recommendations/audition

[james harper]

Although it shows some brilliance, I personally think "Audition" should only 
be shown with warning.  A relatively sophisticated Brattle Theater audience 
walked out in droves.  But its paranoid (and I think rather misogynistic) 
comment on urban dating is unforgettably painful...

I felt it was a fairly good- if overstated- example of the perils of failing 
to move with the times, in that Aoyama is still looking for a traditional 
bride, and lacks the ability to adjust to the new dating 'scene'.

It's interesting that you should characterize the film as misogynistic. I've 
seen many reviews that assume it's a deeply feministic piece. My own view 
falls somewhere in the middle of the two.

Jim.

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It's always funny until someone gets hurt and then it's just hilarious...


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