not so funny games

my sister lent me the movie "funny games" and erk and i watched it last week. half way through i started to call and text her frantically. WHY did she recommend this movie to me?! i found it so disturbing and upsetting.

this is one of those movies that is considered brilliant (at least by my sister, whose opinion i greatly value) because of the "idea" of the movie. not the movie itself. what i mean is, you will not enjoy watching this movie. that is the point. it is torture to watch, but the director acknowledges this, pokes fun at the fact that as the director he can address you, the audience, and that you are captive-ly his.

there are a couple of those "breaking the fourth wall" or whatever moments, and without them you would be convinced that haneke (also director of amour) is just a twisted man. and maybe he is, but he's twisted and smart/talented.

and i will admit that the more time that passes from having watched that movie, the more i can acknowledge his talent; if nothing else, it is a movie that you do not easily forget. however, just like any other art, i want to be able to somehow enjoy a movie...while i'm watching it. like experimental music that may be brilliant, but hard to listen to, i think for now i would rather read about such artistic endeavors and save myself from the full two-hour experience.