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Β Cheers Hive Cinephiles who bring the #MoviesAndTVShows Community to life. Today I will tell you a little bit about a movie directed by a German director that tells the story of a killer and in turn, is based on a novel with the same name. I'll be talking to you today about Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
Β I confess that I had never seen this movie in its entirety. In 2006 I only remember I saw a few minutes and went to sleep because it was being shown in adult time and I was very sleepy at around 11 pm. I decided to give it a chance this time, after so long, because I saw an interesting part of it on TikTok, and guess who they showed in that scene?
Β Well, none other than Alan Rickman, who played my beloved Professor Snape in the Harry Potter saga, so was my reason for wanting to seek it out and watch it. Plus it was supposed to be suspenseful and The Story of A Murderer!.
Β It also has a strong cast that acted impeccably, I can't deny that, but the film itself, on an overall level, lacked. It lacked punch, emotion spirit, or enthusiasm. For my viewing, it moved super slow. And I don't know what the novel from which this adaptation was crafted will be like but I imagine they didn't do it justice.
Β Reading something and leaving things to the reader's imagination and then taking it to the big screen always disappoints its viewers because not everyone thinks the same and imagines identically, the best they can do is to adjust to the author's expectations or failing that, the director is bold enough to capture his unique point of view being a big fan of the book.
Β And well, the truth is that the performances were very good, especially those of legends like Dustin Hoffman and of course my beloved Alan Rickman. As for Ben Whishaw, unfortunately, his performance didn't convince me. I prefer him as a computer genius playing Q in 007 than as an assassin.
Β I say that because it just didn't convey fear, killer instinct, or that psycho vibe to me. I mean, he lacked it. I just saw a guy who, due to life circumstances, was attached to bad situations and at one point became obsessed not with people's scents but with their pheromones, especially that of redheads.
Β In fact, there were scenes, and also the way they shot the story reminded me quite a bit of the same Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events movie. As for its ending, I was π. It could have had a better ending. The truth is that the dialogue could have been done better too.
Β Another detail that was important to me was the fact that it was in the 18th century that the first razor blade was created and then a little later shaving cream. So it was quite strange for me to see all the victims of this killer perfectly shaved and without unwanted hair on almost their entire bodies.
Β And I understand that many French women like to leave hair in their armpits and legs, that is, this detail is not appreciated in any Parisian woman. And ok, the story may be fictional but it's pretty close to reality, you don't tell a story about Martians, so the director Tom Tykwer could have done something much better with the dialogue, the development of the story and course, the historical and cultural facts of that time.
Β The film lost quite a few points with me by failing in these aspects. And even though it was nominated for several Academy Awards and won several of them, if it wasn't for the performances of my favorite actors, I wouldn't finish watching it. For this reason, I give it only:
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Β Saludos CinΓ©filos de Hive que dan vida a la Comunidad de #MoviesAndTVShows. Hoy les hablarΓ© un poco sobre una pelΓcula dirigida por un director alemΓ‘n que cuenta la historia de un asesino y a su vez estΓ‘ basada en una novela con el mismo nombre. Hoy les hablarΓ© sobre Perfume: Historia de un Asesino.
Β Confieso que nunca habΓa visto completa esta pelΓcula. En el 2006 sΓ³lo recuerdo que vi unos minutos y me fui a dormir porque la estaban pasando en horario adulto y pues yo tenΓa mucho sueΓ±o a eso de las 11 pm. DecidΓ darle una oportunidad esta vez, luego de tanto tiempo, porque vi una parte interesante de esta por TikTok y ΒΏadivinen a quiΓ©n mostraron en esa escena?
Β Pues nada mΓ‘s y nada menos que a Alan Rickman, quien interpretΓ³ a mi querido profesor Snape en la saga de Harry Potter, asΓ que por Γ©l fue mΓ‘s que todo mi razΓ³n de querer buscarla y verla. AdemΓ‘s de que se suponΓa que era de suspenso y La Historia de Un Asesino!.
Β TambiΓ©n cuenta con un reparto potente que actuΓ³ de manera impecable, no lo puedo negar, pero la pelΓcula en sΓ, a nivel general, le faltΓ³. Le faltΓ³ fuerza, emociΓ³n y espΓritu o entusiasmo. Para mi gusto avanzΓ³ super lento. Y no sΓ© quΓ© tal serΓ‘ la novela de la cual fue elaborada esta adaptaciΓ³n, pero imagino que no le hicieron justicia.
Β Leer algo y dejar a la imaginaciΓ³n del lector las cosas para luego llevarla a la pantalla grande siempre decepciona a sus espectadores porque no todo el mundo piensa igual e imagina idΓ©nticamente, lo mejor que pueden hacer es ajustarse a las expectativas del propio autor o en su defecto, que el director sea lo suficientemente osado para dejar plasmado su punto de vista ΓΊnico siendo muy fan del libro.
Β Y bueno, la verdad es que las actuaciones estuvieron muy buenas, en especial las de leyendas como Dustin Hoffman y por supuesto mi apreciado Alan Rickman. En cuanto a Ben Whishaw, lamentablemente su actuaciΓ³n no me convenciΓ³. Lo prefiero como genio de la computaciΓ³n interpretando a Q en 007 que como asesino.
Β Lo digo porque simplemente no me transmitiΓ³ temor, instinto asesino o esa vibra de psicΓ³pata. Es decir, le faltΓ³. Yo sΓ³lo vi un muchacho que, por circunstancias de la vida, estaba adherido a malas situaciones y que en un punto se obsesionΓ³ no por los aromas de las personas sino por sus feromonas, especialmente la de las pelirrojas.
Β De hecho, hubo escenas y tambiΓ©n la forma en la que rodaron la historia me recordΓ³ bastante al mismo a la pelΓcula de Una Serie de Eventos Desafortunados. En cuanto a su final quedΓ© π. Pudo tener un mejor final. Y la verdad es que los diΓ‘logos tambiΓ©n pudieron haberse hecho mejor.
Β Otro detalle que para mΓ fue importante es el hecho de que en el Siglo XVIII fue que se creΓ³ la primera hojilla de afeitar y luego un poco mΓ‘s adelante la crema de afeitar. AsΓ que se me hizo bastante extraΓ±o ver a todas las vΓctimas de este asesino perfectamente depiladas y sin vello no deseado en casi todo su cuerpo.
Β Y tengo entendido que muchas francesas les gusta dejarse vello en las axilas y las piernas, o sea, este detalle no se aprecia en ninguna mujer parisina. Y ok, la historia podrΓ‘ ser ficticia, pero estΓ‘ bastante ajustada a la realidad, no cuentas una historia de marcianos, asΓ que el director Tom Tykwer pudo hacer algo mucho mejor con el diΓ‘logo, el desarrollo de la historia y por supuesto, los hechos histΓ³ricos y culturales de aquella Γ©poca.
Β La pelΓcula perdiΓ³ bastantes puntos conmigo al fallar en estos aspectos. Y a pesar de que estuvo nominada a varios premios de la Academia y ganΓ³ varios de ellos, si no es por las actuaciones de mis actores favoritos, no la termino de ver. Por esta razΓ³n le doy solamente:
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