shion sono: suicide club (jisatsu circle)

huh what? after watching this i felt completely creeped out, regardless of how cheesy the film was. there are certain images that will stick with you for days after you have returned the video to the rental store. the ending is particularly mind-bending.

shion sono's suicide club (jisatsu circle) is a peculiar film about a rash of suicides that occur because of a certain suicide club. the plot of the film is bizarre, and the story development completely unsettling. what i think was so odd was the difference in how japanese and north americans perceive the concept of suicide. in the film suicide is something that occurs when life has no meaning (or when the suicide club is the only meaning that is ascribed to one's life). in north america the idea of suicide is so drenched in christian ethic that it is difficult to watch this film without having a negative moral filter in place. i think the north american audience must have had a hard time with this one.

i would recommend this film simply for the indescribable feeling it leaves you with.

{October 04, 2004 08:59 PM}