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It's becoming clearer that a film that wins awards may not be worth watching
posted by IMDeadBSTAFFMOD on June 24, 2017 at 11:27 PM
I watched the film because of its Best Picture awards. I regretted it. I took no joy in watching the film. This is a messed-up plot.
I thought it was appealing because of the video-game aspect (I like video games). But all the assaults, whether unwanted or invited, were repulsive to me.
Reply by Fergoose
on October 8, 2020 at 5:35 PM
What struck me the most is that the film mentions an idea for a video game where a disease wipes out dogs, humans create robot dogs and you play the 'Spartacus of the robot dogs'. That video game pitch has more conviction and realism than this absurdity.
I would speculate that Verhoeven was just having a riot seeing what he could get funding to do and get a serious actress to portray, but apparently there have been similar aspects of sexual violence in some of his other work?
The sub-plot of Elle's family and some of the dialogue and acting salvage this a little bit, but even then it is a bit overlong.
Definitely worth watching though for the jaw dropping craziness of most scenes, which is a rare thing to say for a film I give 4/10.