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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Von Trier Experiment that Leads Towards Satirical Entertainment!




After the viewing of Von Trier's "Dogville" I was left disappointed and wasn't looking forward to his U.S.A. Trilogy. Supposely a trilogy steeped in controversy due to the fact that Von Trier criticizes the state yet he hasn't been due to "fear of flying. Nonetheless, the provacoteur and auteur is not without entertainment rights and its interesting to see what he has to say about the our red, white and blue. I had low expectations and came out surprise and really looking forward to the completion of this trilogy. It won't happen for another time now since Von Trier and put down "Washington"(The last in the trilogy) and did an office comedy "The Boss of IT All". Their is a camp of people who loved "Dogville" and hated this because of it's searing undermining lecture on democracy. Then their is the other side of people who hated "Dogville" and love this because of it's step forward and non-pandering to the masses. I'm one of those people. I don't believe that "Dogville" didn't pander to the anti-american masses, but just really thought it was a bad movie. For those with low expectations and hope, "Manderlay" is on the way.
A digital visual Beckett-esque that reaches out to the forage of Pasolini and Fassbinder. Pasolini because of it's moral storytelling political-cant. Fassbinder because of it's use of colors and feminist repertoire you see in the "Marriage of Maria Baun". I'm probably talking out of my ass, but this movie is that good where one can see these two connections. Von' Trier said in his book "Von Trier on Trier" of the influence of these two "homo-sexual" directors. He pointed out the fact of their lifestyle because somehow they had an understand of a female character.
Von Trier's understanding of these two artist is evident of Grace(Bryce-Dallas Howard) in "Manderlay".
Oh yes, the story. The story picks up exactly where the last one left with Grace back with her mobster dad after the massacre in "Dogville". They stop at a southern mansion that still practices slavery even though it has been abolish. Grace has taken upon herself to set these overseers right by capturing them with her father gang and switching the roles of slave and master. That's right cracker!!
It was a pleasant to watch, but a lot more complex to find out everyone's motive behind this experiment. Thus it's an experiment within an experiment, where Von Trier all on a sound stage here he adds a lot more props and cleaner transfer. Making it a lot more beautiful than "Dogville". Same experiment, but different motive.
Probably int he next installment it will be taken out of the soundstage and a lot more live props and shot on film. Who knows, maybe Von Trier might break his own rules and still make something original.

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