Palindromes
Thomas advertised the movie as the most disturbing film of all times. And yes, the movie is completely batshit crazy. I don’t know why anyone would want to watch this film… OK maybe I do.
The film has a few good aspects. There is its craziness, the criticism towards everything and everyone in the world, and the pleasant blackness of its humor. Surprisingly enough, I actually thought that the movie was strangely entertaining – I wasn’t bored at all. But apart from that, it just blows your mind. It was not actually the strange concept that disturbed me the most, it was the way people talked. Especially Aviva sounds so incredibly dumb for some reason. Maybe she is, but then there is something about her which I thought was utterly human. Yet she is portrayed as a complete dimwit, and that kind of defies the point of the story.
Alright, enough complaining. My favorite part of the film is actually hinted in the title of this posting. I absolutely loved the portrayal of the mother. She is this modern, hyper-understanding and loving Gutmensch mother who strongly believes that whatever she thinks is so damn right, but she was unable to accept that her own daughter might be… different from her, and different from other people as well. I loved how Aviva turned her life into shambles, and her character exemplifies that the film has something worthwhile and very smart behind its apparent idiocy.
I don’t think I would ever have seen Palindromes if it wasn’t for Shii’s 30 favorite films list, and I would say that it was a valuable experience. But ultimately I guess that mindfuck is not really something I am the biggest fan of.