Shame is a 2011 British drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen. It was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. It stars Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. It took three awards at the Venice Film Festival in 2011 along with other awards from different film festivals.
Shame is about a guy, Brandon, who is a sex addict. He is in constant need of sex, whether it be jerking off all the time or paying woman to have sex with him. He jerks off during work and all day while being home. His sexual conduct gets interrupted when his sister decides to crash at his place for an unknown amount of time. He can no longer have sex at home whenever he'd like. After realizing how dependent he has become on sex and looking at girls solely for sex, he decides to try and date a coworker. That doesn't end up well once he realizes he cant have sex when there is any sort of emotions in between. While all of this is happening, his sister is having sex with his boss at his apartment all the time, intruding on his privacy. Throughout the film we see how his sex addicting and his relationship with his sister just keep getting worse and worse, leading to some unexpected actions.
This was an intense film to watch. I was basically watching a drama porn. There were constant sex and jerking off scenes throughout the film. This movie was all about sex. What I did enjoy about this film was the sound design. Most of the scenes incorporated sound from what was surrounding the frame, but was not in the frame. For example, in the shot of Brandon sitting down in the hotel we hear the girl talking and then exiting the room, but we never see her do any of that. The sound design was great in this film. Also, I enjoyed how the beginning and end were non-linear shots but the middle was all linear. I really liked that, incorporated both styles. There were some long shots, one being where the camera moves in 180 degrees around both actors. There were also a lot of fixed shots that worked really well with what was happening in the frame.
It was a pretty interesting film, didn't expect so much sex and nudity. Story was a little weird but the way the film was made was great. You should check it out if you get a chance but I don't think it's a must see. Unless you just want to watch it for the sex and nudity haha.
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