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The Bunny Game (2011)
Too artsy for the content? It worked for me :)
The Bunny game is a black and white film focused around the life of a cocaine addicted prostitute who is abducted by a truck driver and degraded and tortured for a period of time in the desert. One review caught my attention- There is an issue that the lengths of certain shots are "boring" and/or "pointless" and i have to say that i disagree. Nor do i think the lengths of shots are there to merely build up tension. I think the way this film is shot makes it so that the viewer does not passively engage in viewing the film as a mere sadistic turn on or curiosity. I'm sure some just seek out this genre in order to tick a box... I think this is a film that successfully uses a certain level of art house, somewhat experimental style to allow the viewer some distance from its content. On the one hand it ventures to be as realistic as possible , yet on the other uses techniques that are distancing, highlighting the creative process of making the film. Personally, i didn't feel a great deal of sympathy for the central character. Next to no dialogue and a rebellious looking cocaine addicted female prostitute coupled with intermittent strong, hard, fast music... I guess you assume she can handle herself and this is her choice. I enjoyed the concept of time in the film too. She has no idea how long she has been there and i found that i lost a sense of time while watching the film as it becomes dizzying and almost seemed circular at times. On another note, does the truck driver actually rape her? I can't remember that he does...
I particularly loved the film for its ending. I don't think it could have ended any other way! She was a nobody at the start of the film , you didn't get to know her through out the film and in the end she just disappears from the screen to an unknown future, an unknown person. I'm sure this is the most realistic aspect of using the role of a prostitute. They move around a lot and no one raises much concern if they just vanish. They are an easy target. I found the conclusion of the film rather poignant considering the rest of it. I look forward to a second viewing to analyse it further. I haven't read anything of the film, its making or the director so shall maybe research it a bit.