tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3485399868606989048..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Cache (2005)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-63807347570829837642010-04-14T18:42:18.873-07:002010-04-14T18:42:18.873-07:00This shares some similarities with Lost Highway in...This shares some similarities with Lost Highway in premise, but as far as mood and themes go, its a whole other thing. Its like Lost Highway but without the ultra weird stuff.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-66425684660961876082010-04-14T15:52:34.421-07:002010-04-14T15:52:34.421-07:00I am still a huge fan of FUNNY GAMES< and while...I am still a huge fan of FUNNY GAMES< and while I have heard this name come up repeatedly I have never checked it out, will be sure to look in to it Franco, even though I friggin hated LOST HIGHWAY! =DI Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-7097338064470889172010-04-14T12:56:27.100-07:002010-04-14T12:56:27.100-07:00Agree Simon, he just wants to get a reaction from ...Agree Simon, he just wants to get a reaction from audiences, get them talking, thinking. Agree, it aint a bad thing. But I guess some audience members might get insulted in some way.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-31710614778196495322010-04-14T12:05:57.270-07:002010-04-14T12:05:57.270-07:00Funny Games, I think, took the concept of Benny...Funny Games, I think, took the concept of Benny's Video and Cache to the extreme, not even bothering to hide the audience's participation. Haneke might either despise his audience, or wants to get a rise out of them. That's not a bad thing, it's just a thing.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-24494869613311730402010-04-14T10:26:59.772-07:002010-04-14T10:26:59.772-07:00I love violent movies as well. I mean, I can have ...I love violent movies as well. I mean, I can have fun with violence in movies, because I know its not real. But I can certainly see the dangers in it for someone who doesnt know how to diferentiate fantasy from reality. <br /><br />But yeah, Ive read that essentially, Haneke is saying "you guys are sick for watching this" but hey, guess what, he is the one whos making the violent film, so whos wrong now? <br /><br />I never watched the remake when it came out because I was worn out on the "lets break into the families home and fuck with them" scenario, its been done to death. But then I learned it was Haneke involved so suddenly Im interested. <br /><br />Right now, Haneke is my new favorite curiosity, my final say on him and his films are still in the air since Ive only seen Cache, but so many people are going goo goo for his movies, that Im curious. <br /><br />I mean, White Ribbon's gotten some insanely good reviews. And a great deal of his movies have won awards of all kinds on all sorts of festivals, so my interest is peaked. What can I say. <br /><br />I love that about watching movies, discovering a whole new batch of films from a new director Id never heard of.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-5704539617465051232010-04-14T09:58:36.733-07:002010-04-14T09:58:36.733-07:00If like me you're not a big fan of smart arse ...If like me you're not a big fan of smart arse self reflexive and self conscious art cinema you might not like Funny Games. I'd certainly recommend viewing it, but you might like Benny's Video more, I certainly do. Funny Games is more of a big 'fuck you' to screen violence in general. Maybe thats another reason why I wasnt keen on it; I love violent movies.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-75150946667021608412010-04-14T08:47:20.852-07:002010-04-14T08:47:20.852-07:00Thanks Shaun, I am always interested in learning a...Thanks Shaun, I am always interested in learning about a directors favorite themes. It lets me know what they are mostly concerned with, and why they transmit that through their films on a constant basis. <br /><br />I am now going to watch his Funny Games, and then Im watching the remake as well, just to see how it compares. <br /><br />I hear its a big "fuck you" to audiences who enjoy watching horror movies.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-67362651277206718662010-04-14T08:14:56.714-07:002010-04-14T08:14:56.714-07:00I remember seeing "Hidden" during my und...I remember seeing "Hidden" during my undergraduate years at a local art cinema and on the big screen, with an audience, it was a powerful experience. Haneke is mostly concerned with the philosophical exploration of spectatorship (see also Funny Games & Benny's Video) and the moral questions of watching and to be watched...and importantly how we as an audience do this. It is very manipulative cinema. "Hidden" also has a subtext about the Alergian war which gives it added value...good work as always!Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.com