Pedro Almodovar's Talk to Her may be a disturbing story to many viewers. Almodovar's works have been known for eccentricity with a focus on shock factors. This movie is no exception.
The two main female characters' stories ran in parallel with a common theme: loss of communication with the outside world. However, the men who were obsessed with them treated them differently, which had lead to completely different fates.
I admire the beauty written in this script, but I failed to see the compelling effect of putting the two story lines side by side. The story of the male nurse and the dancer had apparently stolen all the thunder.
If we really feel the urge to summarize the story in one sentence, I guess it would be:
Could a monologue play be a love story?
If so, many viewers probably can't wait to shout with a distain, “no way!” Yes, such an answer can obviously explain why this story may appear to be disturbing. However, the dark side of human nature such as obsession is something we can never get away with. Love is, in essence, a reflection of obsession, at the personal level, isn't it?
4 comments:
one of my favorites!!
Yes, Dino, I think it's you who first mentioned this film to me :)
well, this movie has an intersting main idea, but somehow i didnt like it much, the fact is, europion movies usually just make me think, but somehow i didnt like them much in general,
so now i rarely see this kinda art movies, cuz i start to become dumb and shallow hahahaha,
anyway, its rather ironic that when the girl waking up, and the nurse became such a pain in ass,
i guess, this is just life
sigh..
Hey, Hopelesslynn,
I think I understand why you are not "crazy" about this movie. You are definitely neither dumb nor shallow. Above all, movies are supposed to entertain rather than annoy people,right? :)
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