There is no gratification for the viewer of this movie, no reward for sitting through 90 minutes of Caesar's bullshit. At least Clara had no consciousness of these moments, we had to live through awkward closeups of his ugly mug in the dark, his gross showering, and his being a black hole for the happiness of those around him.
It is absolutely horrid that the only depth given to the character of Caesar is that he was an 'unhappy' man, whose perversion seems to be to see those around him unhappy. More often than unhappy though, he comes off as angry. Hateful. Cowardly. I am appalled that the filmmakers would only associate 'unhappy' with him, when there are a bunch of fitting negative words more appropriate. Calling Caesar a man who is unhappy and who can't find motivation to start his day is like saying he is a man who likes to take regular showers. Completely irrelevant. Being unhappy has nothing to do with wanting to cause pain.
That being said, I started gawking when I realized that the ending was fast approaching and there was no retribution for Caesar in sight. What started off as a dark, serious movie ended on a note that cast doubt on whether it was taking itself seriously anymore. IT was one of those endings you expect from a cheesy gangster flick. Nobody anywhere at this point could be feeling any sympathy for Caesar so why did they frustratingly give him MORE pleasure? He was not an unhappy person, Miss Veronica was an unhappy person. He was just another one of the many bugs he set loose and should have met a metaphorically accurate demise.
It is absolutely horrid that the only depth given to the character of Caesar is that he was an 'unhappy' man, whose perversion seems to be to see those around him unhappy. More often than unhappy though, he comes off as angry. Hateful. Cowardly. I am appalled that the filmmakers would only associate 'unhappy' with him, when there are a bunch of fitting negative words more appropriate. Calling Caesar a man who is unhappy and who can't find motivation to start his day is like saying he is a man who likes to take regular showers. Completely irrelevant. Being unhappy has nothing to do with wanting to cause pain.
That being said, I started gawking when I realized that the ending was fast approaching and there was no retribution for Caesar in sight. What started off as a dark, serious movie ended on a note that cast doubt on whether it was taking itself seriously anymore. IT was one of those endings you expect from a cheesy gangster flick. Nobody anywhere at this point could be feeling any sympathy for Caesar so why did they frustratingly give him MORE pleasure? He was not an unhappy person, Miss Veronica was an unhappy person. He was just another one of the many bugs he set loose and should have met a metaphorically accurate demise.