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Revenge(2018)
An "apparent" gold digger on a vacation with her married fling to an isolated location proves to be more than what appears to the eyes.
Most of the movies that are so-called classics are made by men.So we don't even have a scale to compare them with movies by female filmmakers.But this movie would give classics of the rape revenge sub-genre a run for their money. Most of those movies have the inevitable rape scene which borders on being porn. It may be because the directors are men and the thought of rape isn't enough for them, so they want to realize it on screen or may be not.But this movie has its head in the right place.
The most unique thing about this movie is its relevance to the metoo movement.It doesn't even try to make a point that "rape is committed by those in your social circles and not some stranger from the bushes".It just happens.This is not one of those movies where a woman goes into a remote wooden house to write a book and she gets violated by a bunch of hillbillies. Its a movie where white collar multi-millionaires commit heinous acts.The blood and gore is heightened and logic sometimes doesn't apply but I would take that to a cookie cutter plot any day of the week.The concept of male gaze is dealt with in an interesting way.
So all in all this movie is an interesting take on the subject matter with lots of metaphors and its relevant both behind the cameras and in front of the camera.
An "apparent" gold digger on a vacation with her married fling to an isolated location proves to be more than what appears to the eyes.
Most of the movies that are so-called classics are made by men.So we don't even have a scale to compare them with movies by female filmmakers.But this movie would give classics of the rape revenge sub-genre a run for their money. Most of those movies have the inevitable rape scene which borders on being porn. It may be because the directors are men and the thought of rape isn't enough for them, so they want to realize it on screen or may be not.But this movie has its head in the right place.
The most unique thing about this movie is its relevance to the metoo movement.It doesn't even try to make a point that "rape is committed by those in your social circles and not some stranger from the bushes".It just happens.This is not one of those movies where a woman goes into a remote wooden house to write a book and she gets violated by a bunch of hillbillies. Its a movie where white collar multi-millionaires commit heinous acts.The blood and gore is heightened and logic sometimes doesn't apply but I would take that to a cookie cutter plot any day of the week.The concept of male gaze is dealt with in an interesting way.
So all in all this movie is an interesting take on the subject matter with lots of metaphors and its relevant both behind the cameras and in front of the camera.