tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post7145928982316395229..comments2023-10-18T09:35:55.767+02:00Comments on LUDWIG'S ROHRSTOCK-PALAST: Movie Review: The GodfatherLudwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14975294529532823252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-72420691938198873102010-05-16T00:12:51.329+02:002010-05-16T00:12:51.329+02:00@ Pandora: An overly active sense of empathy? Well...@ Pandora: An overly active sense of empathy? Well, I've always believed that empathy is the foundation of kinky sadism as well - otherwise, there wouldn't be much "fun" in it as far as I'm concerned. So, are these different kinds of empathy? Or is it the same kind and we simply deal with it differently, which enables me to enjoy the action in the Lupus films while you don't? Food for thought.<br /><br />As for Dogville, I was a bit tongue-in-cheek when I cited it as an example of "my supreme taste in cinema", actually. The film has a significant number of detractors who call it tedious, pretentious, "avant-gardism for idiots" and so forth. Although I don't agree with them, I'd say that Dogville is certainly not without flaws. At times, it does veer dangerously close to a smug exercise in Art Cinema with a capital A. Overall, I like it and I find it interesting, but there are other films by Lars von Trier which I like a lot more.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975294529532823252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-4315963344665498232010-05-04T18:12:03.859+02:002010-05-04T18:12:03.859+02:00Thanks for this review, which introduced me to som...Thanks for this review, which introduced me to some delightfully hot scenarios while reminding me how little I would probably enjoy actually watching them acted out on someone else, rather than merely imagining myself as the victim.<br /><br />Like most Lupus films, this pushes most of my buttons conceptually, but if I actually watched it I would probably have to fast forward through the action scenes. That's okay, though; in my experience Lupus are often worth watching for the costumes and dialogue alone, even if I do have to shut my eyes during the most violent bits.<br /><br />I didn't enjoy Dogville. It was clearly a good film, but despite how crucial they are to my fantasy life, when they're by other people I get bored with gritty abuse stories very quickly. As inconsistencies go it's somewhat inconvenient, but I think a lot of masochists have the same problem - something to do with an overly active sense of empathy, I think.Pandora Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379384317906645783noreply@blogger.com