What I said in the previous post about my fear of mad women –
I just realised it’s the reason why The
Audition is a very rare example of a horror film I find truly horrific. The female protagonist is
so beautiful, so still, so deliberate, so devoid of emotion while she tortures
the poor guy lying immobilised on the floor.
The genuinely frightening mad woman isn’t the one who runs
around shrieking and setting the bedroom ablaze. That’s the impoverished
Hollywood-style version, a la Fatal
Attraction. It’s the one who looks anything but mad while she’s doing the
most hideously mad things.
I reckon the Japanese understand mad women. They have the
best of them. Must remember to keep my distance if ever I encounter one.
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