I did watched handmaiden but not entirely, but I remember reading fingersmith written by Sarah waters. Handmaiden…
Clearly you have a lot of strong feelings about this film. I'm glad; that's exactly what art is supposed to stir. ♡ If you have any links to the lesbian porn you've seen that's similar to The Handmaiden, I'd be much appreciative. I'm a sucker for good direction and writing.
I did watched handmaiden but not entirely, but I remember reading fingersmith written by Sarah waters. Handmaiden…
Some people could encounter a million different interpretations of art, and still never see it as art at all . Ultimately, if you decide to interpret lesbian sex on film as artless porn regardless of the framing, then that's your loss and nobody else's, so I'm happy to let you be from now. Good day.
I did watched handmaiden but not entirely, but I remember reading fingersmith written by Sarah waters. Handmaiden…
You do remind me of that character, but it was my bad for engaging. So many people disagreeing with a person and not one sign of critical reflection, just thin insults based on things like presumed age – I should've seen the signs before, and that was legitimately on me. Sense8's a good show if you can get over the whole sex = pornography and potentially specific LGBTQ+ hangup, though; it might be a good way of challenging potential biases, if you're ever interested.
I did watched handmaiden but not entirely, but I remember reading fingersmith written by Sarah waters. Handmaiden…
Sorry to jump in, but you remind me quite strongly of a character in this scene (warnings for nudity / sex act depiction in the context of a lecture) :https://youtu.be/XHaRhU1fACE?si=0fRrT4KirvHb9ahg
Not to say that my own absolute favourite scenes in the film were the erotic ones myself, but I think in terms of a story where reclaiming a sense of sexual autonomy was important to the characters in terms of an overall personal autonomy, especially when there are still so few films that depict LGBTQ+ relationships as romances that honour character arcs, emotional intimacy, and capture sensuality – I think it forms a distinct identity as an erotic film despite my own preferences.
That said, I think the character in the clip I sent it captures it well: interpretation is where what is seen reveals the seer. If you see The Handmaiden as porn over art, then that will be what you choose to see it as – because it's most certainly not the only interpretation that exists for it. You're choosing to not see beyond your own biases.
That said, I hope that we all enjoy this drama! I know I'm excited.
I've been loving watching this drama week by week. The romance of the everyday set to café light, an empty office at night, the Seoul backstreets – the ongoing conflict between loyalty (to others and yourself, to your own principles) and an inextinguishable ambition exacerbated by a "results-based", ever-consuming society that calls for everything personal and relational to be burnt to the ground.
I love the stories that make a grandness of the mundane, and feel like there's been a steady buildup to something from the very start. I feel very well justified in my high hopes for this weekend. ♡
rating seems like a disaster but is the story that bad? i was looking forward to a mature romance but it seems…
I think slow-burns and the slice of life genre are often a harder sell to people. I think it's good so far (though I know my opinion is subjective). I think it's at least worth a shot if you like more mature-leaning stories.
Not to say that my own absolute favourite scenes in the film were the erotic ones myself, but I think in terms of a story where reclaiming a sense of sexual autonomy was important to the characters in terms of an overall personal autonomy, especially when there are still so few films that depict LGBTQ+ relationships as romances that honour character arcs, emotional intimacy, and capture sensuality – I think it forms a distinct identity as an erotic film despite my own preferences.
That said, I think the character in the clip I sent it captures it well: interpretation is where what is seen reveals the seer. If you see The Handmaiden as porn over art, then that will be what you choose to see it as – because it's most certainly not the only interpretation that exists for it. You're choosing to not see beyond your own biases.
That said, I hope that we all enjoy this drama! I know I'm excited.
I love the stories that make a grandness of the mundane, and feel like there's been a steady buildup to something from the very start. I feel very well justified in my high hopes for this weekend. ♡