The masochistic tendency of the female number two and the Stockholm plot

Linnea 2022-01-15 08:02:30

"I Spit Your Grave 2" is basically a work of "I Spit Your Grave". Not only the structure of the story continues the thought of the previous part, but also the ideology is inherited and continued. While continuing the last feminist ideology, "Grave 2" also added religious salvation content, but I think this is purely unnecessary. The content of religion in the film did not better cater to the theme of the film. Instead, it distracted part of the director's energy, making feminism and religious salvation only a brief introduction, and neither of them was fully expressed.
The reason why the director did not express feminist ideas well may be because he was distracted by religious redemption, and the religious redemption did not speak well, perhaps because the director was not bold enough. After the heroine was abused and later escaped from the box, the cross necklace did not leave her. And did Jesus Christ come to save her? The box was inexplicably slid down into the sewer and was broken, and the priest who gave the hostess things and clothes afterwards all explained a problem. Christ saved her. However, the power of Christ seems to be unable to fight evil. The power of evil is too powerful. The police are deceived by evil. It seems that Christ is also oppressed by evil. When the abused hostess is closest to death, all salvation does not appear. In the end, the heroine can only save herself. The film is somewhat anti-Christian, but also anti-government. Religion and politics have always been the most difficult issues to deal with, so it is no wonder that the director is so wise to protect himself on these issues, so that it is not clear to deal with them.
The director’s religious views in this evil film seem to be closer to most dualistic beliefs: If Jesus or God can save everything, then why is there evil in this world? Therefore, there are many distinctions between good gods and evil gods in dualistic religion (Mingjiao and Zoroastrianism are dualistic theological religions). Therefore, there is anti-Christian content in the ideology of the film.
"I Spit Your Grave" is a completely feminist film. "I Spit Your Grave 2", as a work of the same team, should continue in the overall thinking of the previous step but should also have a breakthrough. It can be seen that "Grave 2" hopes to be able to do this, so a female number two is inserted in the plot-she is the mother and wife of the abuser. If you want to inherit and sublimate in "Grave 2", you can achieve this goal by writing more articles on the female second, but the female second's drama is really rare.
Female No. 2 is also a harmonious member of this psychopathic family, and she is also an out-and-out psychopath. She was taken home by the father in this perverted family, and then repeatedly raped by him. After giving birth to a son, her father lost interest in her. She began to look for someone who could satisfy her husband's deformed desires, and under the guise of a shelter, she tricked women into bringing them to her basement for abuse by her husband and son. From the plot, we can infer that the second woman once said to the first woman, "I can understand what you have suffered, and I have experienced it." This can prove that the second woman, like the heroine, was taken home by her bearded father. Abuse. So afterwards, "constantly raped her until she gave birth to a son." The second girl never seemed to be willing to resist all this, but enjoyed it very much, which showed a serious situation of abuse. The second woman also had love for her bearded father. When her father abused the hostess, the second woman sat aside and cried sadly. This is a typical Stockholm complex. In the end, the heroine killed the other two men in front of the second woman. After learning about the second woman's experience, she said, "You are the most perverted one." The feminist ideology in this sentence can be seen. The second woman is a woman, but she helps a few men to be abused and is willing to be abused. For feminism, the second woman is the most contrary person in the film. In the end, all the men who had abused the heroine were killed by her. The second woman was dying but not dead in the box. This is to avoid inducing internal conflicts among women and better cater to the plot setting of feminism. .
For the second female, if you do more essays, adding more pen and ink to this complicated role will definitely add to the film a lot. The director did not do this. Maybe he hadn't done enough Freud's work before shooting and didn't know how to deal with this masochist + Stockholm complex. In this regard, David Lynch is better at it.
As for the last scene where the heroine walks into the US Embassy, ​​we can understand that: the director is slapping the US government.

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Extended Reading
  • Marlee 2022-03-16 09:01:06

    After the naked rape and torture of the beautiful girl, the girl abused the family's heavy taste. Ruthless enough, thorough enough, I like it.

  • Halie 2022-04-19 09:02:43

    This kind of rotten movie heroine can't do anything if it's not eye-catching.

I Spit on Your Grave 2 quotes

  • Father Dimov: [catching Katie in his kitchen]

    [in Bulgarian]

    Father Dimov: Little mouse!

    [pause]

    Father Dimov: [Katie stares] Little mouse, come and eat!

    Katie: [coldly] Stay away from me.

    Father Dimov: [in English] Oh, you're an American!

    Katie: Don't come near me...

    Father Dimov: [throws up his hands] You have no need to fear!

    Katie: Your English is good...

    Father Dimov: [laughs] I studied philosophy in London. Your English is much better!

    [as Katie approaches]

    Father Dimov: So you're an American girl scattering away. Why?

  • Father Dimov: [as he finds Katie back in his church, staring at the alter] Little mouse...

    [pause]

    Father Dimov: I'm pleased to find you here.

    Katie: [she turns around] Don't come any closer...

    Father Dimov: Somebody did very bad things to you, I know...

    [pause]

    Father Dimov: I can call the police...

    Katie: [quietly] Don't.

    [she calmly starts to walk away]

    Father Dimov: You can't run from this forever...

    Katie: [Katie stops and turns to face him] I'm not running...