So, Neil LaBute, yeah that guy, decent writer. But upon further research I discovered something a bit shocking. The man directed The Wicker Man. No, not the original cult film from 1973, but the one with Nicolas Cage, the amazingly horrific remake from 2006. The film pretty much consists of Nicolas Cage punching women on an island inhabited exclusively by women. Maybe this delves into the misogynistic theme that LaBute uses through The Mercy Seat, in all honesty there is absolutely no depth to the film at all. Interesting tidbit, the residents of the island have an odd obsession with bees (take what you want from that). It makes for quite the film. While the above premise makes the film out to be almost comical, it in reality is a very serious film; although the video below begs to differ.
Check out Tom's post (Lethargy in motion) who also has some problems with Labute's choices of films that he directs.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the remake was horrific. I couldn't even bring muyself to see it.
If you are interested, you should check out "bash". The play is rough to read but I think it is so much more complicated about gender than his film choices....
I thought it over and came to the conclusion that I'm a fan of their music, but highly doubt they have anything valuable to say without it that I haven't heard before. Working for the man is when it's on the books... I work off 'em. But have a good time. For me, today's payday, so when one of them put out a new album, I have the cash to dish out. Not everyone's Radiohead.
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