Breaking the Waves (1996)

about the DVDfilm/movie breaking the waves.......

The story is basically an oil rig worker get married to a woman he loves and they had good times together and then he has to part with his wife temporary and had to get back to oil rig to work but he finally get into accident on the job which led to be neckcuffed and bedridden with a hard chance of recovery. He later asked his wife to look for someone and have sex as to make her happy buy she went on sex with other man which the last one caused her to be serously hurt and landed in hospital where she later died. Her Husband was later seen recovering from the accident and had her body thropwn and buried in the sea where he works. Recommended to those whom are interested in this genre of film/movie. This woman in this film acting as Bess had some phycological problem where she had delusion about things and her husband, ian whom was suffering from accident in the movie.

Breaking the Waves

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Dr, MR Franc MBBS (PhD) GPS Ang Poon Kah
director 'lou Ye'- Ang Poon Kah for film summer palace.
June 10, 2008

A masterpiece from Lars von Trier...

One of the best films of 1996, this is a story of love that knows no boundaries, and of sacrifice. Emily Watson gives the performance of her career as Bess, a simple woman who has just married Jan, played by Stellan Skarsgard. Within the boundaries of their marriage, Bess discovers the gift of physical love that she had never known before. From this moment on, she cannot bear to be away from her husband and constantly cries when he is away. Bess is also a devout Christian, and is always praying to God, asking him questions and turning to him for comfort.

When Jan is the victim of a tragic oil rig accident that leaves him paralyzed, he is no longer able to make love to Bess. He then asks her to do something very sketchy: he asks her to go out and make love with perfect strangers, and then come to him with all of the details. His motivations for this seem sort of strange, and it is never quite clear why he asks her to do this. However, being the simpleton and the loving individual that she is, she fulfills what he asks her to do. In her mind, she believes that it is her duty as a wife, and so she becomes something of a prostitute. She believes that her actions will heal her husband. As a result of her promiscuous behavior, she is cast out of her church and abandoned by her family. The children throw rocks at her, and the townsfolk want nothing to do with her. All she has from this point on are God, her husband, and her overly protective best friend. Still, she presses on with her mission, which she believes is God's will for her life. It all leads to a tragic - yet extremely powerful - ending.

While I do not believe for one second that God would ask one of his children to sacrifice themselves in that fashion, that really is not the point of this film. Lars Von Trier has given us a strong message here. Bess puts her love and her life on the line, just as Christ did for all of humanity. See this film and try to look beyond the disturbing, graphic material to see the bigger picture. When I first read about this film - being a fan of Lars Von Trier's work - I was extremely reluctant to view it.

Now, I have to say, I am glad that I did. May 30, 2008

Hang in there; this is a touching movie which can be hard to watch

Hang in there! This is a touching movie that can be very hard to watch. For me, it was about following your own inner guidance, and being true to yourself 100%.

Don't start watching this movie unless you have enough time set aside to finish it. I found this movie to be touching and moving. And it was hard to watch for much of the movie. I suggest that you read very little about the movie before watching it, and just trust others who recommend it.

Also, this movie is not for children or teens. May 3, 2008

Uh...

I personally hated this movie. I just can't stand feeling claustrophobic. If I had seen this director, I would have said "BACK UP". It's ruined by this in my opinion.


I wouldn't suggest buying it, to me, a waste of money. Maybe you'll like it, but for me it wouldn't be a solid guarantee. December 5, 2007

A cinematic hoax

This film is astonishing only in its depths to which it sunk and the amount of sophistry heaped on top to make "artsy". The overdone hysterics of the acting (notably Emily Watson's) and cinema verite style mask what essentially is a ridiculously contrived and supremely manipulative bit of exploitation.

"Breaking the Waves" clocks in at 2.5 hours of watching a mentally ill woman get increasingly abused by her church elders (a convenient bit of typical left-wing Euro anti-religiousity), her family and eventually her husband as she goes from one outrageous ordeal to another. Standard misogynistic nihilism that pretends to be a love story. Or about faith. But in reality, it's predictable, overrated trash, and ranks as the worst film I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. November 14, 2007

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