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This movie was really good, even though it was hard to watch.
Dogville is just a normal little town in the early 1900s. Everyone knows everyone and all the secrets. Then grace (Nicole Kidman) arrives at the town after being followed by suspicious looking gangsters.
First they are not sure if they want her to stay, then they like her and then they don't want to let her go...
This movie is horrible. I know people call Lars von Trier misogynistic and I can totally see why.
Nicole Kidmans character had it so bad. She got abused in every way possible. Sometimes you start having hope for her but that gets crushed.
And slowly you learn that no one is a good person. If people get too much power, they will abuse this power.
In the beginning you like most of the towns people. In the end you root for Grace to kill them all. I feel like the ending should not have been as satisfying as it was. It makes me feel dirty. But so far every von Trier movie made me feel dirty.
I really liked this movie though. Von Trier makes me feel in a way that no other director can. I don't feel good, but I feel.
This movie is so good and thought provoking in it's own that I totally forgot to mention the thing that first got me hooked: There is no real set. The whole town is a big stage and instead of walls there are chalk lines drawn on the floor. No matter what's going on, you can always see what other people are doing in the background. You could interpret it that there are no secrets in this town and you will find out everything ... but to be honest I think it just means what everyone knows already: Lars von Trier is crazy. Totally crazy. Still, so far I loved every one of his movies, even though I never felt happy or good after watching them.
I rate this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars and a like. Great story. great movie, and totally unique.
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