20 juillet 2003

The Spoiler Room presents Aimee and Jaguar

WARNING: FILM REVIEWS HERE TELL ALL, AND SPOIL DETAILS, HENCE THE NAME. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FLICK AND WANT TO KEEP THE SUSPENSE, DON\'T READ THIS.

AIMEE & JAGUAR

Don't ask me why the film is called that. i don't know. i didn't even get it. something must have been lost in the translation.

this is a german-language film, set in nazi germany at a time when no one thought love could bloom...naks! pero it did! and happiness of all happiness, the blooming happened between two women! and the most happinesses of all, according to the kris aquino grammar rule of pluralization, is that this is based on a true story! one of the gals is actually alive pa! well, i don't know, baka na-chugi na yung lolang yun, pero at the time they made the movie and the special edition dvd release, buhay pa siya, and that was in the late '90s ata o 2000. basta sometime that time, i didn't pay much attention to the date eh. basta.

yung lola literal na nabuhay ay yung si aimee, or lilly, a blondina gel who was married to a nazi soldier, for crying out loud, with kids to boot, and the unfortunate jaguar was felice, this brunette byuti beb na very femme pero butchy ng konti, kaya kyuting-kyuti kami habang nanonood nito. pero nung nakita ko yung totoong picture niya, eh, o sya sige, pretty yung german actress who played her, period. basta cool. eh ang lola felice mo, hello, jew siya. pero kinarir pa rin niya itong si lola mong married. nadala sa passionate love letters -- hey, felice can write well. she also works in a newspaper office of sorts. at ang tapang niya! hindi siya talaga nag-flyzoom sa piling ng kanyang napaibig na misis, kaya ayun, natiklo siya ng mga hudas ni hitler. at nachugi ang lola mo sa concentration camp somewhere in germany.

ganda ng kuwento, and it was so chilling because it really happened. well, of course may konting reenactment or enhancement chuva for dramatic purposes, pero keri pa rin no. at laplapan galore ang mga pretty gels ditoh! naloka akoh! ganoon ba ka-open sa sexuality ang mga biyaning noon sa berlin? kaya siguro nagpagawa ng distinct symbol si hitler for the homosexuals, para ma-brand as outcasts. yeah baby, that was the birth of the inverted triangle, a reclaimed symbol of gay pride today. syempre kinulayan na ng pink ng mga bading, kasi yung original version ni hitler ay black, e chaka naman yun noh. luz sa fashion statement!

what else...ah basta, ang gutsy ni felice. cavorting with nazi high officials at the height of the war. grabe, at bineso pa siya ng ilang gestapo yata yun. grabeh girl siya! bilib kami! idol! saka talagang she worked on the passes of her other biyaning friends, yung isang kamukha ni kirstie alley na pumayat saka yung si ilse, yung kamukha ng magiging anak ni tori amos at renee zellwegger, i swear, ganun yung gene pool ng gel na yun.

at first, parang na-OA-an ako dun sa reaction ni lilly about trembling, the trembling contest ek nila. kasi she was soooooo friggin' overwhelmed daw with the love and all energies surrounding it chuva kaya grabeh sa foreplay, ang weird, para silang nag-a-acting workshop na performance level times ten! well, at least, siya. ang lola felice, cool pa rin, saka sexy sya ha. kainggit ang bod.

ano pa ano pa ano pa...o basta, if you are a sucker for romantic stories, kahit di ka biyaning, this is a good film to watch. very poignant. galing ng pagkakagawa ng director, who is male, and he looks het. that's so cool. at ang ganda ng cinematography. panalo ang color diffusing niya. basta anyway, if you're biyaning or bi, mas worth watching ito. it gives a new meaning to the concept of 'love in the time of war' eklat.


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