8/25/2023 0 Comments Cutting moments dvd cover![]() Buck really created something great with this one. But, truth be told.any film that can resonate with me as much as this one did is worthy of my praise and admiration. Recommended only to those with very thick skin who are interested in being moved a certain way. Just because you're a fan of miike, or korine, or because you enjoyed "salo" or "cannibal Holocaust" DOESEN'T mean you can handle this one. Disturbing cinema is some of my favorite but this is on a wholly different level than most disturbing cinema out there. bottom line: this film is REALLY, REALLY, good. The film is NOT exploitation by any means, it's very well done, extremely moody, and just exudes a certain power over your emotions. I sat down to watch with two of my cinephile friends who are equally as desensitized as me, by the end i just felt gross, i wished i had never seen this film, honestly this is the only film i've ever seen that truly disturbed me, my friends also felt the same way. Ihad read a lot about this film, so i shelled out the cash for buck's trilogy of short films (the other two are also good, but nowhere near the caliber of "cutting moments"). In less than 30 minutes you're completely devastated but some of the most horrific imagery and gut wrenching subject matter ever captured on film. A lot of films have had success in this endeavor, but Douglas buck's "cutting moments" by far takes the cake. A lot of "exploitation" films try to shock and disgust, give you that certain resonating "icky" feeling. ![]() A lot of films try to convey a certain feeling of nausea and hopelessness. It uses cringe-worthy techniques to emphasise just how painful rejection and ignorance can make a person feel. Cutting Moments uses shocking violence and gore to portray just how hellish family life can become and how painful a broken family can become. The then mutilate each others bodies in the bedroom, in a sadistic love scene. Afterwards she returns back to the lounge, where her husband finally recognises his wife's devotion to him he finally recognises just how deeply she feels for him to do something like this. Then, in a final act, Sarah snips off her lips with a pair of scissors because she is so ashamed of herself. In a desperate attempt to clean herself, she picks up the nearby scouring pad and vigorously rubs and rubs at her lips as they start to scratch and bleed, frantically trying to remove this empty gesture. She rubs harder and harder, but she still can't get the shameful stuff off of her lips. Upset and outraged at herself, Sarah goes back to the bathroom and begins to rub the lipstick off of her lips. However, her attempt was unsuccessful as her husband doesn't notice her at all. ![]() In a last attempt to arouse her husband, Sarah dresses up in a beautiful red dress with matching lipstick. She does everything a loving wife and mother should do, yet Patrick completely ignores her and doesn't appreciate this. She goes through extreme lengths to try and make Patrick and the family happy she tries to make conversation and tries to make everybody feel happy. We see that Sarah completely blames herself for what Patrick has become and this makes us deeply sympathise for her. Their young boy, Joey, seems to feel completely guilty and ashamed of what his father has become, but it is Patrick's wife Sarah who is emotionally outraged that she has let her husband become this monstrous paedophile by her unappealing, unsatisfactory sex life she provided him with. We can see that he has absolutely no interest in or love for his wife Sarah, and that this family has completely fallen apart. Wife Sarah and husband Patrick have drifted apart and Patrick has been found guilty of abusing and raping young boys. Cutting Moments looks at how a suburban family is falling apart.
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