Its perhaps a guilty pleasure to admire tragedy because of the emotions it can spur in the viewers mind and with all the skepticism towards life and its meaning, ‘Tragedy’ may be the intangible essence of life. Life, as understood (or misunderstood) by us could bring its sorrow assorted with its ecstasy to play cruel jokes accompanied with hope. Thus, tragedy is a long spectrum of emotions which ruthlessly demands a lot of comprehension unless one experiences it.
Never Let Me Go (2010) is based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s book by the same name, it’s a dystopian film. Kazuo Ishiguro [1] has mastered the art of tragedy, the films fluidity is a testimony to it and the grief of its characters is the relentless questioning on the meaning of life. Almost every frame of the film has its share of melancholy, and the characters constantly ‘Break the 4th Wall’ and shoot uncomfortable questions. One might be under the assumption that a dystopian film would trim the burden of reality and it would be much easier to digest the feelings, but on the contrary – it’s the dystopian set which makes the film more tragic and engaging. What is it like to know you are a sacrificial goat?
Tommy D (played by Andrew Garfield) gifts a tape of Judy Bridgewater to Kathy H (played by Cary Mulligan) [2]. It’s quite fascinating to deconstruct the importance and symbolism of the ‘Judy Bridgewater’ in the film; it’s an innuendo for conveying the message to the viewer in midst of the brainwashing, morality preaching etc… and she gets the first kiss on the cheek. “You have to know who you are and what you are. It's the only way you'll lead decent lives.”
“Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man” ~ Nietzsche. Hope, always plays a dirty trick on the unlucky, hope plays a major and silent role in the film and frequently cracks cruel jokes on the characters and eventually at the viewer. The iconic and the tragic image of the film is when Kath H, Tommy D and Ruth visit a beach and they find a boat which is abandoned on the sand, which is never going to travel in the ocean. If one observes this scene closely, its gives the viewer enough of what he is searching for and encapsulates the absolute reality of the characters. Tommy is elated to see the boat and plays in the boat with enthusiasm for a while and the next scene is, all the three sit and contemplate about something. The depth of the scene creates a frightening emotion.
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Never Let Me Go (2010) is based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s book by the same name, it’s a dystopian film. Kazuo Ishiguro [1] has mastered the art of tragedy, the films fluidity is a testimony to it and the grief of its characters is the relentless questioning on the meaning of life. Almost every frame of the film has its share of melancholy, and the characters constantly ‘Break the 4th Wall’ and shoot uncomfortable questions. One might be under the assumption that a dystopian film would trim the burden of reality and it would be much easier to digest the feelings, but on the contrary – it’s the dystopian set which makes the film more tragic and engaging. What is it like to know you are a sacrificial goat?
Tommy D (played by Andrew Garfield) gifts a tape of Judy Bridgewater to Kathy H (played by Cary Mulligan) [2]. It’s quite fascinating to deconstruct the importance and symbolism of the ‘Judy Bridgewater’ in the film; it’s an innuendo for conveying the message to the viewer in midst of the brainwashing, morality preaching etc… and she gets the first kiss on the cheek. “You have to know who you are and what you are. It's the only way you'll lead decent lives.”
“Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man” ~ Nietzsche. Hope, always plays a dirty trick on the unlucky, hope plays a major and silent role in the film and frequently cracks cruel jokes on the characters and eventually at the viewer. The iconic and the tragic image of the film is when Kath H, Tommy D and Ruth visit a beach and they find a boat which is abandoned on the sand, which is never going to travel in the ocean. If one observes this scene closely, its gives the viewer enough of what he is searching for and encapsulates the absolute reality of the characters. Tommy is elated to see the boat and plays in the boat with enthusiasm for a while and the next scene is, all the three sit and contemplate about something. The depth of the scene creates a frightening emotion.
I come here and imagine that this is the spot where everything I've lost since my childhood has washed up. I tell myself if that were true, and I waited long enough, then a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy. He'd wave and maybe call. I don't let the fantasy go beyond that. I can't let it. I remind myself I was lucky to have had any time with him at all.
What I'm not sure about is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete.
Maybe none of us really understand what we've lived through or feel we've had enough time.
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ReplyDeleteGood Review .This is a different kind of film. If you like this movie then these are some films for you to watch.
ReplyDeleteAtonement, Donnie Darko , Pi, There will be blood , American beauty , Shutter Island.. etc .