You know, when you sit down and turn on Showtime at 1:30 in the morning, the film you'd expect to see is not the sort that you'd go and tell your mom about. Channel surfing is something I do on occasion, and rarely do I end up stopping to watch an entire movie. This was one of those bizzare exceptions.
There is a great deal of thought in this film. More than you could possibly imagine without seeing it. The dialogue for the film could be transcribed and published as a book that would be regarded as a serious philosophy book of note. The subject of the book would quite simply be the relationships between men and women -- a subject that few have ever dared to discuss in this way, and a subject almost nobody has every intelligently discussed.
Eric Lerner, the writer of the film, has created for us a dialectic work that captivated my spirit and my mind. It is quite clear to me that the 10+ sex scenes in the film were added to appease the production company, and that Mr. Lerner was left with little choice but to present it in this fashion (otherwise he would have been unable to present it at all). This is of course speculation.
The words of the film are powerful, deep, and though prevoking. They bring a great deal into account. One of the most interesting of the modern philosophers (in my opinion), Daniel Quinn (author of Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B), introduces the "walk away" philosophy which states that to truly exist we must walk away from our lives as we know them. This philosophy is considered on a different level in this film.
The acting is alright. The two leading gentlemen are both capable, but it is the words of Lerner that really brings the meaning of this film home. I cannot go into more detail, because when it comes to philosophy I can only call myself a student -- not a teacher -- not yet. This is a must-see for any philosophy major, or anybody interested in the human dynamic. It will remain on my mind for a long time to come.
There is a great deal of thought in this film. More than you could possibly imagine without seeing it. The dialogue for the film could be transcribed and published as a book that would be regarded as a serious philosophy book of note. The subject of the book would quite simply be the relationships between men and women -- a subject that few have ever dared to discuss in this way, and a subject almost nobody has every intelligently discussed.
Eric Lerner, the writer of the film, has created for us a dialectic work that captivated my spirit and my mind. It is quite clear to me that the 10+ sex scenes in the film were added to appease the production company, and that Mr. Lerner was left with little choice but to present it in this fashion (otherwise he would have been unable to present it at all). This is of course speculation.
The words of the film are powerful, deep, and though prevoking. They bring a great deal into account. One of the most interesting of the modern philosophers (in my opinion), Daniel Quinn (author of Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B), introduces the "walk away" philosophy which states that to truly exist we must walk away from our lives as we know them. This philosophy is considered on a different level in this film.
The acting is alright. The two leading gentlemen are both capable, but it is the words of Lerner that really brings the meaning of this film home. I cannot go into more detail, because when it comes to philosophy I can only call myself a student -- not a teacher -- not yet. This is a must-see for any philosophy major, or anybody interested in the human dynamic. It will remain on my mind for a long time to come.