tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post1574236415345900369..comments2024-03-25T21:14:21.671-04:00Comments on Listen Eggroll: Viewing Journal: Week of 10-16 Octmd'ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06055853987416332662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838733.post-78617025851501495822011-10-16T19:53:02.426-04:002011-10-16T19:53:02.426-04:00Are we meant to be intrigued by the question of wh...<i>Are we meant to be intrigued by the question of which of these reactions is the more contrived?</i><br /><br />Well then it's a good thing you didn't stick around, because the climax unloads a symbolic plot twist so ludicrously contrived, it makes that scene look like something out of a Dardenne bros. movie. I won't describe it here, but if you're not planning to return to the film, I encourage you to look it up (it's pretty well spoiled in Sight & Sound review, e.g.); it's a doozy.<br /><br />I should say that I still liked the film, partially because it becomes so operatically over-the-top that the melodrama counteracts the liberal chip on its shoulder.eugene nnoreply@blogger.com