http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:57:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer#comment-4024 donut Thu, 01 Apr 2004 02:31:28 +0000 #comment-4024 Dancer is the only film I have ever walked out of... and I love Bjork. And yeah, I won't be seeing this one either. I don't take Anti-American rants from someone who has never set foot in this country. Dancer is the only film I have ever walked out of… and I love Bjork. And yeah, I won’t be seeing this one either. I don’t take Anti-American rants from someone who has never set foot in this country.

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer#comment-4023 Ariel Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:19:56 +0000 #comment-4023 There's no doubt that he's addressing larger political issues -- but why do all these political points have to be made by degrading women? Is there some inherent need for a movie about the death penalty to involve a cute little pixie woman getting destroyed? Is there something about economic exploitation that demands extensive rape and sexual torment? I think von Trier hides his misogyny behind his politics, and it gives me the weebies. There’s no doubt that he’s addressing larger political issues — but why do all these political points have to be made by degrading women? Is there some inherent need for a movie about the death penalty to involve a cute little pixie woman getting destroyed? Is there something about economic exploitation that demands extensive rape and sexual torment? I think von Trier hides his misogyny behind his politics, and it gives me the weebies.

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer#comment-4022 kim Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:37:40 +0000 #comment-4022 i don't think he's mysogynist at all; just very melodramatic. here's a quote from a <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/18/features-bernhard.php">good article</a> analyzing some of the issues: "And though the films themselves may be far too complex and interesting to be reduced to their political parts (“I don’t do propaganda,” he says), the issues underlying them read like a laundry list of generic European grievances with America. Dancer takes on the death penalty, Dogville economic exploitation, Manderlay racism, Wendy guns and crime, and Washington — well, we’ll just have to wait and see." i don’t think he’s mysogynist at all; just very melodramatic. here’s a quote from a good article analyzing some of the issues: “And though the films themselves may be far too complex and interesting to be reduced to their political parts (“I don’t do propaganda,” he says), the issues underlying them read like a laundry list of generic European grievances with America. Dancer takes on the death penalty, Dogville economic exploitation, Manderlay racism, Wendy guns and crime, and Washington — well, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer#comment-4021 heather Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:57:15 +0000 #comment-4021 Breaking the Waves was the first and last von Trier film that I'll see. I remember walking out of the Angelica with my then boyfriend, passing sobbing women being somewhat comforted by their confused partners. I wailed all the way down Houston and then West Broadway and fell into a funk for days. The degradation of Emma Watson's character was horrific and disgusting. I couldn't bring myself to see DITD and I'll avoid Dogville for the same reasons. Breaking the Waves was the first and last von Trier film that I’ll see. I remember walking out of the Angelica with my then boyfriend, passing sobbing women being somewhat comforted by their confused partners. I wailed all the way down Houston and then West Broadway and fell into a funk for days. The degradation of Emma Watson’s character was horrific and disgusting. I couldn’t bring myself to see DITD and I’ll avoid Dogville for the same reasons.

]]> http://electrolicious.com/2004/03/bitch_killer#comment-4020 philippe Mon, 29 Mar 2004 09:31:30 +0000 #comment-4020 'Mysoginist' or 'antiamerican' are maybe over the top... As far as I'm concern Dogville is just boring to death ! ‘Mysoginist’ or ‘antiamerican’ are maybe over the top… As far as I’m concern Dogville is just boring to death !

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