Undoubtedly cleverly construed film. I finally got to see this film as the film The Handmaiden of the same director is one of my favourite films of the last 2 decades. And I will be seeing his new film Decision To Leave very soon. I have to say I don't get all the rave reviews for this film. The film is a bit of a puzzle to me. It is brilliantly shot with some very special filmed scenes and sequences and I read later it is based on a manga cartoon. That explains a lot, I guess. The film has 2 primary colours you will see throughout the film: green and red, for obvious reasons, but I won't be giving any spoilers. I was really appalled by the grotesque and over the top violence and really incredibly stupid fighting scenes (manga). I am sure the violence must have brought a smile on the mouthwatering face of Quentin Tarantino, but it is just sick to watch. Understanding the film in 1 view is impossible (but I for myself would never watch a film like this twice), so I read some stuff afterwards. That did not make my decision for this film to be more positive, au contraire. As I found it very pretentious, indeed. 2 characters who were in school together and one hardly aged at all a few decades later, that was a flaw. 2 Hours this film is. Be warned: that's 120 minutes! Watch the Handmaiden instead.
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