Anti-Christ

I watched the movie Anti-Christ last week. It's written and directed by Lars von Trier (He's led quite an unorthodox life. Interesting enough for people like me to read about.)

So the film was very controversial. R's been watching the trailers and reading up on it. Yes, we expected the sex, the gore but I don't think either of us had an idea that it was going to be -that- mind-boggling. I realise it's difficult to even describe the film when you have no idea what the message in the film is trying to portray. Apparently, even Lars himself along with the entire filming crew admitted they had no idea what it's about. Though it might be fuelled by Lars' battle with depression in the past recent years.

The plot revolves around the place in the woods they lovingly named Eden. It all started when this one couple who lost their only child one night - the son falling out the window in the snow, while they were engrossed in their passionate lovemaking. The cinematography was pretty unique and beautiful. So much so, it sort of distorts the fact that it's a very dark sinister movie. Somewhat mashing the idea of "beautiful Eden" you know about in the Bible with the sinister place in the woods. The movie was like a painting that moves. Beautiful but very disturbing. The movie itself was broken down into several chapters, building up to the final chapter of The Three Beggars represented by the the deer that was earlier seen limping off with its dead baby dangling out of its body, a crow that just refuses to die, a fox that was earlier found eating it's innards. "When the three beggars arrive, someone must die."

A film of this kind that is so ambiguous about grief, sex, gynocide, sadism is always very open for interpretation.

Bottom line is - you either hate it or love it.