Monday, February 25, 2008

Perfume...

I'v just finished watching the film: Perfume, the Story of a Murderer and I've never thought it'd have such a great effect on me, but it has.
For me, it's the best way to decide whether the film I'm watching is good or not, whether I can empathize myself to the film or not. I mean, when a film is a really good one (like this) I can seemingly feel the character's emotions, I feel like I'm in the film too. And it happened again...

The story was originated from the 18th century, it was about a man, owning his only special talent: perfect smell.
Well, this man, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, was born among a lot of people foredoomed to death like several of his brothers and sisters before. But it was not to be, he had to live his life, which meant doom from the time he was born.
As her mother was hung there was no one who could care about him, so he got to orphanage where it became obvious that he is a special boy. (he did not speak till he became 5years old.)
He knew almost everything due to their flavour and recognized that human language cannot express all the things can be found in our world.
As he was older and was able to work, he was sold, but he still experienced flavours. He was greedy because he wanted to have all the existing scent.
The point when his "flavour-hunting plan" was started was an encounter with a woman, an unknown aroma which he had never experienced before and never wanted to forget.
Well in the rest of his life he looked for the way to preserve all of the odour and finally he found the way to reach it.
About in the middle of the film Grenouille changed his mind, as he wanted to be known, he wanted to be someone unless he was born to be a none.

In my opinion it's one of the rare films where you can cry together with the character and while you're watching it, you can feel as it makes you shiver, but in this case at the same time it was wonderful and amased me that how strong a human mind and how though a human will can be.

I was afraid and I cried when it was needed and I was still thinking when it was ended.

This film, and especially this character, Grenouille, was marvellous, I enjoyed seeing how many things you do to reach your aims (in the film complete your collection) and how fast things (endurance, will-power, bigotry) can disappear when you are able to achieve your dreams.

Jean-Baptiste Granouille just would like to be loved and would like to love, he thought, collecting the aroma of the women's cherry and beauty into a perfume will be enough to be a normal man who can have a part from affection,(irony in the film, that it was "just" enough to rule the world) but as this secret was out: Money can't buy love and you can't love anyone if you wasn't born to be loved.

I 'm commending it to everyone!!!

5 comments:

Emese said...

Hy!
If I'm not wrong there is a book from which the film was made. I wanted to read it some mounths ago, but now, after your opinion about the film, I'm sure, I will. I'm interested in wheather you read it or not, and if yes, than wich was better? I know it's a tricky question.:)

RhythmLover said...

No, it's not a tricky question but I have to admit that I haven't read the book yet, but yes I'm also planning to read it and now I don't know which one is better but when I'll have finished the book we'll discuss it, right?:)

Unknown said...

It's one of those times when the movie adaptation of a great novel is not just an afterthought but art in its own right. I see your points about your feelings about the movie. Truly fascinating!

G.Réka said...

Hi!
I saw the film last weekend. It was breath-taking...weird, bizarre, amazing! In one way I can say it was beautiful, however sometimes it was really disgusting what you could see on the screen. I've already bought the book, I'm going to read it soon.

RhythmLover said...

Réka, I'm happy to hear that you also liked the film, now you can join us discussing the book when we'll have already read it.:)