Menschenfeind (1998)

Menschenfeind: Directed by Gaspar Noé. With Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Martine Audrain. A horse meat butcher’s life and mind begins to breakdown as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

“Man, that movie was intense. I saw Irreverisible a while back and just discovered this film. As I tried to rate it I have to admit that if a film effects you in the way this movie just did then there is something to it. I know many people who would be disgusted by this film and simply say they did not like it, it was a u0026quot;bad movie.u0026quot; The reality is that every movie doesnu0026#39;t have to be uplifting and make you feel good. All I know is that I feel extremely alone and weird at the moment, independent of anything going on in my life. In that way, I think the film did its job. To an extent, the main character is so sick and jaded that one doesnu0026#39;t exactly relate to him or identify with the character. At the same time however, for those of us that donu0026#39;t experience life as rosy and joyous all the time, there is an element of utter pessimism that one can relate to. In a traditional sense, not that much actually happens in this movie. The majority of it is filled with an inner dialogue and scenes of people just sitting around.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI suppose itu0026#39;s odd for me to say that I like this film, but as I said, I think it did its job. The soundtrack was well done and the acting was thoroughly convincing. If you can deal with u0026quot;depressingu0026quot; and disturbing movies, Iu0026#39;d give I Stand Alone a shot. If not, rent Big and go to bed feeling nostalgic and hopeful about the future.”