Benigno and Marco share a special relationship when the women they love are in coma. Not an unusual idea, if I may say so, but unusual treatment from Pedro Almodovar makes this film great.
Consider Benigno. Is he normal? Is he a psychopath? I believe he is the latter. He calls his mother beautiful, gets educated in the art of make-up or looks-for-women or something like that to keep her beautiful, does not go out much, claims he is a virgin, has the chance to see a babe naked but chooses to steal a hair-clip, is not jealous when another man looks at the same girl naked, tells a man he thinks of him at night, talks to the girl in coma, starts watching silent movies and ballets to brief the girl in coma and maybe a lot more. For me, he is a psychopath. However, he is not your average 'filmi' psychopath.
Consider Marco. I think he is a man who can easily empathize with anyone. In a crowd his emotions stand out. Watch him in the opening scene and watch him when listening to a singer in a group. He understands Benigno. He is the only one who understands him. Marco took ten years to get Angela out of his system who knows how long he will take to get Benigno and Alicia out.
One way to make a film is to show the audience characters and situations they can relate to. That way the audience can feel the joy and pain of the characters. Pedro Almodovar has not taken this route in all the movies of his I have seen. He puts characters in situations everyday people won't find themselves in. This is why I like Pedro Almodovar. Every single movie of his that I have seen is special.
My understanding of the characters maybe incorrect. Perhaps I interpreted the film incorrectly. Who cares I enjoyed the experience.
RATING: 5/5
Consider Benigno. Is he normal? Is he a psychopath? I believe he is the latter. He calls his mother beautiful, gets educated in the art of make-up or looks-for-women or something like that to keep her beautiful, does not go out much, claims he is a virgin, has the chance to see a babe naked but chooses to steal a hair-clip, is not jealous when another man looks at the same girl naked, tells a man he thinks of him at night, talks to the girl in coma, starts watching silent movies and ballets to brief the girl in coma and maybe a lot more. For me, he is a psychopath. However, he is not your average 'filmi' psychopath.
Consider Marco. I think he is a man who can easily empathize with anyone. In a crowd his emotions stand out. Watch him in the opening scene and watch him when listening to a singer in a group. He understands Benigno. He is the only one who understands him. Marco took ten years to get Angela out of his system who knows how long he will take to get Benigno and Alicia out.
One way to make a film is to show the audience characters and situations they can relate to. That way the audience can feel the joy and pain of the characters. Pedro Almodovar has not taken this route in all the movies of his I have seen. He puts characters in situations everyday people won't find themselves in. This is why I like Pedro Almodovar. Every single movie of his that I have seen is special.
My understanding of the characters maybe incorrect. Perhaps I interpreted the film incorrectly. Who cares I enjoyed the experience.
RATING: 5/5
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