Composition & Rhetoric

Paul Barragán

Cod 19783

 

                                               

“Funny Games” a shocking reality

 

 

 

Michael Haneke shot in what may be his most controversial film, Funny Games, causing shock in the world of cinema because of his constant play and use of violence as a method of controversy. The reason for the fuss raised is found in the moral and physical violence depicted in the film, although the violent actions take place outside flat, finding, for me, a form of satirical expression happens in society, it means, look to the other way to avoid the problem that that become common incide the society because the continuous exposure in the media.

 

This controversial film is an attempt to portray violence in its purest form, without any kind of restrictions and without giving any social or psychological explanation to explain the behavior of the young hackers, I think, Michael Haneke raises the issue of representation movie violence and even, no longer a direct address to the audience about his responsibility for the images that you are watching, also, "asking what do we see? since the bombing of disturbing images makes us insensitive to these.

 

Michael Haneke with his film "Funny games" referred to the controversy of media power and the influence and responsibility of television, film and video games increased social violence unjustified, since communication is a powers that can move masses not only to do something positive, but also something negative, for example. News play with the viewer in a way that control their emotions, on one hand, showing a heartbreaking murder, on the other hand, followed by a Milan fashion news. the fluctuation of emotions we feel inhibited by the cruel event, and that counter with another to avoid it and just get to the news as another past event, it will be easily forgotten by one who will come.

 

Finally, Haneke criticizes the way use of these images, because we got used to having fleeting emotions that stir no longer, or we do not give rise to a feeling of change our ideology, so that Michael Haneke offers us a realistic movie style where the viewer becomes complicit in this sadism and murder of that family ("Paul" winks at the camera showing that we know the game, and we are powerless to do anything has against this). Summarizing, is the insensitivity of that many times we do what we do without thinking about this.

 

Haneke is a provocator of shocking reactions of a society, involves the viewer to be an accomplice of the game trying to create, in this case creates a wonderful films that delve into the evil of being human, and how terrible it is that why some acts are evil with out reason. Funny games still find it a disturbing film, full force and terribly disturbing, givin a new way to show a satiric reality.