The Bad
SHAME
Having so many expectations towards Steve McQueen's Shame, I found the film very disappointing. Of course, the acting (Michael Fassbender + Carey Mulligan)was amazing and the dominant long shots were well-crafted. Yet the main character, Brandon, seemed to be so unconvincing and, despite the title,shame-less?
Apart from one little hint that gives us a clue about his family background, we don't know why he's a sex addict. What we do know is that almost every second of his existence has been devoted to sex and porn.
The Good
THE PIANO TEACHER
While watching Shame I couldn't stop juxtaposing it with Haneke's The Piano Teacher, which gives us an insight to the perverted life of a cultured pianist, Erika.
Erika's sexual perversions resulted from her toxic relationship with her mother, who managed to raise her daughter with the stern discipline necessary for the future great pianist.
The only chance for Erika to abandon her twisted fantasies would be to develop a relationship with her student Walter, who seems to be genuine and caring. Inevitably, Erika's profoundly corrupted mind infected Walter's and they begin their power-struggle game.
