If God was pleased with his creation, he would sign his name...

[exsequar]

I just watched The Pillow Book and I need to get my thoughts down while they're still fresh. It was intense, gorgeous, heartbreaking, and gripping... I loved it. It was a bit over my head at some points, especially with all the Japanese or chinese or whatever it was flying around. But I still understood the story, surprisingly well actually. I was never bored (even though Ewan's only in about half the movie... which is a shame, but he's naked for half of that time, so it's all good). It was visually quite stunning, although a little old fashioned, and a little hard to follow with the multiple screens going on at once, but that meant I had to be thinking all the time.

In terms of Ewan... what can I say? The man's a genius. His performances are always so nuanced, so different, so vibrant and fresh and colorful. This was not an exception by any means. Plus, his HAIR in this movie was simply gorgeous! Soft and down to his shoulders, and beautifully golden. I just wanted to run my fingers through it. Mmmm. And did I mention he was naked a lot? A lot. Guh.


When Jerome killed himself??? That was so painful and gripping. And he died... and the funeral... and then they fucking SKINNED HIM. Ewan! I mean... Jerome! :P Seriously, that was just so intense and... fascinating, really. I realized that I've never had to see Ewan die in a movie, and it was quite terrible/awesome. Wow. I cried, I did.

So if you're a Ewan fan (tuveuxmoi_) this is definitely a must see.

Comments

[wethie.livejournal.com]

Ahh... I see you finally watched this.. I looooooved this movie.. I really had to go out of my way to get a hold of a copy of it where I lived. But it was definitely worth it. I want to buy it but it's hard to find a non-asian version on eBay. *g*

I'm glad you enjoyed this one.. Ewan was AWESOME in this movie..

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

He was *so* awesome. He always is, but wow :) I'm really glad I finally watched it too. I would rewatch parts of it but it's a tape and I don't have a vcr at this house :( And it's only a rental. Alas. Young Adam will have to suffice for now :P

Love your icon by the way!