#7 We just watched this on Netflix streaming. You should too!: Disgrace

The Film:  Disgrace

I’ll give it to my brother Devon, he knows good movies. He was on top of me for a while to watch this movie. I wasn’t  too enthusiastic about it – a fictional story set in apartied Africa…meh.

But it is really good. It is a story with moral and political implications I’ll never understand fully, but contains a genuine emotional power that is hard not to buy into.

Why to watch it: The “bleakness” of the film

Few films offer so little redemption and hope. Many would argue with me, saying that the main character played by Malcovich is provided a certain degree of atonement for his past behavior.

Instead, I’d argue little is gained and very purposeful depictions (and metaphors) are presented that shows a country with little hope for the future. I hate to say this is a reason to watch a movie, but few films regard a country with such confusion, pity, and moral ambiguity.

Pay attention to this: Metaphor

“What?! Metaphor?! Are you my fucking English teacher, you douche?!”

But seriously folks, the source material of the novel with same name won several literature awards and is on a couple “best of the past twenty-five years” lists. This is serious stuff.

I’m not going to delve  into any of this stuff, but my brother and I wondered if the dog Malcovich loves and cares for might just represent Africa…think what he mournfully decides to do to it.

Watch this right now when you get home from work or school or whatever it is you’re doing….you should be watching this instead. And if you don’t have Netflix streaming….buy it. It costs the same as a shot and a beer at your local bar!