If you got to know someone who was self loathing and very shallow would you hang out with them? Would you consider them as someone you could grow close to? Steven Soderbergh’s latest feature stars a porn actress in search of herself and it features her un-daunting competitiveness in a field that usually ends in tragedy.
I found this movie to be quite depressing. Sasha Grey (in a role that she does well in) portrays the often lonely but very edgy escort named Chelsea. Chelsea is at the top of her game in the escort business and looking to expand. She caters to rich men who are either cheating on their wives or looking to get away from their tedious job.
Half of this movie is a slanderous look at rich men complaining about the downturn of the economy and the effects it is going to have on their business. Sasha makes on impression on these men because she doesn’t just have sex with them, she talks to them about their daily lives trying to uplift them. All of this happens with her boyfriend supporting her.
The movie turns when Sasha encounters a man who is similar to her.You feel compassion for the boyfriend because she goes about breaking up with him in such a shallow manner. Soderbergh is brilliant in showing his compassion for her and his support for her, to which she doesn’t give a shit about. Thank god the movie ends like karma on display in an episode of My name is Earl.
The movie is summed up for me at the tail end of the story. Sasha is interviewed by a journalist who is interested in writing a story about her. He talks about how she is so cold that she doesn’t show any emotional feeling towards others and this makes her more the less shallow
Good movie, but very depressing. If you want to see rich assholes that are self loathing, this movie is definitely for you. If you do not care for rich moguls that are depressed because they aren’t going to make as much money as they once did, then you might want to stay away.
At first he was obsessed with Hollywood and the movies that came out of Hollywood, and then Peter saw David Lynch's 'Eraserhead.' The mind blowing surreal movie changed his perception on movies forever, and he hounded for more. Because of the dark tone that David Lynch incorporates in his films, Peter generally seeks out films that are identical. His favorite films tend to be politically based, dark and surreal, and have a sense of realism or poetry in them. His favorite genre is horror, but he does enjoy a comedy (more dark than light) now and again. There are times, however, that he does enjoy a little entertainment. 
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It’s spelled SoderbErgh with an E… as in Educated!!!
Sucka!!! :p
Thank you Mr. Frenchie.