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July 16, 2005
Safe
Safe (1995), Todd Haynes:
I remember watching a PBS special as a kid about unseen things in our everyday world, and the part about dustmites was creepy enough to make me worry subconsciously for a week. (To recreate that feeling, read all about eyelash mites)
This movie is full of that feeling. Instead of little critters, it's our modern environment, full of chemicals and pollutants. It borrows heavily from political thrillers, keeping our hero just one step behind the unknown assailant in the quest to track him down.
I didn't expect it to be so subtle, so being slightly distracted took a lot away from the movie. I'm not sure it's something that really can be rewatched, too, which is a shame. I feel it's something that can be transcendently creepy if watched under the right conditions.
7/15
Posted by bing at July 16, 2005 12:32 PM