INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC MOVIE

The cold and distant feel of this movie made me think he doesn't get women, or care for them much. I felt we got a picture of Michael Winterbottom's sexuality and attitude towards women when wathcing 9 songs. 9 Songs is not about a relationship, it is about showing real sex on film from a very limited, chauvinistic male perspective. The film's marketers clearly know this too, choosing the image of Lisa masturbating for the film's posters and DVD cover. Yes female sexual pleasure is shown, but it is filmed in such a way that it still feels it's there to arouse males. As a heterosexual female, watching this film made me feel left out similar to when watching more typical pornography. So one gets the feeling the male market has been considered. In contrast Lisa seemsto exist to entertain Matt and the male viewer. Also Lisa is displayed naked almost constantly with her body more generally exposed in more detailed lingering shots than the male character. Matt says right at the beginning he only remembers Lisa for her body and smell, a good way to start off a respectful film towards a woman. His use of sexual symbolism to describe a relationship is very teenage male film student. Disappointing that 9 Songs was filmed entirely from the male perspective, if Winterbottom is trying to rise above standard pornography there's nothing groundbreaking here.

Intense dramatic music