During He and She's acrobatic shagging (including a hard-core porn shot, apparently using real porn doubles), their toddler son crawls out of his crib and falls out a window, plummeting to his death during a snow storm right at the moment his mother orgasms. She is having sex with her husband "He," played by Willem Dafoe, winner of the most AMAZING cheekbones. She's madness stems, in large part, from the guilt and grief she feels over her son's death, which is depicted in the film's prologue. Regardless of his motives, von Trier sets a course of suffering for his female actress that is at best, difficult to watch and at worst, unbearable. If we take him at his word, it's hard to believe he'd have the brazen confidence to so consciously mock his own reputation. Part of me believes "Antichrist" is a cinematic wink because it's so over the top, but von Trier has also stated in the press that he made "Antichrist" in the midst of a deep depression.
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And, as I noted, the misogyny is flagrant, leaving one to wonder, what is von Trier up to? Did he make this movie as a "send up" of his own reputation as misogynist and provocateur? Is he constantly just winking at the audience? After all, "Antichrist's" end credits include a "researcher on misogyny." For example, She goes mad in the film, and her descent is characterized by a ravenous appetite for sex (and violent sex), medieval torture of her husband and his various limbs (yes, that one), and an urge to not wear pants as often as possible.īut here's the thing… many horror movies are misogynistic and that’s what von Trier is making here, a genre picture. It's because "She," (the two characters are only given pronouns for names), played with ferocity and remarkable commitment by French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, is a character best conjured up with a healthy mix of male fantasy, voyeurism, and fear of women.
It’s flagrantly misogynistic, and not just because it features self-inflicted, female genital mutilation. It's mind-boggling to me that someone could argue that "Antichrist" is a feminist film.
The misogyny debate regarding von Trier's work is long fought and "Antichrist" has rejuvenated it. It's a bizarre movie and not one for the faint of heart, but if you dare to be provoked and see a movie like nothing you've ever seen, then go see Antichrist.In this case, I have to admit siding with the fussy Ecumenical Jury on the misogyny claim (though I certainly don't support censorship of any kind – some have suggested the anti-award is a call for such). You aren't served with facts, as with any other movies, but are left to interpret and think for yourself. It's nothing like the mainstream movies that are being made nowadays, and it makes your mind race when you leave the theater, something very few movies does. It's a movie like nothing i've experienced and I'm glad that we have directors like Lars Von Trier that dares to make a film like this.
The movie is sometime painful to watch, not in a "Saw" or "Hostel" kind of way, but when you leave the theater you feel genuinely uncomfortable, and that is one of the reasons why i liked this movie. The movie is beautifully shot, the story and setting extremely uncomfortable and the acting is fantastic. But the movie itself is much more than that. Antichrist is a movie that doesn't hold anything back when it comes to gore, and the stuff that you see in the film won't leave your mind the next couple of days. Lars Von Trier is a director who's always been going his own ways, and this can definitely be seen in this movie.
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