Not as wierd and Pretentious as one might expect
I'm not a fan of Von Tier, but the way in which this film conducts itself is truly interesting. When i saw this film, many people left during the first hour due to boredom. I'm usually not drawn into movies that try really hard to set themselves apart and behave strangely. but the characters and the set up of this film make it unique and watchable.
Mr. Von Tier has never been to America, which i think makes me able to appreciate this film more for what it's trying to do. It testament to the abstractness of our ideas about things about which we haven't the slightest clue. He's never been to America, so he doesn't have a clue. but yet, he has the right idea on some things, others he's way off. And he's just a little bitter and close minded like the townspeople of dogville. And maybe that's ok. The film and it's set-up are stunning, and each scene is directed with a purpose. He draws upon many techniques of theatre and Brechtian principles of drama. The end credits did leave a bad taste in my mouth, though.
The actors really come into their own. IN each scene, i got a sense of their fear of screwing up or frustrations about conflicting with a difficult director. I find nicole kidman too frail, raspy voiced, and whispery. She's like this all of the time, and acting isn't really pretending to be week. but in this film, in the last hour, she's incredible. I'm a negative person and usually don't like movies and rip everything to shreds . . . but this is her best performance. By far. All the other actors are perfectly cast, and you can tell they fully embrace the set and the style of the film.
The set really is Beautiful, and it reinforoces the story. Stunning all around, and worth seeing. Even though its message is highly debatable, it's form is something new and fresh, while building upon the old and refusing to be another gimmicky art movie. See this movie. It actually dared to try something new.
Mr. Von Tier has never been to America, which i think makes me able to appreciate this film more for what it's trying to do. It testament to the abstractness of our ideas about things about which we haven't the slightest clue. He's never been to America, so he doesn't have a clue. but yet, he has the right idea on some things, others he's way off. And he's just a little bitter and close minded like the townspeople of dogville. And maybe that's ok. The film and it's set-up are stunning, and each scene is directed with a purpose. He draws upon many techniques of theatre and Brechtian principles of drama. The end credits did leave a bad taste in my mouth, though.
The actors really come into their own. IN each scene, i got a sense of their fear of screwing up or frustrations about conflicting with a difficult director. I find nicole kidman too frail, raspy voiced, and whispery. She's like this all of the time, and acting isn't really pretending to be week. but in this film, in the last hour, she's incredible. I'm a negative person and usually don't like movies and rip everything to shreds . . . but this is her best performance. By far. All the other actors are perfectly cast, and you can tell they fully embrace the set and the style of the film.
The set really is Beautiful, and it reinforoces the story. Stunning all around, and worth seeing. Even though its message is highly debatable, it's form is something new and fresh, while building upon the old and refusing to be another gimmicky art movie. See this movie. It actually dared to try something new.
- joshkmapes
- Mar 27, 2004