In the rather overlong watch-through, one aspect of the film that touched me was the detailed depiction of primary sources: one of them silenced but persistent, one fearful while brave, one sickened yet righteous. Despite their apparent and intrinsic differences, all these women demonstrated resilience against injustice and made their jump with honor. Specifically, the decision of Laura before her surgery was the true catharsis-moment of the entire movie, as even the most physically feeble and emotionally broken person could contribute the slightest, and yet the most formidable, effort to expose wrongdoings.
She Said gives me the vibe of a documentary, and I would argue that it'd be better off as a documentary. Immense dialogue and insipid cinematography supply the audience with little to no joy in watching it as a movie, regardless of how emotive and heated the topic is. In addition, the two protagonists, when overlooking the fact that they both have kids to deserve fairness, are not aptly motivated for their endeavor on a personal level, making a supposedly alarming story so much less compelling. In my opinion, sexual abuse films can be approached either implicitly with a heavy aftertaste (eg. Little Tickle) or explicitly with realistic reflections (eg. Silenced, a revolutionary film of Korea). She Said targets a factual incident from the perspectives of two contrived, radical, not-so-relatable journalists, jokingly roasts Trump just to affirm a political standpoint, and has the tone of a lecturing professor. Cringe is the word I find most descriptive of my feelings toward the movie, plus the trailer has all its highlight moments for anyone interested.
She Said gives me the vibe of a documentary, and I would argue that it'd be better off as a documentary. Immense dialogue and insipid cinematography supply the audience with little to no joy in watching it as a movie, regardless of how emotive and heated the topic is. In addition, the two protagonists, when overlooking the fact that they both have kids to deserve fairness, are not aptly motivated for their endeavor on a personal level, making a supposedly alarming story so much less compelling. In my opinion, sexual abuse films can be approached either implicitly with a heavy aftertaste (eg. Little Tickle) or explicitly with realistic reflections (eg. Silenced, a revolutionary film of Korea). She Said targets a factual incident from the perspectives of two contrived, radical, not-so-relatable journalists, jokingly roasts Trump just to affirm a political standpoint, and has the tone of a lecturing professor. Cringe is the word I find most descriptive of my feelings toward the movie, plus the trailer has all its highlight moments for anyone interested.