Friday, September 7, 2007

I Stand Alone (7.6/10)

Gaspar Noe, 1998.
This film is intense!! Gaspar Noe takes you on an unforgettable journey in to the mind of sadistic unemployed butcher. Throughout the film there is a constant stream of internal dialogue, by which Gaspar allows the viewer to hear what the Butcher is thinking. His conscious thoughts are filled with hate, anger, and violence. Only at the end of the film when he finds happiness with his estranged daughter, does the internal dialogue stop. I am not sure if he is referring to the dangers of thinking too much or to the trouble with moral relativism, either way I thought that this was very well done. While I am really glad I saw I Stand Alone, I would never watch it again.

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