tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post6382902280239393175..comments2024-01-31T18:37:07.424+00:00Comments on The Agitation of the Mind: Funny GamesNeil Fulwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-59376367991036873502018-05-24T04:40:43.050+01:002018-05-24T04:40:43.050+01:00Click bgames play free online games now. They say ...Click <a href="https://123gamesfree.com/tag/bgames/" rel="nofollow">bgames</a> play free online games now. They say the best things in life aren’t free, but when it comes to the best free games, it’s just not true – even your Steam library may be graced by the occasional free AAA game. Whereas Xbox and Playstation have created an ecosystem for handing out free games with Games with Gold and playStation Plus, respectively, PC games unfortunately don’t fall under the same sort of platform umbrella.<br /><br />Still, the best free games are plentiful and wide-spread across Steam GOG and even (brace yourself) Origin, thanks to the occasional freebie and the runaway popularity of free-to-play games. From Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, like Wildstar, to strategic collectible card games, like Hearthstone, the best free games cover a wide span of different styles and genres. Plus, since we’ve invested plenty of time (maybe even too much) into these games, you can – in good faith – trust our judgement.<br /><br />Play more games free: <br /><br /><a href="https://123gamesfree.com/how-to-play-game-run-3-cool-math-games/" rel="nofollow">run 3 cool math</a><br /><a href="https://123gamesfree.com/freecell-solitaire/" rel="nofollow">freecell 123</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122447367141790244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-57180128514100810232010-10-04T07:55:55.075+01:002010-10-04T07:55:55.075+01:00www.hahahuhu.com - Your daily Doze of Laughter Vid...www.hahahuhu.com - Your daily Doze of Laughter VideosAMV Concept Solutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602574685146062423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-24936707543021062212010-08-28T21:11:01.039+01:002010-08-28T21:11:01.039+01:00I'm no Hanneke fan either. He doesn't make...I'm no Hanneke fan either. He doesn't make movies he makes Skinner boxes.<br /><br />One of my favorite points that A.O. Scott ever made is that the only way the audience could "win" Funny Games to Haneke's satisfaction is if they where so incensed by what they saw that they broke into the projector room and destroyed the print before it was half way finished.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-34665394749688628822010-08-28T13:36:51.872+01:002010-08-28T13:36:51.872+01:00I agree that the breaking of the fourth wall and t...I agree that the breaking of the fourth wall and the "rewind scene", in a way, completely fuck with the momentum of the movie. But, again, that's HANEKE fucking with the audience, which is one of the reasons that I like him so much.<br /><br />As far as CACHE, I never thought of Depardeiu's character as a metaphor for anything, but I will keep it in mind if I ever do watch the movie again. It should make for an interesting, re-watch. I overlooked a lot of the things you had gripes with, mainly because I was too fixated with the story voyeurism aspect, which I found very interesting (and creepy). I love CACHE mostly for the ridiculous amount of tension that Haneke is able to build in it. The elevator scene was a great example, and, of course, those shots that linger for way too long. Those shots and the silence that accompanied them, I found to very unsettling. David Lynch, to me, has always been the master of incorporating silence into his films and using them to build tension, but in CACHE, Haneke masters that technique, IMO.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390842606960468754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-79643560149970190762010-08-28T13:02:54.666+01:002010-08-28T13:02:54.666+01:00Thanks for the comments.
I didn't like 'C...Thanks for the comments.<br /><br />I didn't like 'Cache' much when I first watched it. I got too hung up on certain elements that seemed non-naturalistic: the Depardieu character is a well-respected TV presenter, yet he never uses the resources of the TV studio to get the tapes analysed; the police seem disinterested in his concerns when you know full well that a man in his position would (a) be fawned over by the authorities and (b) have the money to hire a private detective if need be; he's shown to be a coward when he has the encounter with the Algerian guy on the bike, almost shaking after they exchange words, yet he goes alone to the house he's managed to identify from the video. Also, the way him and his wife react to their son going missing - I didn't find it realistic that they'd just sit at home rather than driving around, retracing his steps, trying to find him. All these things annoyed me. I also missed the crucial detail in that extended final shot outside the school first time round.<br /><br />Then a friend of mine persuaded me to watch it again, suggested I think of the Depardieu character as a metaphor for nationalism and cultural indifference (the scene towards the end where he takes a sleeping pill and draws the curtains against the outside world takes on a lot more meaning in this context), and hinted on what to look out for in the final shot.<br /><br />'Cache' is hard work, but ultimately I've found it a more rewarding and multi-layered work than 'Funny Games'. I can see exactly what Haneke's doing with 'Funny Games' - and your comment that he turns the genre on its head is bang on - but I just can't get round the way he breaks the fourth wall (it works brilliantly in some movies, but it just seems to work against this one) or the infamous rewind scene. Yes, it takes away from the audience that moment of catharsis that would allow them a moral reason for watching a quasi-exploitation movie, but it does so at the cost of such blatant artifice that you can let yourself off the hook by going "meh, just a movie".<br /><br />But maybe that's Haneke's genius. That he gets under your skin and gets you debating his films, whether you like them or not.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-21912999819745513492010-08-28T12:42:36.412+01:002010-08-28T12:42:36.412+01:00Haneke is not a director whose films I rush out to...Haneke is not a director whose films I rush out to see, but I do think he's one of the best film-makers working today. But, at the same time, I totally understand the points you bring up about Haneke's tendency to rub everyone's nose in the shit, seemingly just to get a reaction out of people, but I admire that quality about him.<br /><br />FUNNY GAMES is, like you said, a film that takes the home invasion movie and turns it on its ear. It makes a mockery of it while simultaneously being an outstanding example of it.<br /><br />The lingering, arbitrary shots that you mention in the beginning of the review work to great effect in CACHE, which is probably my favorite movie of his that I've seen so far and a movie I'd love to hear your thoughts on. I've always wanted to do a write-up on the parallels of CACHE and LOST HIGHWAY, but man, my head hurts just even thinking about it. :)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390842606960468754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-69818752659783130062010-08-28T01:40:17.059+01:002010-08-28T01:40:17.059+01:00I liked it. But then, I like this kind of stuff. ...I liked it. But then, I like this kind of stuff. Yeah...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.com