❝Men love war in every age. The lord marched off in splendid array with his soldiers and conscripted farmers. Women are always the ones left behind to suffer.❞
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I have very mixed emotions when it comes to Belladonna of Sadness. While the animation style is a gorgeous mix of modernist and Art Noveau watercolours, and the film features a great soundtrack, it doesn't detract from the fact that rape isn't art. There's nothing 'beautiful' about it, and I really don't think there's any semblance of feminism here. It's clearly written by a man; Jeanne endures so much assault and pain, I don't believe giving her soul to the Devil is done through her own volition. The imagery isn't very subtle as well, and in the end it all just produces a very uncomfortable watching experience.

I personally wouldn't recommend this, and I don't think I'll be revisiting it in the future either.

❝Men love war in every age. The lord marched off in splendid array with his soldiers and conscripted farmers. Women are always the ones left behind to suffer.❞
∘₊──── • ♧ • ✧ • ♧ • ────₊∘

I have very mixed emotions when it comes to Belladonna of Sadness. While the animation style is a gorgeous mix of modernist and Art Noveau watercolours, and the film features a great soundtrack, it doesn't detract from the fact that rape isn't art. There's nothing 'beautiful' about it, and I really don't think there's any semblance of feminism here. It's clearly written by a man; Jeanne endures so much assault and pain, I don't believe giving her soul to the Devil is done through her own volition. The imagery isn't very subtle as well, and in the end it all just produces a very uncomfortable watching experience.

I personally wouldn't recommend this, and I don't think I'll be revisiting it in the future either.

aesthetic masterpiece. every frame is a stunning, fluid watercolor painting. so many gorgeous, hypnotic animation sequences.

highly recommended for lovers of artistic animation.

Not for the faint of heart (it’s explicit and heavy).

aesthetic masterpiece. every frame is a stunning, fluid watercolor painting. so many gorgeous, hypnotic animation sequences.

highly recommended for lovers of artistic animation.

Not for the faint of heart (it’s explicit and heavy).

Animation in this movie is amazing. I love the watercolors. I love how tastefully they do the scenes. Every single frame is literally an art piece, and I love that.

But where it falls flat is the plot. It’s disgusting how there are multiple scenes of rape and all these actions, and how it’s literally glorified. Janine and John’s characters are so flat. There is no character development for anybody. It’s just like, oh, she gets gang raped. Mind you, all the scenes of that are so long, drawn out, and painful. It’s not even like how Funny Games shows tragedies to make you uncomfortable and realize this isn’t something you should feel happy about. For belladonna, uncomfortable scenes of rape i feel like the creator put into romanticize it, There is no message behind it.

Even the ending feels so flat. It doesn’t feel like anything came out of it. The animation, again, is very beautiful. That’s why I’m giving it three stars, but that’s mainly what carries it. The animation and some parts of the stylization are really beautiful.

This movie would've been so much more beautiful if a woman directed/wrote it.

Animation in this movie is amazing. I love the watercolors. I love how tastefully they do the scenes. Every single frame is literally an art piece, and I love that.

But where it falls flat is the plot. It’s disgusting how there are multiple scenes of rape and all these actions, and how it’s literally glorified. Janine and John’s characters are so flat. There is no character development for anybody. It’s just like, oh, she gets gang raped. Mind you, all the scenes of that are so long, drawn out, and painful. It’s not even like how Funny Games shows tragedies to make you uncomfortable and realize this isn’t something you should feel happy about. For belladonna, uncomfortable scenes of rape i feel like the creator put into romanticize it, There is no message behind it.

Even the ending feels so flat. It doesn’t feel like anything came out of it. The animation, again, is very beautiful. That’s why I’m giving it three stars, but that’s mainly what carries it. The animation and some parts of the stylization are really beautiful.

This movie would've been so much more beautiful if a woman directed/wrote it.

Ini film apa banget.... art style nya nyelametin nih film. (I have mixed feelings abt this movie)

Ini film apa banget.... art style nya nyelametin nih film. (I have mixed feelings abt this movie)

tangina niyong mga lalake

tangina niyong mga lalake