Review of Viridiana (1962) by Ben L — 24 Nov 2015

I can't offer an effective review of Viridiana. It was fairly easy to recognize about halfway through that this was not going to be a film for me. There was no point to the narrative, instead it's pretty clear that the writer/director was attempting to send a message rather than tell a story.

Viridiana is quite depressing as it focuses on a young nun who does her best to be obedient and loving in everything she does, but is taken advantage of by basically every single character in the film.

It mocks and belittles religion, it seems to relish in incest, and it has a strange fascination with women's legs that doesn't seem to go anywhere. This is clearly an "art" piece that movie critics and enthusiasts will love examining and exploring to find the many symbolic pieces, which is not my idea of fun.

I can't say this is a bad movie, that would be totally unfair, I'll simply say I didn't enjoy watching it at all.