brendan-8
Joined Apr 2000
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Not the best movie I've seen... not even dark, acid enough. It is to be taken as a farcical look at Mexican social reality.
Some things aren't shown the way they really are in my country, such as the ideal family portrayed in it or even the house or neighborhood they live in.
But the way public officials deal with matters such as those they are confronted to in this movie is close enough. The way super-rich live also pretty close to reality, houses and all (and yes, there really are super-rich people in Mexico... one of them even ranks just below Bill Gates according to Fortune Magazine).
As for the poor... millions of people live like that in my country, way below any concept of dignity or any other ideas or social values we are fortunate to have been taught and live by. They are born and die in misery, without the faintest hope of ever getting out of poverty. To be sure, they are not that articulate or sympathetic, of course, so you need actors and a script to play their roles, and that way it is actually possible to be entertained for two hours by their coming and goings, which in real life are much too harsh and painful to be called tragedy.
But particular features of any given human existence taken out, the movie lets you catch a glimpse of what could be called the results of the World's economic and political organization.
And then, it could also be called tragedy.
Some things aren't shown the way they really are in my country, such as the ideal family portrayed in it or even the house or neighborhood they live in.
But the way public officials deal with matters such as those they are confronted to in this movie is close enough. The way super-rich live also pretty close to reality, houses and all (and yes, there really are super-rich people in Mexico... one of them even ranks just below Bill Gates according to Fortune Magazine).
As for the poor... millions of people live like that in my country, way below any concept of dignity or any other ideas or social values we are fortunate to have been taught and live by. They are born and die in misery, without the faintest hope of ever getting out of poverty. To be sure, they are not that articulate or sympathetic, of course, so you need actors and a script to play their roles, and that way it is actually possible to be entertained for two hours by their coming and goings, which in real life are much too harsh and painful to be called tragedy.
But particular features of any given human existence taken out, the movie lets you catch a glimpse of what could be called the results of the World's economic and political organization.
And then, it could also be called tragedy.
The story of a straying wife in an erotic-turned-thriller film is pretty much a well established subgenre in the movie industry.
One can be certain that it will contain several invariable ingredients like nudity, explicit sex, an almost unbelievable good lover as the man outside the marriage and as a general rule, at least one of the three involved will die.
However, results may vary depending on the quality of those ingredients, which is quite evident in the case of Unfaithful. An experimented and skilled director, along with excellent actors, make a whole world of difference, even for a plot that is probably as old as the institution of marriage itself.
Unfaithful is, in this sense, sort of a closure film, rather than ground breaking or even originally told. By no means, of course, will this be the last of its kind.
Richard Gere seems well adjusted to the role of supporting character for female co-stars that steal every scene, which also happened in Pretty Woman.
In short, Unfaithful raises the bar for the cheating wife subgenre and is very unlikely that we will see another comparable film about this subject any time soon.
One can be certain that it will contain several invariable ingredients like nudity, explicit sex, an almost unbelievable good lover as the man outside the marriage and as a general rule, at least one of the three involved will die.
However, results may vary depending on the quality of those ingredients, which is quite evident in the case of Unfaithful. An experimented and skilled director, along with excellent actors, make a whole world of difference, even for a plot that is probably as old as the institution of marriage itself.
Unfaithful is, in this sense, sort of a closure film, rather than ground breaking or even originally told. By no means, of course, will this be the last of its kind.
Richard Gere seems well adjusted to the role of supporting character for female co-stars that steal every scene, which also happened in Pretty Woman.
In short, Unfaithful raises the bar for the cheating wife subgenre and is very unlikely that we will see another comparable film about this subject any time soon.
This is a film that is structured to be sour and poignant from every angle, and a very clear example of how to play with your audience's emotions, which can only be delivered by a really skillful director.
Although it starts very simple, the story starts grabbing you in a way that leaves you totally exposed and vulnerable, a sitting duck for just about any emotional shock, of which there are plenty.
If you are planning to watch this one, be prepared, for it is not a conventional or even predictable drama.
Although it starts very simple, the story starts grabbing you in a way that leaves you totally exposed and vulnerable, a sitting duck for just about any emotional shock, of which there are plenty.
If you are planning to watch this one, be prepared, for it is not a conventional or even predictable drama.