Shame (NC-17) Movie Blurb by Shale December 16, 2011 "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation ..." That quote by Henry David Thoreau just popped into my head by the end of this movie; a drama, somewhat disturbing and yet intriguing. Not implying that the protagonist is like "most men" but the fact that so much of it hits home could also give me personal pause, as well as most men. From the opening scene we meet Brandon (Michael Fassbender), a successful businessman in NYC just waking up before his alarm goes off. Brandon is also consumed by sex (Most studies say this is a common male trait). But he goes beyond our normal fixations, to the point of obsession. He looks at porn in magazines, watches it on the Net, hooks up with casual acquaintances, hires hookers and masturbates frequently. All of this BTW, quite graphically portrayed on-screen, where we feel a little embarrassed that we are so close to the action and not in a 3-way. (Go here for the front of this shot) http://cdn.crushable.com/files/2011/10/fassbender-shame-2-640x425.jpg We also learn that Brandon is quite a loner and has no lasting relationships. Then his sister (Carey Mulligan) comes to stay a while, which upsets Brandon's whole routine, causing friction that goes beyond what we will ever learn of their history. But we do know that Sissy has her own set of problems. Brandon & Sissy on Couch (not at all content) There is conflict between Brandon & Sissy and Brandon goes spiraling into more self-destructive behavior. There were times, with the mood and the sex that this reminded me of so many French art flicks I have seen. This movie is not my usual escapism, but I did enjoy seeing it. Having gone thru the Sexual Revolution I was naturally curious just where I might be on the Sex Addict continuum. Did all the things Brandon did in this movie, but never so obsessed with it. Sorta like a non-alcoholic who could drink one glass of booze & walk away. I attended the early matinee around noon and the theater was not crowded. It wasn't until leaving the auditorium that I noticed there were no women, and all the men were middle aged to old. (I felt so out of place). Could be they were all gay and wanted to see the reported full-frontal nude shots of Michael Fassbender, which were of him walking thru his apartment naked, uncut and semi turgid. Might be worth checking out.
Couple of friends commented on this movie a few weeks ago, they labeled it as quite disturbing drama about weird family relations and sex addiction. I saw the movie last night. Fassbender did a great job portraying successful and yet deeply unhappy and lonely businessman. At first, I envy the guy because it seems like he has everything that I'm hoping to achieve - prosperous carrier, nice apartment, friends, lots of sex... But under all that lies deeply insecure, emotionally damaged sex addict who cannot have meaningful relationship with another human being and my admiration turns into compassion for the guy... And all of my friends (male and female) commented on Fassbender's tool. I only replied:" Come on girls, you know that they use special effects in Hollywood, it's not real." :rofl: (though I'm not sure where this film was produced, director is from UK).
He was amply sized but not unusually large. Just like Colin Farrell, ample but not so unusual as all the talk implied.
Have you seen Boogie Nights? It very good film with Mark Wahlberg about rise and fall of young American porn star. He has small monologue in the last scene and he shows his "working tool". It really looks huge, I'm sure they used some special effects there. If it's really his dick, he should consider real porn carrier. I know I would. :devil:
