EdoSchipper
Joined Jul 2011
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This movie was magic to me when I saw it as a child. First time seeing it again after all this time was magnificent.
Growing up, I loved looking for extremes in music. I gravitated towards Black Metal and quickly became familiar with the mythology surrounding it. I indulged in the documentaries and articles and found some appeal in its over the top nature, whilst also distancing myself from it all. I was, along with many people familiar with the stories, quite surprised to see this film come out; an american production about the satanic, church burning craze that was 90's black metal in Scandinavia.
Lords of Chaos attempts to visualise the history of 'true norwegian black metal' but is in constant conflict with itself in doing so.
On the one hand, the film makes its subjects intentionally cringy, and the way most events are played out, the audience can't help but snicker at its silliness and at just how over the top it all seems. On top of that, the events are over dramatised, and characters are added to the story left and right to add some sense of character development.
On the other hand, there's a sense of genuine authenticity. The music, imagery and setpieces are all very accurate. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the locations used were the real deal. The music is unaltered, the action is brutal. Fact of the matter is, that a lot of the events in the film, happened in real life.
This conflict leaves me conflicted also. What is this film going for? Does it want to cater to fans of black metal? Does it want to prove a point in the ridiculousness of what happened?
Lords of Chaos attempts to visualise the history of 'true norwegian black metal' but is in constant conflict with itself in doing so.
On the one hand, the film makes its subjects intentionally cringy, and the way most events are played out, the audience can't help but snicker at its silliness and at just how over the top it all seems. On top of that, the events are over dramatised, and characters are added to the story left and right to add some sense of character development.
On the other hand, there's a sense of genuine authenticity. The music, imagery and setpieces are all very accurate. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the locations used were the real deal. The music is unaltered, the action is brutal. Fact of the matter is, that a lot of the events in the film, happened in real life.
This conflict leaves me conflicted also. What is this film going for? Does it want to cater to fans of black metal? Does it want to prove a point in the ridiculousness of what happened?
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