My begotten

My favorite film is Begotten by Elias Merhige. And I know him, he was then on facebook, then we exchanged e-mails, and so on. He is the most talent creator and narrator of the dark world. Particular world - dark and sexual.

This is my article about Begotten, it caused many holywars in runet in 00th. He-he.

My review repeats, in fact, my comment, to one of the respected members of the portal. I decided to turn it into a review. Many symbols for those who are not able to perceive the text longer than SMS, feel free not to read this review, and my short advice – don’t watch this film.
For people with the rudiments of intellect.
I do not recommend watching this film to habitual because it is not for average minds. The film is really very specific. And it allows you to look into yourself. But this does not mean you will like that you will see inside. More likely, you will not like it. So, if you don't understand what I said - save your time and the nerves of other honest people who didn't watch the movie, yet, and don't leave your ignorant comments as the outbursts from poor tiny souls of yours.
No, it does not mean, if you do not like the movie, you are scum))) it just means, it is probably not a time to watch this movie for you, it happens)
And now, for the intellectuals:

1. Repulsion to the film
   Repulsion to such film can be caused only oppressed sexual fantasies. Because the film is very atmospheric and was made only to lead beyond feelings. There's no framed point, there is no a line of the plot. The value of the film is - it awakens emotions that cause a person to listen to their feelings after seeing. The film features several psychological clichés. The film is frightening (yes-yes, it is), causing an explosion of negative (nightmare, repulsion, terrible), because it hits our sex-instincts.
   Why do we usually afraid to look into yourself, afraid to look at the dismemberment or something like that? We tried it on themselves, consciously or unconsciously. And we set the framework – it is acceptable / unacceptable. If it is unacceptable – we take it as a disgusting nightmare if something reflected us - we take it as cool and smart. Films like Begotten reflected us, but we are afraid and don't want to admit it. It's not in the sense of the matter, this is the sensation.
   Merhige made this movie, for some of its viewers, - even who can say after watching - a nightmare, a delusion, a fear – could think about the nature of their sensations. It is important. It is important to be aware of our facets completely, not only about our pure sides which we like to show others, and which we are trying to make yourself believe in. Because of this, people get married on a purely unnecessary to them people, give birth to children, who they do not need too, and, then, they educate them purely and decent, but unhappy. We ourselves do not know how to be happy, how we can teach the life someone else? And then, we try to crush, since their childhood, their interest to his dark side, convincing them that this is not good.
   And to the fans of the Bible, and people from other sects, all in vain commemorated Jesus, until God's hiccups ... we know good and evil, now. But in fact, we do not know the Good, it is boring and uninteresting to us, Evil we are afraid by, so, do not know it, as well. The film merges us with the feeling and the understanding of our nature. We are accustomed to cry – horror, it is evil, read the Bible! But it will not save us from ourselves. Neither the cries nor the hypocritical books.
   Do not try to watch a movie, flipping through it.
2. There is no storyline, the film is for the fans of this genre. So, flipping through plotless film what can we hope to see in there? Well, after the first shots? For some kind of the "well, I watched your Begotten, weird and odd." It's good to talk in the company of the same cowardly losers because with this opinion, in an intellectual company, only you will be looked weird and odd.
   To cling with each frame, trying to make the idea of the Begotten - waste thing, the matter is, as I said, in yourselves, not in any frame of the film.
   How to watch?
3. Better to be alone, having 2 free hours, after, or even, preferably 5 hours. Because you can be scared by the naked emotions, and you decide they are visible to the partner; and your partner, in his turn, can be afraid of that, and you spend the part of the film, to prove to each other that you are feeling nothing, and it is not a big deal, and you will agree, hypocritically, that's better to turn off the film. In this case, you couldn’t understand the film. You will not get into the atmosphere, it just will hit you in the subdued and painful feelings. Like many others.
   What is the movie about?
4. About you. You will find in it something of your own. God creates from himself the Mother Earth. This claims she is part of God and his incarnation. So he cuts himself to release something new, the created by him, something, what requires the release. The Death gives the birth to a new life. Life is cyclical and infinite.
   This is just a basis. Merhige showed - there is everywhere like this: Creature + Creature = New Creation.
   I don't expect an agreement, I wrote about my Begotten, go and get your own.
   And clever people – watch this movie! It is very beautiful and useful. It has just only one lack. There is only Begotten. There is no other one alike talented film, which shows you – yourselves. You will want more, but won't be able to find anything even next to it.