Blind Beast (Môjû) (1969)

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• EightThirty .

  
  24/01/2011 (ONLINE) Didn't think I'd like this but I saw it to the end and was quite speechless, I did not expect that. A film that starts with an innocent habitual erotic fixation caused by blindness that slowly eventuates into a 'Romeo & Juliet' twist. I… More
  24/01/2011 (ONLINE) Didn't think I'd like this but I saw it to the end and was quite speechless, I did not expect that. A film that starts with an innocent habitual erotic fixation caused by blindness that slowly eventuates into a 'Romeo & Juliet' twist. I found it amusing as I thought how the Japanese twisted this pervading theme into 'so called' art, an excuse to entertain the flesh with hungry eyes. Very convincing performances and a fat dose of drama. Quite psychological and quite deceiving, who is bad? And even at one point I was hoping for the horrible to flourish and fulfill the evil task at hand, fruition in what is bad is what I kept hoping for but at the same time I was angry for having a twisted mentality where my wicked thoughts anticipated the next portion. This can be an incredible watch if you can tap into the minds of the characters and think for a moment, should I be understanding? A gloomy thought thickens the darkness while befriending evil for a taste of the devil's pie, truly, sex and beauty is never enough!

• Stephen M

  
  With his devoted mother's assistance, a blind sculptor kidnaps a celebrated model in order to create his masterpiece. Combining a woman-in-peril story with an art/fashion backdrop, like many an Italian <I>giallo</I> before it and after, this weird but not particularly… More
  With his devoted mother's assistance, a blind sculptor kidnaps a celebrated model in order to create his masterpiece. Combining a woman-in-peril story with an art/fashion backdrop, like many an Italian <I>giallo</I> before it and after, this weird but not particularly wonderful Japanese exploitation movie begins very creepily indeed: across an otherwise deserted gallery, a model surreptitiously observes a blind man exploring a nude statue of herself; unnerved by the delusional sensation of his hands touching her, she flees. Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there. The kidnapped model's attempts to turn mother and son against one another are reasonably entertaining but, I confess, my attention had wandered by the time Stockholm Syndrome and sadomasochism kicked in; notwithstanding the eye-popping art direction of the blind sculptor's studio, by the end of the movie I also felt I'd been held captive there, against my will, for an interminably long time. The narrative voiceover does not play fair and the subtitles on the version I watched contained some very awkward turns of phrase. Expect some twisted violence, mostly implied, and a lot of coy nudity.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Based on a story by Edogawa Rampo, this is certainly a film very ahead of it's time in many aspects. A strange relationship develops between a blind sculptor and a female model. Hardly the type of film that gets made these days.

• Emily B

  
  Can't say I particularly enjoyed watching it, (infact I found the last 20 minutes or so rather difficult to watch), but it is completely unforgettable and way ahead of it's time which is always a good thing.

• Dimitris S

  
  An achievement of sizzling moments,irrational behavior and savoring...for real the flesh and blood of two human carnivores.The transparent symbolism is obvious.Man will never survive without a guide be it an obnoxious yet incredibly smart art model or the Oedipal complex and the ones… More
  An achievement of sizzling moments,irrational behavior and savoring...for real the flesh and blood of two human carnivores.The transparent symbolism is obvious.Man will never survive without a guide be it an obnoxious yet incredibly smart art model or the Oedipal complex and the ones who see will unwillingly shout their despair in the form of sexual madness.