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god, i love good films. damn.

yesterday i went to mtsac to see la haine, a rather well-reputed movie from the mid nineties that i've been dying to watch since i heard about it, particularly because one of my favorite, favorite, favorite actors-- vincent cassel-- is in it. he also plays monica belluci's lover in irreversible, if you've heard me talk about that film...
hmm. yes. cassel tends to play major roles in those punch you in the gut and leave you emotionally wrangled sort of films.i mean, irreversible is one of the most emotionally torturous films i've ever seen in my life, if not the most. it's... agonizing. incredibly difficult to watch. i don't recommend it to anyone at all; i had seen a lot of explicit and violent films before, but i've always been able to stand it. i was retching after this one and i had nightmares for weeks.
but, back to cassel: in la haine, he's absolutely brilliant. just.. the way he moves his face, his tone of voice, his gait... god. it was interesting because after the film there was a very brief discussion period during which almost everyone spoke about how it was hard for them to watch and how they weren't used to the violence.
pardon, but shouldn't people at that age be acquainted with the hardships of life by now? it didn't shock me at all. granted, not everyone willingly sees irreversible as a 16 year old, and that is a much, much more violent and emotive film than la haine. but still, you'd think that human cruelty is no longer a surprise...

i do recommend la haine for anyone who thinks that they have a relatively high level of tolerance for outrightly malicious violence and language, if you can get a hold of it. it's really too bad that foreign films are so difficult to access in america. or at least it's difficult for me at the moment.
wait until im 18, though.









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