complicated love and life

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2009)

This movie was in many ways not my type, as I prefer those romantic comedies. However, I found it to be a quite authentic and realistic view of what relationships can be. Forgiveness, compromise, mistakes and vulnerability were mingled in the four-angle relationship. perhaps to be hurt by the one you love. In the film are several moments that are so perfectly true and honest that they're painful to watch. Sometimes you are likely to be hurt by the one you love. It seemed like that everyone wanted to know the truth, which yet hurts most. When faced with the truth, people behaved in a totally different way as they promised before. In the end the film became a fight between the two men, showing off their masculine power and natural possessiveness. The direct and faithful way to describe sex and love seemed a little bit over to me, destroying my dream of love. It seemed that falling in love was quite an easy and random thing. The capriciousness of the characters' feelings except for Alice was unbelievable and more than I can understand. She was the only one who had true feelings for Dan while others seemed able to jump into bed with everyone else in a whim. This film cast great irony and sarcasm on modern life and society. A strong contrast was created between the two male characters, seemingly rude and strong Larry never hit Anna whereas gentle Dan slapped Alice at the end of the movie. People lost themselves under tremendous pressure in the materialistic society full of various temptations, with alienation form others and their mental demand failing to fulfill. This film exposed the deepest side of human beings behind their splendid appearances. Those who sell themselves and their souls are not necessarily the strippers, but might be a respectable artist or photographer who appears composed and presentable. And the title of this film 'Closer' also hinted that closer two strangers become; more problems are to come with. Maybe that's why many people now keep a safe distance with others.