ymunoz1989 I was hesitant to watch this movie because of all the explicit sex scenes everyone seemed to complain about in their reviews on IMDb (I always read reviews before watching a movie). There were so many mixed reviews that I decided to give it a shot. I watched it with my fiancé and fast forwarded through most of the sex scenes. I'm not a prude. I just don't find it necessary to watch a 10 minute sex scene. Anyway, this movie was so GOOD! I cried a couple of times. I felt myself feeling for the two main characters, Electra and Murphy. Their relationship was in fact toxic, but I never throughout the whole film doubted their love for one another. It's usually the toxic relationships in where your heart breaks the most. Murphy's and Electra's relationship started off strong, but it soon turned toxic when they started exploring sex with other people together. This movie goes to show that the bedroom is just for two people. Bringing others in will only strain the relationship with jealousy and insecurities. I felt Electra's pain when he confessed to her that he had gotten his neighbor (whom they had recently engaged in a threesome with) pregnant. I also felt Jasper's pain when he goes looks for her at the club and tells her "I belong to you! I wanna have a baby with you! I love you!" I felt for him, but I felt for her even more. Seeing him in the present in where he's with the woman whom he got pregnant was so sad and depressing. He gained weight, was unhappy, and was not in love with the woman he ended up with. It's almost as if he resented her for Electra leaving him. Two years later, and he never stopped loving Electra. She went to sh*t soon after breaking up with Jasper. Although she hated him, she still loved him. There's a fine line between love and hate. The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is 'indifference.' Her hate/love for him led her to give up on life. In the end, he finds out she overdosed and died. They don't actually say it, but based on his reaction when he gets off the phone with her mom, it's safe to assume that's what happened. It's blatantly clear. He then goes into his bathtub, sits down, and holds his son how he once held Electra - where he once held Electra. This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It doesn't have a happy ending, but it has a realistic one. When the movie was over, I hugged my fiancé tightly, and I promised him to never ever hurt him. I asked him to promise me the same. This movie was very good but very sad.

thermodynamx And failing miserably. So, I saw Gaspar Noe's newest film last night. I'm a fan of his work and can see why people question his ability. If you haven't seen it and do not want the film spoiled then stop reading. Anyways, what did I just watch? It was great don't get me wrong, but I feel like there's a fine line between film sex scenes and just straight porn.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of a man trapped with his wife and child, yet he keeps on thinking about his ex-girlfriend who is not contactable. The story then winds back in time to tell how his relationships with his ex-girlfriend and his wife come about.I have heard about the gratuitous explicit sex scenes in the film, and indeed there is a prolonged sex scene every five minutes. The story is quite interesting, as the man reflects and reminisces about Elektra, who is so adventurous that she becomes increasingly unstable. The problems encountered by the man are quite real life, and viewers can easily relate to his situation. What strikes me is that the lighting effects of the film is very remarkable, the use of focused lighting enhances the mood a lot. The slow strobe effect in the swingers' club is captivating. Overall, "Love" is worth a watch as it depicts real life relationship problems.

JoSantz I haven't quite made up my mind about this film. I don't think I've enjoyed it, however I believe it's a great film to analyse.You can definitely feel it's a Noé film, the cuts, the speed, the colors, the characters, the extra 15 min that weren't really necessary, etc.. Love - in my opinion it's a good title because I felt the couple was in love, and that this film was about love and represents a real couple, like in Blue Valentine.Sex scenes - I kind of understand it, you don't often see real couples making love in films, you just see actors compelled to look hot as hell so that everyone else that's watching feels bad about their bodies and a sexual desires. Despite all of this I think there are too many explicit scenes which add nothing to the story.Murphy - I'm not a big fan of analogies, mainly the ones that are forced just because. That said, I didn't get the analogy in the beginning, in my point of view, it has no logic. The same goes for Electra. - I felt Murphy was really in love, what I didn't get was, in the midst of almost 2h of love, why does he keep cheating. If you love someone, which he apparently does, you don't have room for some random girl, to whom you speak at a party for 5 min, that agrees with your ideas, exactly the ones your girlfriend doesn't. I didn't feel this so I don't understand his need for cheating.Voice over - I see a lot of people complaining about this, well I liked the emotion and reality it expressed, mainly when his at home with the mother of his child.There was a little annoying thing, I started feeling that this was sort of a biography of Noé, it had to many obvious details about him like it was an Ode to Noé...didn't get.Once again, I think it's a good film to analyse and think about if you have the time and interest.