I was more than impressed by this very different exploration into human dynamics. I am more than impressed by the resounding polarization of people who have taken the time to review this movie.
I hesitated to write about The Pet because I am not a reviewer of any stretch of the imagination but I found the galvanizing affect of those from I guess the Bondage/Discipline community seem really having a problem in a film that some perceive as depicting a "lifestyle". Well for one who does not care for fetishism or such - get over it - the Pet is a well made movie; maybe not by the American standards of spoon fed potpourri of car chases, CSI investigations or the horror/slash genres. I really do not think it dealt with the BDSM thing at all.
To me it was well crafted and layered - showing character's strength and weaknesses as well as the evil and good in our so often manufactured lives controlled by powers that we do not know even exists.
I thought the acting was thoughtful, deliberate and engaging. Not growing up in America may have given me a different perspective but I really did get the vintage thoughtfulness of Bergman and Kubrick (Wild Strawberries and Clockwork Orange respectively).
I decided to write after watching The Pet an additional viewing. This time I watched it with several friends and indeed we talked about it for quite some time.
I hesitated to write about The Pet because I am not a reviewer of any stretch of the imagination but I found the galvanizing affect of those from I guess the Bondage/Discipline community seem really having a problem in a film that some perceive as depicting a "lifestyle". Well for one who does not care for fetishism or such - get over it - the Pet is a well made movie; maybe not by the American standards of spoon fed potpourri of car chases, CSI investigations or the horror/slash genres. I really do not think it dealt with the BDSM thing at all.
To me it was well crafted and layered - showing character's strength and weaknesses as well as the evil and good in our so often manufactured lives controlled by powers that we do not know even exists.
I thought the acting was thoughtful, deliberate and engaging. Not growing up in America may have given me a different perspective but I really did get the vintage thoughtfulness of Bergman and Kubrick (Wild Strawberries and Clockwork Orange respectively).
I decided to write after watching The Pet an additional viewing. This time I watched it with several friends and indeed we talked about it for quite some time.