Review of The Handmaiden (2016) by Moschidae — 16 Jan 2023
As a lesbian myself, I have mixed feelings on this movie. I enjoyed the narrative fine on its own, and I even find myself thinking about it sometimes, plus as we all know this movie is visually stunning.
.... but its also CLEARLY written by a man. Especially the love scenes, it feels oppressively pornographic and kind of embarrassing to watch. There is also way too many scenes where a male character forces himself on a woman.
I understand the point they went for here but sometimes its just too much (and really uncomfortable). I'm still not quite sure what the audience for this movie was supposed to be.
This review of The Handmaiden (2016) was written by Moschidae on 16 Jan 2023.
The Handmaiden has generally received very positive reviews.
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