ayhansalamci "All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride." It's a great film about inequality. We are watching a struggle of pride. He was in criticism of the capitalist system over Poland. I do not think it's the best film of the trilogy. But I can say that I like this movie very much.

classicsoncall Finding the work of director Krzysztof Kieslowski has been a rewarding experience. "Three Colors:Blue" and 'Red' are both fascinating films, and I will say the same of 'White', however there are a number of story inconsistencies in this movie that give me pause. Aside from the near impossibility of making an airplane flight inside a suitcase, the time frame in which Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) was able to acquire five thousand dollars to purchase the property from the old landowner was not clearly defined. It seemed like it occurred almost immediately upon overhearing the scheme, though at the time he had very little in the way of resources to speak of. Later, as one of the steps in the strategy to avoid detection following his 'death', Karol was supposed to fly to Hong Kong immediately after his 'corpse' was found. But he remained behind to view Dominique's (Julie Delpy) reaction at his funeral. But the biggest question mark might be concerning what charge the authorities had for arresting Dominique. Was it for fraud? As an accomplice in Karol's scheme? For the murder of Karol? I didn't think that was very well addressed, because even if she did begin cashing in on the will left by Karol, isn't that what any normal person would have done under the circumstances? I thought the relationship between Karol and Mikolaj (Janusz Gajos), especially the scene at the train station, was cleverly handled. Karol granted Mikolaj a lifeline that he gladly accepted once he came face to face with the finality of death. It led to a business relationship and a revenge scheme against Dominique that was classic in it's execution. Though as I say, I didn't think Dominique's arrest came off as entirely credible. And when all was said, done, and sorted out, how was Karol Karol going to explain his sudden resurrection after more than a handful of mourners witnessed his 'burial'? The clincher however was when Karol viewed Dominique in her prison cell, and she signaled that she wanted to get married to him again. There's not too many ways I can rationalize this dysfunctional couple planning to get married all over again. It just didn't seem credible to me.But as the saying goes - Love is blind. The corollary to that would be, of course, that marriage is an eye-opener.

donuthaters12 Review In A Nutshell:White tells the story of a male Polish hairdresser, Karol, who was left by his wife, Dominique, with nothing. He deals with this loss by going back to Poland and rebuilding himself.The first I noticed when going through this film was how light it all felt, all the weight that I felt on the director's previous film, Blue, were mostly lifted. I wasn't so much disappointed with the change in tone as there are many moments in this film where the plot and narrative benefited from it, but I was underwhelmed by Kieslowski's execution. The director couldn't seem to make me feel comprehensively invested to the protagonist, as I personally felt he wasn't explored enough and the intentions of the character wasn't truly clear to me throughout. Thankfully I enjoyed the journey that the protagonist has taken, as we get to see him start off on the bottom of the world, figuratively speaking of course, and building himself up slowly to becoming a respectable and "fulfilled" man. He doesn't reach this stage without playing dirty of course, Karol is still a normal human being and would do whatever he can in order to get ahead, but it was handled in such a way that we don't think less of him. I saw this rebuilding as just a constructive coping mechanism towards the tragic loss he just suffered, and I think in a way all of what he has made for himself was all for her or at least something to prove to her. During the film's third act, we can see that he is still in pain and even though he could get anything he wants there is still a void in him that hasn't been filled, and that is love. It was her love that he has always wanted, and he blames himself for not being able to show and prove that to her during their marriage. For Karol, content doesn't come from wealth, respect and fame, it comes from Dominique.The film's photography was also a major change from the first film of the trilogy. Colors seem to be warmer, and the color seems to dominate a lot of the film's images, possibly enforcing the idea of purity and beauty. It connects really well with the film's plot and narrative, making certain situations coming off as comically charged rather than dire, giving us a glimpse of how the film would feel during its resolution. The score also was change from the previous film, switching from the grand and dramatic tone to something much lighter and sharper. I found the score to be effective, particularly during the moments where the film wants us to feel sorry for Karol or when he examines or thinks about his one true love, Dominique. We are able to understand his fascination with her, and the music helps support that.Zbigniew Zamachowski plays the film's protagonist, Karol. He was wonderful in the role, though it wasn't at the same level of amazing as Binoche in Blue. The actor was able to manipulate my feelings towards the character, with one moment feeling highly sorry then the next moment feeling proud of what he has become. He was able to change the appearance of his exterior while keeping his internal qualities the same. Julie Delpy was also pretty good in the role, but it would have been better if she was given a bit more screen time; then again this is Karol's story, not hers.White may not be a step up as I hoped it would be from Blue, but it's still a great piece of work from Kieslowski. Hopefully Red would be at least just as good as this, if not better.

StoryCharts White is about a jealous husband seeking revenge on his wife by getting her to love him. The irony is that he succeeds in getting her love but the act of getting revenge ruins their chance of a life together as she's thrown in prison.Structurally the story is a bit loose, the revenge plot goes from success to success with no real obstacles while the love relationship also doesn't have many meaningful changes. It feels like the storytellers wanted to really focus on the irony of love/revenge at the end of the film that the journey getting there wasn't fleshed out in a meaningful way. The result is an enjoyable film but not a great film that will likely not warrant a second viewing because the controlling idea is not powerfully proved.The additional sub-plot of the friend seeking suicide because he is bored also does not resonate with the controlling idea much. The film is well shot and composed, but the controlling idea is certainly not proved.My Story Chart of the movie is at storycharts.ca