Title: The war Zone Country: UK Length: 099 minutes Year: 1999 Director: Tim Roth Cast: Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe Rating: R(A), Contains nudity, sexual situations and incest
Tom seems to be living in a seemingly happy family, that is, until he witnesses what his father and his sister, Jessie, doing something together. Almost immediately, he becomes a recluse. To makes matter worse, he witness her sister and father committing sex. Very soon, he can take it no longer and decides to break the silence, and this leads to a terrifying conclusion The directorial debut of Tim Roth, The War Zone deals with a theme which no much film dares to deal with, and that is incest. Right from the point where Tom witness the scene of both his sister and father in the shower to the final shot where Tom killed his own father, we are forced to see the film from a voyeurs point of view, especially the scene where we witness the sex scene between Jessie and her father. Also, we are forced to see the film as a true nature of life itself, bleak and stark naked, devoid of any humour. Every scene in the film can be as truth as it is. It also raises a problem for all to solve, whether home is the safest place, and whether your family can be trusted. For it is now too common in every society that even among every family, that may be a chance that anyone cannot be trusted, and especially your closest one. That is, however, one nudging question in my mind after the show. Is Tom also interested in Jessie, just as his father? In the scenes where Tom looks at Jessie, I suspected that. When at the end scene when Tom, alone with Jessie, closes the bunker door, where Jessie have sex with her father, I suspect that he wanted to enact what his father did. That is just my humble opinion. Maybe you can explain it to me.
The War Zone was shown on 15th April 2000 at the 13th Singapore International Film Festival.
Rated: *** /5
Ratings: *-Forget it. **-Wait for the video release. ***-OK ****-Prepared to be blown away *****-A Classic piece.
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