The structure of the film that took ten years to settle

Marlene 2022-03-23 09:02:17

Whether Almodovar has a message I am not quite sure. The movie is not an attack on sexually abusive priests, nor does it have a statement to make about homosexuality, which for Almodovar is no more of a topic than heterosexuality is for Clint Eastwood. I think it's really more about erotic role-playing: About the roles we play, the roles other people play, and the roles we imagine them playing and they imagine us playing. If Almodovar is right, some of our most exciting sexual experiences take place entirely within the minds of other people.

Whether or not Almodóvar was trying to convey something, I'm not sure. The film isn't about attacking pedophile priests, and it's not just about speaking out about homosexuality—it's like Clint Eastwood making a heterosexual movie for Almodóvar (nothing new?). I think the film is about sexual role-playing: about the roles we play, the roles that other people play, the roles we imagine to play, the roles that other people imagine us to play. If Almodóvar is right, then perhaps the most exciting sexual experiences we've ever experienced take place entirely in someone else's mind.

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Almodóvar is right!

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  • Chance 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    An experience can really change a person's life. In a small black house, facing the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, like the footsteps of a devil who wants to separate love. Colors and scenery together have a very quiet feeling .

  • Antonio 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    Frey Martinez is so handsome! This film is the peak of his handsomeness in his life! Almodovar obviously looks like an pig, but he found such a handsome guy to play himself.

Bad Education quotes

  • Ignacio: I think I've just lost my faith at this moment, so I no longer believe in God or hell. As I don't believe in hell, I'm not afraid. And without fear I'm capable of anything.