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Sleaze, what did you think of the documentary? I've only seen the trailer for it, but was similarly surprised at how accurate Charlize Theron's version of Wuourmos (sp?) seemed.
I thought that in the film itself the relentless grimmness was handled quite well. The fact that Shelby was largely ambivalent towards Aileen from quite early in their relationship meant that there was a tension which wasn't just based on wondering how the whole thing was going to fall apart. The way that Shelby almost seemed to want to go back to her parents throughout the film, but still wanted to have the freedom that she'd thought Aileen could provide, made an interesting backdrop to Wuormos' complete breakdown ; liked the contrast between Aileen's losing all sense of what she should be doing and Shelby's drift back towards her family's very rigid sense of right and wrong.
Also, the shot where Shelby is on the phone at the end of the film, where the camera pans out while she's speaking was brilliant -I thought that the ending was put across well, being almost vague after a fairly graphic film |
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