There are no words to express how much I hated this movie when I saw it. Especially as the two parts did not really fit, imo.
The first part feels like a cheesy dream sequence and all the indoor scenes look as if they're playing out on a stage. Then the concept of a young, goodlooking, educated and wealthy woman falling in love with an ugly, pathetic, socially inferior man maybe working in a fable like the one where the princess kisses the frog, but is highly unlikely to happen in RL. This was Harlequin Novel stuff.
Then the second part inside the concentration camp goes from cheesy to plain indecent, in my worldview. To deal with that subject in such a way feels like totally and utterly lacking respect for those, who actually had this experience, and for reality itself, for me.
I was appalled when I saw people raving about how great this movie was. Because I think it's one of those movies where everyone thinks they *have* to say they love it to prove how concerned, understanding and sensitive they are.
Well, I'm nothing of the kind. I'm plainly disgusted.
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Date: 2004-08-15 05:53 am (UTC)The first part feels like a cheesy dream sequence and all the indoor scenes look as if they're playing out on a stage. Then the concept of a young, goodlooking, educated and wealthy woman falling in love with an ugly, pathetic, socially inferior man maybe working in a fable like the one where the princess kisses the frog, but is highly unlikely to happen in RL. This was Harlequin Novel stuff.
Then the second part inside the concentration camp goes from cheesy to plain indecent, in my worldview. To deal with that subject in such a way feels like totally and utterly lacking respect for those, who actually had this experience, and for reality itself, for me.
I was appalled when I saw people raving about how great this movie was. Because I think it's one of those movies where everyone thinks they *have* to say they love it to prove how concerned, understanding and sensitive they are.
Well, I'm nothing of the kind. I'm plainly disgusted.