tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post9209690573322521323..comments2024-01-13T03:20:34.558-05:00Comments on Film Flammers: Cachesiochembiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-53379183344216231102012-10-20T10:53:07.712-04:002012-10-20T10:53:07.712-04:00I understand how a concept can just wreak havoc wi...I understand how a concept can just wreak havoc with a person. A personal nightmare for me would be to be trapped somewhere with no one listening to me or believing me when I try to tell them I don't belong there. Because of this One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest pushed all my buttons. I can acknowledge that it is a good film, but I will never watch it again.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-63192702655206137372012-10-19T13:27:41.151-04:002012-10-19T13:27:41.151-04:00I completely disagree that the family doesn't ...I completely disagree that the family doesn't handle the problem at all. I just think they handle it incredibly badly. Every member of the family completely internalizes the problem, trying to deal with it in their own, very private way, and that makes everything significantly worse.<br /><br />Also, Haneke, ultimately, cares far less about the problem itself and much more about watching the family unit fall apart. Really, when you get down to it, THAT'S what Cache is all about, how tugging one little string in the Laurent family completely blows them all to smithereens. While that's not exactly horror, I can see how that would be frustrating. You want these people to solve their problems, but they are damaged goods!<br /><br />"No one around to see me."<br /><br />Yeah. <br /><br />No. Not for me. I could be in the most isolated location, and I'd still make sure all the blinds were down, because that's when it's MOST likely the crazy guy will be watching me.<br /><br />Seriously, I have issues with this concept. siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751168318018401735.post-54911733026819728572012-10-18T20:59:09.508-04:002012-10-18T20:59:09.508-04:00Wow, you and I had vastly different reactions to t...Wow, you and I had vastly different reactions to this film. First, let me say I understand the fear of what's on the other side of a window at night because I used to be afraid of the same thing when I was little. Nowadays, though, I live in a house surrounded by trees so that I don't even bother closing shades or drapes at night because there's no one around to see in.<br /><br />Of the three Haneke films I've seen (Funny Games, White Ribbon, and this one) this is the one I felt was the least of his works. Rather than being freaked out, I was at first bored, then frustrated. <br /><br />I agree that the family doesn't handle it well, but that's because they don't handle it at all. "Oh, we got a tape of our house. Oh well. Oh look, we got a second tape. Huh. I wonder what that's about. Oh look, we got a threatening note. Gee I wonder if someone means us harm. Maybe we should tell somebody? Nah." (etc.)<br /><br />It's the old horror movie trope where the entire movie depends on the main character(s) being as stupid as possible because if they reacted like most normal people the movie would end in 10 minutes. And that's one of the reasons horror movies don't do much for me because I just can't suspend my disbelief for people making such stupid actions.<br /><br />You mentioned that it didn't make much sense that the husband would not tell the wife. I agree. It's done simply to keep the movie going. If they sat down and talked then the movie would be much shorter.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com