Interesting "My Bloody Valentine" 3D Review/Meta

[may7fic]

Thanks to gatorpez  for the following link to a very interesting review/meta on MBV 3D and how women have reacted to Jensen's character of Tom as compared to other characters from horror movies past.

It is extremely spoiler heavy to the point of including clips from the film, so please don't read it if you haven't seen it and still want to be surprised.

Here

Comments

[nonniemous]

Thanks for that link! I don't think I'll ever watch this, but it was a fascinating look at the movie itself. Her analysis of why Tom is a sympathetic character was very fascinating. I especially liked her comment about how the fact that he was mentally ill was used by the other men to invalidate him--just like so many women have been done to in the history of the world.

[may7fic]

I have to admit I feel a little more validated about the fact that I did have sympathy for him. I couldn't help dismissing it myself as simply me being a fan-girl but, yeah, in reading this and remembering that moment when Jensen masterfully merged the two personalities, my gut reaction to that scene makes more sense.

I genuinely wasn't thrilled with the movie and felt Jensen's talents were wasted for the most part. Still, this makes sense to me and was definitely an interesting and enlightening read.

[nonniemous]

writerinchains loved it, but, like you, felt like maybe her lust for Jensen was influencing her appreciation for the character. ;-) So thank you, again, for the link.

[may7fic]

You're welcome. You'll have to pass the link on to writerinchains - she'll get something out of the article I'm sure ;).

[nonniemous]

Oh, I did, and she loved the review. *g* As I said, thank you!

[may7fic]

Cool! ♥