(If you understand how the two plot threads in this came together, please do explain, because I got nothing.
No, I don't either, aside from the fact that they were happening to the same guy. Not even a hint of thematic congruity. But I enjoyed both pieces enough that I stopped looking halfway through.
I was pretty happy that there _were_ complications and consequences in the sequel, and thought upon due consideration that they were handled well, but it's not an area that my antennae are always as good at as they should be, so I will be curious to see what you think.
Oh good. My concerns were that -- spoilers, obviously -- L would suddenly cease being a sexual presence, or be shuffled off stage completely. There is something really scary and delicate going on there. Someone said once that if you want to scare a man, threaten to cut his balls; if you want to frighten a woman, threaten to cut her face. Essentialist crap, but still, there's a little something to it. And I'm hoping the sequel doesn't bobble the whole thing, or fail to realize what it's carrying now.
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Date: 2011-05-01 02:12 am (UTC)(If you understand how the two plot threads in this came together, please do explain, because I got nothing.
No, I don't either, aside from the fact that they were happening to the same guy. Not even a hint of thematic congruity. But I enjoyed both pieces enough that I stopped looking halfway through.
I was pretty happy that there _were_ complications and consequences in the sequel, and thought upon due consideration that they were handled well, but it's not an area that my antennae are always as good at as they should be, so I will be curious to see what you think.
Oh good. My concerns were that -- spoilers, obviously -- L would suddenly cease being a sexual presence, or be shuffled off stage completely. There is something really scary and delicate going on there. Someone said once that if you want to scare a man, threaten to cut his balls; if you want to frighten a woman, threaten to cut her face. Essentialist crap, but still, there's a little something to it. And I'm hoping the sequel doesn't bobble the whole thing, or fail to realize what it's carrying now.