Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Human Centipede

I recently watched the human centipede and I was mezmorized. I kinda knew what to expect before I actually watching it but I thought it was done pretty well by the filmmaker, meaning it literally moved me emotionally. I didn’t expect any serious reaction from myself but I was surprised that it had actually affected me the way it did. The villin was played very well by some really creepy german actor that had a sort of twisted Christopher Walken look about him. I was pretty much kept at the edge of my seat wondering “is this guy really gonna get away with what he’s about to do?” The actors that played the victims in the film also performed really well, helping me along with the illusion that this could possibly have happened. I remember thinking that even if after the crazy doctor had performed his grotesk operation on these people, their survival would be an even bigger tragedy. They were literally sewn to each other lips to asshole! The guy that was the front of the trio would be the most favored to survive cause he could hide his injury, but the girls in the rear were screwed because their faces had been severely damaged. And, how do you tell your story after going thru something like that? “Yeah... so I was kidnapped by this crazy doctor and he sewed me to this asian guys asshole. Oh, and he also sewed my best friend to my asshole.” And the whole time they’re telling you their story you’re trying not to stare directly at their face. The grossest part of the film was really just a suggested image planted into your imagination by clever acting. At some point the doctor has taken his creation out into the yard to do some obedience training, during which the japanese guy playing the head of the trio, expresses he all of the sudden needs to “take a shit.” Clearly this only means that this is going to be passed into the second half of his formely attractive backside. Eww. I’ll admit, the story is disgusting and simply unnecessary but as a member of genre entitled “Horror” it is horrorifically fantastic. When I watch new films that come out that are supposed to be “scary”, I’m usually about 99.9% of the time unphased. When I watched “The Human Centipede” I was horrified. I don’t need to jump out of my chair in order to feel the essence of a horror movie, but watching something that could possibly happen to me or anyone else I know- I was moved. Would I recommend this movie to others? Only if you have a deep curiosity for dark film making. The question you may want to ask yourself before you watch this movie- “Could this really happen?”

Sunday, April 1, 2012

What just happened?

Sheesh! Totally didn't see that coming! Like it came right out of left field I swear! Sometimes people really surprise the crap outta ya. I mean, you get a sense of the "crazy" in most folks you get to know, but when shit really hits the fan, people really get a chance to shine.

            In those moments, you're spinning the wheels trying to figure out the pivotal piece. Like you missed something. Like you skipped a chapter in a book you were barely reading anyway. And if you spend enough time investigating the possible answers, you might even start to question your own sanity. I've found my self on a mary-go-round of "who's the guilty one here" so many times that I have come to the realization that this will happen over and over again so long as I choose to interact with others. It's just something that happens as people suffer change in their lives. Change obviously represents "different from the norm", and when people see different they tend to make rash adjustments that may seem unruly, depending on their experience with the variables. When you're used to living within a certain limit of realities you only expect certain challenges to be faced with.  It's always frustrating to meet an adult who has inadvertently decided to stop growing emotionally, or intellectually. As if they have reached their capacity to learn from life. It's mind boggling when an individual says or does something to signify that their relatability is at it's limit. To go any further into development would be a wasted effort. So what do you do?

 Move on. That's the only legitimate solution I can come up with. Literally remove all the future plans of development with that relationship and find a new interest. The less time you spend from that moment on trying to figure out the answers, the less negative energy you carry. I don't think they are a lost cause forever necessarily, but I think for the time being you're better off going in another direction. I'm almost sure we've all been that person I'm talking about to others that are beyond our way of thinking. No one is perfect. But be honest with yourself and just don't shut out the possibilities. Try your damndest not to be stuck in your ways and always have some room for new ideas. If you stay fresh I'm pretty sure your surival rate will go up.