Secretary

Every once in a while my girlfriend says, “Wait, you haven’t seen (insert movie name here)” and forces me to sit down and watch it. Although at this point its not really a forceful thing anymore its like, “Put that shit in and lets get some popcorn going.” And i receive amazement. This is one of those times. I thought that i was going to be walking into a chick flick, but i was massively wrong. This is more about the story of a girl who just got out of a mental institute and has to live at home again. She is weird. Not like funny ha ha weird, but seriously fucked up weird. It makes you wonder how you didn’t turn out the way she did. It is very relate-able. Once she gets home she decides after a while to go back to school and actually excels in school. Once she graduates she tries to find a job. She comes across a Lawyer who is looking for Secretary and some of the most bizarre and sexual things happen once she takes the job. I will not...

I have never fully understood the BDSM lifestyle, but I know quite a few people that are into it and they suggested this film as a way to obtain a better understanding. I’ll admit, I’m still confused about the whole thing, but that’s because the film doesn’t really tackle the topic head on. Maggie Gyllenhaal is brilliant in her role as Lee. She maintains the innocent, naivete of a young girl fresh out of typing school, while at the same time maturing into a more sexual being. It’s just some fine acting. James Spader’s character is a bit confusing. At first he seems like the most unorganized, disheveled lawyer ever to grace the screen. As the film progresses he becomes quite creepy, but at the end he appears to become heroic and romantic…while maintaining the BDSM lifestyle with Lee they had become accustomed to. This film is similar to Napoleon Dynamite in that if not for a couple of modern conveniences, you don’t really know what time...