M Butterfly

Yeah I definitely haven't written anything in this blog in too long. Its kinda of ridiculous to be honest. I don't know what came over me, but there just wasn't the motivation to say anything nor was there any motivation to read what others had written. Its hard to run away for ever. Starting again now is better than never resuming.

My Response to M Butterfly:

I've seen this film before and I've seen it with a much different audience as well. The Audience really makes the film and honestly I don't mean to be so blunt, but Bobby its not fair of you to tell people that he is a man from the start. The point of the film is to toy with the idea of him being a man and not knowing for sure until the very end. Its that illusion that brings about the true meaning of the film because even though it isn't the greatest film, the ideas that it brings out are quite dense and have many facets to be explored.

When I first saw the film I wasn't sure what to think. Being who i was then, I was frightened by the way Rene acted and wondered if I could fall into that trap. Of course my fear is false since I've established that my relationship is not built on some fantasy that I have. I would not construe to think that my "oriental" lover is by any means "oriental" as to say that I am the occident to her orient nature. Its quite the contrary. Obviously we have cultural differences, but her and I being human beings has never been in doubt.

Seeing the film a second time wasn't as enjoyable of an experience as the first time that I saw the film. Its not any less brilliant in ides, I'm just a little more critical when it comes to its production value and continuity. The storyline pushes the boundaries of believability and the lines are definitely fake. It is a deception that is being created, but its so painfully cliche at times that it hurts. If the story were a book, not a play or a film it would probably be a much more powerful experience and something that could really change minds and move people to behave in a different manor. Maybe its just too painful to stare at a bold example of Orientalism and all of its embarrassing and shameful implications.