Monday, March 23, 2009

Hunger in 150 Words or Less

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Is it the fact that I've seen so much horror film imagery in my life that mostly inured me to the horrors of Bobby Sands' plight? I found the film well done visually - I was reminded of Diving Bell and the Butterfly a couple of times, which is a high compliment indeed - but I never felt terribly affected by the film. I watched it in a semi-detached state, admiring its visuals but not really ever being drug into the hell they're visualizing. I found myself studying the fine make-up work done (sore sores everywhere sores!) but never much felt the pain of them.

Still Michael Fassbender gives a fine, challenging performance - the stand-out of the film was the long sequence in the center where he and his priest sit face to face and discuss the morality of his actions; it gave a film otherwise lacking character something to involve us in.
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1 comment:

Glenn Dunks said...

Eventually as more and more people see this movie I find allies in my dislike of it. It was just... there, wasn't it? As I wrote a while back it's a really great short film - the only scene where the director seems to want to be about something - surrounded by miserablism and pretty ugly images.