Comments on Causing Accidents: mumble mumble ego ego

I think he's more tactful than Eli Roth or somethi...

2008-06-02T09:47:00.000-05:00

I think he's more tactful than Eli Roth or something. That shit is technically unsexual but potentially more damaging.

Sexual violence is a horribly ugly and tactless facet of our life. I think as a filmmaker you're allowed to capture or express anything you want. Even being tactless can be effective.

And yes, they should be judged based on what the choose to portray and how they portray it. You should have asked him about his handling of assault and sex--both together and separately. He probably wouldn't have had a bullshit, dick-related answer.

You actually probably see Ken Park because the difference between Korine and Clark's ways of dealing with the subject might make you appreciate HK's restraint in Mister Lonely...though every possible warning needs to be administered before that one. Because it's so graphic but also feels so eerily real.

I think you should give the average movie-goer the...

2008-06-01T11:09:00.000-05:00

I think you should give the average movie-goer the benefit of the doubt. (re: how you interpret a sexual assault scene vs. how other people do)
Especially considering that the "average movie-goer" isn't seeing Harmony Korine's films and probably doesn't give a fuck who he is.

Your point is still taken, though.

I know this is somewhat ironic, but I bet there ar...

2008-05-30T14:49:00.000-05:00

I know this is somewhat ironic, but I bet there are some right-wing crazies who track all the bad stuff in movies. I will look on the internet.

But thats me being the 'feminazi' free speech sile...

2008-05-30T14:47:00.001-05:00

But thats me being the 'feminazi' free speech silencer huh :)

I agree that the most painful can be the most effe...

2008-05-30T14:47:00.000-05:00

I agree that the most painful can be the most effective, but I don't think that film makers do it in a 'tactful' or appropriate way. And I don't think the majority of movie goers are processing rape scenes in the way you or I would (eg: let's take a critical look at this and explore xyz). I think most of them see a sex scene to be honest. And that disturbs me. Also it'd be nice if movies with rapes had that listed somewhere, like "trigger warning". A kid who's been kidnapped and tortured will know not to see kidnapper suspense movies so they can avoid triggering past emotions/events. A rape victim has a much harder time deciphering which movies to avoid so they dont have to be triggered since so many films, even the most innocuous, will have some form of sexual assault in them.

Forgot to click 'email followup'.

2008-05-30T14:42:00.000-05:00

Forgot to click 'email followup'.

I haven't seem the film, but I'm going to discuss ...

2008-05-30T14:41:00.000-05:00

I haven't seem the film, but I'm going to discuss showing sexual assault in films in general. Personally, as someone who is in the majority and has not been assaulted, I typically find focusing on the most painful aspect the most effective. Just as victims of any type of violence are probably more sensitive to cinematic violence, if the goal is to try to explore the pain and emotional baggage that comes with assault, then I think it is warranted.

Of course, if people laughed at it afterwords, that would piss me off too.

And for the record, I will ask just about any question to anyone if you bring me along in the future. "Hey Korine, how come you're so fucked up?"