It's hard to impose any preconceived notion of what a romance film should be upon this movie. Its odd and quirky from the offset, and continually unpredictable. The abruptness and lack of grandeur at certain pivotal moments in the storyline, leads to intense and confusing emotions. Too often has a movie of this genre been predictable and dramatic. Josee, the tiger and the fish strikes a balance. It is the right amount of sentimentality mixed with sharp, cutting doses of reality that culminates in an experience that is ultimately very rich. One that leaves us confused, hurt, bewildered and with the odd notion that something is missing. Strikingly similar to how both lovers feel at the end of the movie. The remarkable subtlety of the ending is beautifully contrasted with the sheer intensity of emotion that surrounds this story. It is not a movie that I will forget about any time soon.
Read more for some shoddy analysis. Spoilers ahead The tiger and the fish signify monumental parts of Josee's journey. Both are animals that she sought out. Whilst the singling out of these two items seems odd, it is testament to the abruptness of her journey. This is all Josee gets to experience whilst in the 'honeymoon period' of their relationship. Proceeding this, life returns to normal. Except it isn't so normal. Her awareness and experience of the possibilities she has, has increased. In some ways this is the redeeming factor of her relationship, or is it? Perhaps her exposure to the wealth of experience available has brought to home the constraints of her disability. The naivety and rareness of the love and makes it doubtful that something similar will occur to Josee. She is forever trapped with the memory of her bliss. That is the cruelty of this movie, and is the reason why it shall never be forgotten by me.
Read more for some shoddy analysis. Spoilers ahead The tiger and the fish signify monumental parts of Josee's journey. Both are animals that she sought out. Whilst the singling out of these two items seems odd, it is testament to the abruptness of her journey. This is all Josee gets to experience whilst in the 'honeymoon period' of their relationship. Proceeding this, life returns to normal. Except it isn't so normal. Her awareness and experience of the possibilities she has, has increased. In some ways this is the redeeming factor of her relationship, or is it? Perhaps her exposure to the wealth of experience available has brought to home the constraints of her disability. The naivety and rareness of the love and makes it doubtful that something similar will occur to Josee. She is forever trapped with the memory of her bliss. That is the cruelty of this movie, and is the reason why it shall never be forgotten by me.