The Paino Games

Now Im not on to go on a rant about how fucking lame main stream cinema is today or how passe Americans audiences must be, but I saw a film the other day that quite frankly fucked me up it really really fucked me up.

I first saw Micheal Haneke's The Piano Teacher on SBS a year back, It was weird had freaky sex scenes in it and then the chick kills her self "usual SBS" I thought, though when I was recommended to watch Funny Games I had a renewed faith in art house cinema

Its an amazing film from a Cinematographers point of view. The scenes of anguish and self helpnessless drag out in real time which either sucks you into the reality of the situation or bores you to tears. The whole movie is a basic head fuck where, even as the audience you are roped into it by the main protagonist addressing the camera at certain points. I wont give to much away but definetly go and get this movie if not into thinking then you may feel as if the whole things a waste of strokes, however if your into strengthening your arts of manipulation and mind games then Funny Games is your fodder.