This movie is basically a portrait of the auto-aggressive tendencies of a young girl (Pauline) who goes overboard in the end. She is 18 years old, has unkempt looks, a very masculine body and rejects her womanhood. She dreams about lesbian sex connected with violence as a symbol of self-neglect and hidden homosexual desires. There are a couple of artistically styled dream sequences, where this situation is spelled out very violently (for example: she removes an unborn child from her womb and gives it to a devil-like figure, who puts it in an oven). So, if you have some insight into auto-aggressive behavior and are able to read the signs, it is quite easy to decode the symbolic level of Excision.
Yeah, and there are a few funny scenes to lighten up things.
So: 1) If you love and adore women and can fully understand the wondrous miracles of life (giving birth, for example) this movie is a very sad movie 2) If you are a naive, extremely sensitive or overly religious type this movie is a rather disturbing movie 3) If you think that this film is a freaky cool fun flick filled with bloody and gross scenes to cheer about, then go and hurt yourself!
I saw this movie at a festival and at the end the majority of the crowd cheered enthusiastically and applauded, so they might fall into category 3
*** out of ***** stars.
Yeah, and there are a few funny scenes to lighten up things.
So: 1) If you love and adore women and can fully understand the wondrous miracles of life (giving birth, for example) this movie is a very sad movie 2) If you are a naive, extremely sensitive or overly religious type this movie is a rather disturbing movie 3) If you think that this film is a freaky cool fun flick filled with bloody and gross scenes to cheer about, then go and hurt yourself!
I saw this movie at a festival and at the end the majority of the crowd cheered enthusiastically and applauded, so they might fall into category 3
*** out of ***** stars.