I loved this film. Such a brave thing to try. By the end of it I hardly noticed that the buildings weren’t there.
Great writing in an unusual style - very theatre.
Also, a fine ending: tragic, unhappy but satisfactory. Made one feel guilty for approving, but justice (at least in this fictional context) demanded no less.
I couldn’t get past the fact that the buildings weren’t there In fact, I ended up turing it off rather quickly. I guess I’m just not “artsy” enough for that type of thing. Nicole Kidman tends to do odd movies as of late. Portrait of a Lady (which is from a while ago) was also more “artsy” and it deviated so much from the book, that I couldn’t get through it either.
Ah, izzarina, I admit I came close myself early on, but this one rewards perseverence. It’s a long movie, and not popcorn entertainment, but I think it is well worth the effort it takes to get the best out of it.
Enjoy? Hell no, Denny. Dogville is certainly not about enjoyment. I personally saw it as something very simple: an exercise in tripping some basic emotional reactions - anger and the emotional need for justice… It made me want that ending, even though I didn’t know that until it happened. And I was shocked at myself when I found out what kind of ending would satisfy me.