Shame is a film filled with haunting scenes and long takes of reflecting gazes into nothingness. Shame is also filled with nudity, sex and a great soundtrack. What more could a film student ask for!
Steve McQueen's second feature film focuses on a sex addict played by the extremely fit Michael Fassbender, whose life is starting to spiral out of control. His messed up sister showing up, played by Carey Muligan, doesn't seem to help. The explicit sex scenes are carefully masked into something sad and pathetic that doesn't leave room for embarrassed giggles. Or so thinks the film student. All in all, Shame can be a beautiful and agonizing film about two people not unlike all of us, or it can be an porn film with an artistic narrative. This depends solely on the audience.
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