Thursday, November 02, 2006
DO YOU RIDE THE SHORTBUS?
I went to see Shortbus last night with the gang. Brendan and I were late arriving and so apparently we missed a very "interesting" scene. No matter as we had plenty of interesting scenes left to look forward to...
It is a funny, thoughtful, and provocative film with a great cast (including former MM VJ Sook Yin Lee). The "Shortbus" refers to the circus-like sex salon where the characters of the movie gather in their quest to find sexual and emotional contentment. Anyone whose had "one night at JW's" can certainly relate to this and see how realistic the movie is.
One of the most interesting things for me is that that a great deal of the plot and dialogue was improvised by the actors. I find other films that attempt to do this usually seem like they are trying too hard and wind up being poorly acted and way too obvious. Shortbus, on the other hand, didn't miss a beat.
I loved everything about this movie, including the phenomenal soundtrack. When most of the films available to us are made from big budget Hollywood cookie-cutters, it is refreshing to see a film like Shortbus.
"When I was 12 I started wondering who I was. I still have those same questions now."
I went to see Shortbus last night with the gang. Brendan and I were late arriving and so apparently we missed a very "interesting" scene. No matter as we had plenty of interesting scenes left to look forward to...It is a funny, thoughtful, and provocative film with a great cast (including former MM VJ Sook Yin Lee). The "Shortbus" refers to the circus-like sex salon where the characters of the movie gather in their quest to find sexual and emotional contentment. Anyone whose had "one night at JW's" can certainly relate to this and see how realistic the movie is.
One of the most interesting things for me is that that a great deal of the plot and dialogue was improvised by the actors. I find other films that attempt to do this usually seem like they are trying too hard and wind up being poorly acted and way too obvious. Shortbus, on the other hand, didn't miss a beat.
I loved everything about this movie, including the phenomenal soundtrack. When most of the films available to us are made from big budget Hollywood cookie-cutters, it is refreshing to see a film like Shortbus.
"When I was 12 I started wondering who I was. I still have those same questions now."
:: posted by Ray of Delight, 10:08 AM
1 Comments:
It's funny how having the se be so in-your-face makes it disappear into the background - and highlights how most films twist it into something ugly, shocking, or insencere.
-gpb
-gpb
