Michael Haneke Interview (excerpt 1)

Michael Haneke interview on Funny Games (1997) by Serge Toubiana [english subs]

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Film & Animation

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• michael
• haneke
• interview
• director
• funny
• games
• film
• violence
• representation

[sandoz31381]

i didn't realize saruman made such marvelous films in his younger years.

[PrettyLush956]

lol that's the point of the movie there...........we as the audience expect some justice but there is not.

[korrekterelfer]

@korrekterelfer

*Spoiler alert*

Ill explain the rape scene in more detail. I was wondering if a rape will happen. It didnt. I didnt even get to see her breasts. I felt disappointed by the missed opportunity somehow. Later you see her breasts. It did not feel nearly as satisfying as expected. The question: Why? Are sexual feelings ethical in this scenario of torture? I did not feel it that strong without this scenario. Why? The questions are unsettling enough to rather not realize that at all.

[korrekterelfer]

@klearlykahmerican

A lot of people dont seem to get it like that. I only got it when i thought more deeply about what i felt. Disturbing is not what you see. Disturbing to me was what you dont see. The difference here is that it creates a feeling of disappointment. Others let you believe you just guessed wrong, this one reveals that it was a wish rather than a guess. Ever wished something like see a women being raped? It IS embarrasing. Some might even quickly forget they did. More pacifying.

[tdhtv]

@PrettyLush956 Justice is a very subjective idea.

[simpsonment1]

@brambau You didn't get the film at all.

[xoGorilla]

@Mrmercuzio1 that's the whole point. The two criminals are not meant to be relatable or multidimensional. They are products of the times, tom and jerry beavus and butthead. And, I don't really know why Haneke made an American version.. the film lost its essence. Especially when it comes to the acting, the original was amazing. The remake... doesn't compare. See the original :) lol you'll like it guaranteed!

[Mrmercuzio1]

Unbihexium I completely agree with you. In my opinion Clockwork Orange was a much more significant movie, also for the time when it was made. Funny games (I have only seen the american version) is definitely a good movie, but here violence seems a little bit for free: it lacks a true deepining of the characters, mainly of the two young criminals.

[Unbihexium]

Have you seen clockwork orange (1971)? I have a Déjà vu.

[klearlykahmerican]

I think people are confusing the message of the movie. To me, I simply see the characters as interesting and horrific. If they are supposed to make us watchers ashamed of watching these movies, it didn't do it for me. I did not feel ashamed, I was entertained. So in that way, maybe the director failed. I thought the characters were extremely interesting.

[brambau]

@Bjornsten

yes to sheep-like fans