Synopsis
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
1997 Directed by Michael Haneke
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Funny Games - Juegos divertidos
Intense violence and sexual transgression Horror, the undead and monster classics violence, shock, disturbing, brutal or graphic cannibals, gory, gruesome, graphic or shock horror, gory, scary, killing or gruesome horror, creepy, eerie, blood or gothic thriller, psychological, suspense, twist or disturbing Show All…
Paul looks and lowkey acts exactly like Alex Honnold which only helps my argument that Alex could kill a person and feel nothing. Like did you see the way he talked about his girlfriend in Free Solo? Sheesh. Anyways this was fucking great!
King Haneke calling us out for being complicit in the violence in cinema with the creepiest, most chilling use of breaking the fourth wall.
It all started with the eggs.... Oh god, the egg scene. How painfully awkward. How painfully ominous. How painfully nerve wracking.
Note to self: If a young blonde man with a Hitler youth haircut comes into my home wearing white gloves asking to borrow eggs, lock all the doors and windows. Or get the hell out while you still can.
Last night was my first viewing of the original German version of Funny Games and this morning, I'm still having trouble putting into words what I just saw. The plot is simple enough. A family of three is held hostage by two young men as they are forced to play their sick "game." This setup is already ripe for loads…
The music at the beginning, randomly in the middle, and at the end sounds like what a headache would sound like if it were made into a song