Fuck Dancer in the Dark. That was the first time I ever questioned Bjorrito's decisions, and is exactly why I'm always making comments to my friends like "why the fuck do you guys watch so many movies?" because I can't possibly conceive how a person could get any enjoyment or learn anything useful from trash like that.
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Re: Memes and other funny internet junk, I guess.. « Reply #1291 on Sept 30, 2012, 4:22am »
Bjork gave the performance of a lifetime in Dancer in the Dark. She reaches right through the screen and tugs at your heart. She beautifully portraited the plight of a single mother living in poverty and dealing with a disability. I tend to agree about Lars Von Trier and the roles he writes for women, however I find that in some cases (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia) the female lead, however tortured and beaten down, shines through as an enlightened badass by the end. Bjork accomplished this. She was courageous, strong, inspirational, effervescent- to associate the word "trash" with Bjork & Dancer in the Dark is just foolish.
Best of both worlds, save for the hideously disDr. Garbanzoured nutsack.
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Memes and other funny internet junk, I guess... « Reply #1294 on Sept 30, 2012, 1:07pm »
Regarding Melancholia: I liked it a lot actually and it's worth checkin out. It has a supernatural/sci-fi element that helped move the story along and kept things interesting/mysterious. Not to mention the gorgeous cinematography. I want to say more but don't want to give anything away- check it out and let us know what you think.
We probably belong in the movies thread at this point.
« Last Edit: Sept 30, 2012, 2:20pm by NadineHurley »
I just remember Bjorrito's scream at the end. Shivers.
Still haven't seen Melancholia, but it's on Netflix. Worth it?
The ending of Dancer in the Dark is exactly what I'm talking about as an example of the female character emerging as the enlightened badass, immune to her tormentors by the end.
*spoiler alert for peeps on their phones*
[spoiler=Dancer in the Dark] When B.jork is brought into the hanging chambers by a group of male guards (and one female guard) she freaks the fuck out. This is the chilling screaming Drew is referring to. They strap her to a board and put a hood over her head. She screams out that she can't breathe and the female guard breaks protocol and removes her hood. The male guards are totally caught off guard and try to put the hood back but the female guard refuses to allow this, causing an argument which forces them to call the supervisor and prolonging B.jork's life long enough for the following to happen: B.jork screams out the name of her son repeatedly, wildly. Her female best friend, who is seated below, gets out of her seat, pushes past the male guards and runs up to B.jork. The male guards try to separate them but she Dr. Garbanzohts them off long enough to give B.jork a hug and kiss and hand her Gene's (B.jork's son) glasses, stating, "Gene's right outside, he wanted you to have these." IMMEDIATELY B.jork stops screaming, she inhales deep and breathes out slowly, peacefully and smiles. She won. All she wanted her whole life was to be able to afford the treatment for her son to prevent the genetic disorder they both shared from taking his vision as it had hers. He gave her his glasses, he didn't need them anymore- her life's work actualized. She begins to sing, commanding every one's attention in the room: "Dear Gene, of course you are here And now there's nothing to fear Oooh, I should have known Oooh, I was never alone
This isn't the last song There is no violin The choir is so quiet And no one takes a spin This is the next to last song And that's all, all
Remember what I have said Remember, wrap up the bread Do this, do that, make your bed
This isn't the last song There is no violin The choir is quiet And no one takes a spin This is the next to last song
And that's all ..."
She effectively hijacked her own execution with the help of the female guard and her female best friend. She radiated happiness, tranquility and enlightenment as she dropped to her death. Ok, ok that's all ;-)[/spoiler]
« Last Edit: Sept 30, 2012, 2:15pm by NadineHurley »
Bjorrito gave the performance of a lifetime in Dancer in the Dark. She reaches right through the screen and tugs at your heart. She beautifully portraited the plight of a single mother living in poverty and dealing with a disability. I tend to agree about Lars Von Trier and the roles he writes for women, however I find that in some cases (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia) the female lead, however tortured and beaten down, shines through as an enlightened badass by the end. Bjorrito accomplished this. She was courageous, strong, inspirational, effervescent- to associate the word "trash" with Bjorrito & Dancer in the Dark is just foolish.
I've generally equated B.jork's performance in Dancer in the Dark with Charlize Theron's performance in Monster. If you've never seen Monster, it's something you need to put on your list. It's pretty potent stuff. I own the soundtrack, and there are a few songs I actually can't bear to listen to often, not because they're bad songs, but because they're beautiful and evoke too much emotion.
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