Maximus wrote:
Kypade, I have yet to watch it, but Like Water for Chocolate is sitting here on my desk. I'll be sure to watch it.
I just finished Sex and Lucia... wow.... I'm pressed for time, but besides being very explicit (not that it's a bad thing), it had some of the most breathtaking cinematography in recent memory. Fantastic work.
Actually, I had mixed feelings about Like Water for Chocolate. On the one hand, I was very impressed with the storyline, the style, and the wedding cake scene is hilarious. I also realize part of the tale had that timeless element to it of two people spanning decades, and that the focus is as much about the shifting socio-political scene around them as it is about the actual lovers. on the other hand, i was incredibly unethusied with their ongoing relationship, and why it was constantly denied. Especially *spoilers* with his earlier marriage.* Just seemed kind of typical, and also mean. I didn't like him as a personality as much as i did her either. And I liked her sister more than either of them. I do really love that her emotions are trasnferred into the cooking though, and how others than take it in and experience her pain and joy. *end spoilers*
The ending was, hmmm, random.
and I remember the storyline being a little bit too confusing at the time... so confusing that I can't remember it right now - I saw it a year ago... (I remember it had something to do with chat rooms and sadomasochistic acts at one point), lol.. but it's a very decent effort, indeed 
