http://shoottheglass.net/2008/07/04/la-haine/ Movie reviews from festivals, the IMDb Top 250, and more. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:11:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://shoottheglass.net/2008/07/04/la-haine/#comment-126 TravisBickle Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:07:33 +0000 http://shoottheglass.net/?p=146#comment-126 Funnily enough, this film is in my top ten for obvious reasons. You can quite clearly see the parallels between Vinz and Bickle. As you say Hanna, the black and white really does accentuate the stark grimness of life in the less salubrious "quartiers" of Paris and only serves to ram home the desperation and menace in Cassel's remarkable performance. I thought that the scene with the old man recounting his rather bizarre story in the public toilets was just a brilliant piece of writing and straight out of left field. Kassovitz is a great all round talent and no matter how many times I watch this movie, it still manages to grip me by the throat and not let go until way past the final music from the great soundtrack has finished. Superb. Funnily enough, this film is in my top ten for obvious reasons. You can quite clearly see the parallels between Vinz and Bickle. As you say Hanna, the black and white really does accentuate the stark grimness of life in the less salubrious “quartiers” of Paris and only serves to ram home the desperation and menace in Cassel’s remarkable performance. I thought that the scene with the old man recounting his rather bizarre story in the public toilets was just a brilliant piece of writing and straight out of left field. Kassovitz is a great all round talent and no matter how many times I watch this movie, it still manages to grip me by the throat and not let go until way past the final music from the great soundtrack has finished. Superb.

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