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Baise-Moi a.k.a. Rape Me has been
banned in several countries throughout the world as it displays real
sexual interaction between the characters and merciless violence that is
burnt into your retina. The story surrounds two young women, one
working as a prostitute and the other an adult film performer who has
recently been raped. The argument that the women are victims is quickly discarded as both women
seem to enjoy their occupation as they
seek out environments where they can sexually interact with people.
Their quest-like adventure for sexual domination while executing the men
and women that cross their paths serves no real purpose more than filling
the empty void within, which could be lust, greed, or any other of the
seven deadly sins.
Baise-Moi gives a reference to Gaspar Noé as the film displays a scene from I Stand Alone (1998) while one of the girls is selling her body to a customer. Noé also directed a film named Irreversible (2002), which is in far more gruesome than Baise-Moi. However, Irreversible displays an artistic intellect and a moral to the story despite the stomach turning violence to which most viewers must turn away their eyes. In Baise-Moi there is not a direct moral to the story as the women show no remorse to their violent behavior which they happily embrace while cursing out their victims. The film illustrates that two women can act like pigs in a similar fashion which men have done for centuries. This is not a positive step forward for womanhood, but a couple of steps backwards. In the end the film will make many wonder why they made this film, besides purely monetary purposes. Nonetheless, there will undoubtedly be people who will defend the film and its meaning, which I am still unclear about. |
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| 7/7/2004 | |
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The Internet Movie Database. |
