why she would let that happen to her, but at the same time I get it. It’s just embedded into Sascha and she’s way too in deep. Not only that, but her rage was discernibly misplaced because her state of mind is gone and no one, not even herself, can save her.

I liked where it headed for about 45 minutes. The calming holiday vibes, very Aftersun-esque. At the halfway point, I started to get confused - ‘where the violence or gore at?’ I thought this was THAT TYPA movie with incredible stagnant long shots but no. Felt a bit cheated and then THAT SCENE happened. It certainly changed the topic of the movie. I know it tries to be artsy and nonchalant which makes the ‘shocking’ scene more out of pocket? Very very sudden yet it helps the film develop its final act and it isn’t somewhat mediocre anymore. So yea, not bad.

I liked where it headed for about 45 minutes. The calming holiday vibes, very Aftersun-esque. At the halfway point, I started to get confused - ‘where the violence or gore at?’ I thought this was THAT TYPA movie with incredible stagnant long shots but no. Felt a bit cheated and then THAT SCENE happened. It certainly changed the topic of the movie. I know it tries to be artsy and nonchalant which makes the ‘shocking’ scene more out of pocket? Very very sudden yet it helps the film develop its final act and it isn’t somewhat mediocre anymore. So yea, not bad.

A ejercer la violencia se aprende a base de palos y cuando tienes más que perder que ganar parece que es lo único que queda.

A ejercer la violencia se aprende a base de palos y cuando tienes más que perder que ganar parece que es lo único que queda.

All subtext, no text. A theme without a story.

Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), I watched the edited cut on Vudu, which, to my discovery, essentially edits out the climax.

All subtext, no text. A theme without a story.

Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), I watched the edited cut on Vudu, which, to my discovery, essentially edits out the climax.

This film is a harsh critique of women who choose comfort and money over freedom. It’s tough and unflinching, even including a disturbing rape scene. Despite being given the chance to leave, the protagonist stays, showing how twisted and complicated these exploitative relationships can become. Abuse hides behind wealth and luxury, exposing the emptiness underneath. The only weak point of this movie is calling the abusive man a gangster, it wouldn’t really matter; he could’ve been any other rich businessman.

This film is a harsh critique of women who choose comfort and money over freedom. It’s tough and unflinching, even including a disturbing rape scene. Despite being given the chance to leave, the protagonist stays, showing how twisted and complicated these exploitative relationships can become. Abuse hides behind wealth and luxury, exposing the emptiness underneath. The only weak point of this movie is calling the abusive man a gangster, it wouldn’t really matter; he could’ve been any other rich businessman.