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Watched the Last Duel just this morning. I applaud that the story just 'says it with what we know' instead of trying to setup some stupid twist or "OMG moment." It's a movie that lasts with ya and you think about it with what really happened, and there will be ZERO answer because it happened nearly 700 years ago lol.
Good film. I really like how's there's a lot left up to the audience in terms of what happened. Was there a motive? Did the wife set something up a certain way (knowing she'd cash in, was married to the better warrior, and got the kid she wanted?), etc.?
Very interesting take, a lot of ways you can interpret it... the ending kind of goes how things were expected but it still raises eyebrows. The whole subject of r@pe is a sensitive one, and while men are certainly guilty of committing the crime, women are also guilty of manipulating it to get their motive met. Even with all the technology we have today, outside of DNA there's often uncertainty around what really happened and both wrongly accused individuals as well as individuals that get away with a heinous act.
Good movie, shot well. I for one liked the chapter take (shot in 3 segments but in diff. perspectives, one from the plaintiff, one the defendant, and one the alleged victim, culminating together at the end), seems like it didn't settle with a # of folks that watched it. I thought it was an interesting concept though. Certainly not the first time it's been done, but used well here. Acting by Driver and Comer was great. Damon and Affleck were a little forgettable.
You kind of switch sides every time you see a different perspective. You see Damon's chapter and are uncertain but kind of side with him... but still don't know. Then I saw Driver's chapter I was like, "OH GUILTY AS F, hang that m'fer" but then you see Comer's scene where she is not really into her husband, can't get pregnant (is he sterile), expresses dissatisfaction at their debt and lack of land/titles... and I was like, "EHHHHHH?!" Her perspective shows one thing, but that's how SHE recalls it... is she making it up? It gets ya thinking....
Very interesting take, a lot of ways you can interpret it... the ending kind of goes how things were expected but it still raises eyebrows. The whole subject of r@pe is a sensitive one, and while men are certainly guilty of committing the crime, women are also guilty of manipulating it to get their motive met. Even with all the technology we have today, outside of DNA there's often uncertainty around what really happened and both wrongly accused individuals as well as individuals that get away with a heinous act.
Good movie, shot well. I for one liked the chapter take (shot in 3 segments but in diff. perspectives, one from the plaintiff, one the defendant, and one the alleged victim, culminating together at the end), seems like it didn't settle with a # of folks that watched it. I thought it was an interesting concept though. Certainly not the first time it's been done, but used well here. Acting by Driver and Comer was great. Damon and Affleck were a little forgettable.
You kind of switch sides every time you see a different perspective. You see Damon's chapter and are uncertain but kind of side with him... but still don't know. Then I saw Driver's chapter I was like, "OH GUILTY AS F, hang that m'fer" but then you see Comer's scene where she is not really into her husband, can't get pregnant (is he sterile), expresses dissatisfaction at their debt and lack of land/titles... and I was like, "EHHHHHH?!" Her perspective shows one thing, but that's how SHE recalls it... is she making it up? It gets ya thinking....
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