Headhunters, the movie we watched in class yesterday, was either an extremely strange journey of a couple's arguement, or an extremely convoluted journey of a man, Robert's, self discovery. At first I felt like it was the former, but at the end of the film I felt like it was the latter. Whatever it was, I liked the emotional journey Robert took.
My first impression of Headhunters, was that of annoyance. As Roger delinates hpw he commits art theft, I thought "Oh, this is one of those movies," The one with a smug main character who revels in their flagrant disrespect for the law. This impression remained the same through most of the plot's action scenes (Except the part when the dog attacks Roger. That was...unnerving.) Roger and his accomplice, Ove, were interesting characters, but the only thing I really liked was the way it was shot. I don't know exactly why I liked how the scenes looked...maybe it was because there was a lot of light in each scene? I'd have to watch it again to tell.
It was only when Roger said that he was scared of not being loved as much as Lotte's -proposed- child that I started to like the movie. It made him seem more human, and his being so vulnerable made me respect him more. The part where *SPOILER* his wife replaces Clas' gun with blanks was so touching... (What a series of plot twists!) I'm glad that the movie had a happy ending. The parting dialouge was interesting ...something along the lines of "I may not know myself, but I know others, and how they behave." Out of context, it still sounds smug, but after you know the whole ordeal Roger goes through, it feels good to hear him say that. That Roger accepts his life (and height) and is able to regain some control, along with some real self-confidence.
