{"id":4748,"date":"2016-06-15T21:31:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4748"},"modified":"2016-06-15T21:31:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:01:41","slug":"why-netflixs-the-perfection-is-the-most-polarising-film-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4748","title":{"rendered":"Why Netflix\u2019s \u201cThe Perfection\u201d Is the Most Polarising Film This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">A<\/span>majority of the promotional hype and the sustained interest in Richard Shepard\u2019s <\/p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection \u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">streaming on Netflix <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hinges on the recent image makeover of one of its leads, Allison Williams. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For five years and six seasons, Williams rose to cultural significance as the attractive, flaky, and self-centred Marnie Michaels in HBO\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girls<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, fulfilling the detailed supporting arc in Lena Dunham\u2019s sly indictment of millennial idiosyncrasies. Flawed as she was, Marnie was foremost harmless, cut out of the stock, white girl <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/the-death-of-the-jnu-stereotype\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stereotype<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But that changed with<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Get Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two years ago, which came right on the heels of the final season of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girls<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Peele subverted the public perception of both William\u2019s appearance and on-screen reputation to craft a chilling, cold-hearted villain who unapologetically spoke the language of creepy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/toxic-men-relationships-dating-twilight-sex-and-the-city-edward-cullen-carrie-mr-big-pride-and-prejudice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manipulation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s really this deceit of being unable to fully read or trust the \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> girlfriend\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a testament to the movie\u2019s pop-culture legacy <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> imbibes. It\u2019s impossible to pin Williams\u2019 Charlotte as simply jealous, a do-gooder, deranged, or plain mentally ill. Moreover, our perception of Charlotte is heavily influenced by what we know about her from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gains from this fascinating exercise of manipula-ception. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thriller also succeeds in imitating the genre-bending <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Out<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by controlling the narrative of when the audience is finally let in on the film\u2019s true motivations. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> employs every trick possible <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explanatory flashbacks, ample <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/tv-ads-sanitary-napkins-menstruation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blood<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gore, clues of the smaller details missed in the search for the bigger picture, and intentional misleading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to become a film the audience doesn\u2019t expect. It\u2019s on-the-nose at times, but Shepherd has chops to spare, guaranteeing that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> smart thrills are engrossing.<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">The Perfection\u2019s biggest coup is its depiction of female revenge that remains subsumed in anger. Unlike the straight-forward Revenge which only exploited revenge as titillation, The Perfection refuses to accord the act with any semblance of \u201cperfection\u201d.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broken into four chapters, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feels like a product of our times: It is designed to fuel polarising conversations, if not aggressive think-pieces, and is a film that is impossible to dissect without being accused of spoiling it. It revolves around Charlotte, a former musical prodigy who was forced to give up her dream of being a classical cellist to become her ailing mother\u2019s caregiver. A decade passes until her mother\u2019s death renders Charlotte free from the involuntary house arrest that consumed much of her adult life. Weary of the unpredictability of the world that awaits her, she reconnects with familiar faces <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her mentor Anton (Steven Weber) and his wife <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at an annual competition hosted by the music academy that she trained at. It\u2019s here that she meets Lizzie (Logan Browning), Anton\u2019s current musical protege and her nemesis. From the moment they meet, Charlotte and Lizzie are attracted to each other; their chemistry culminating into an erotic duet performance that is intercut with a sex scene which pulsates with passion. Much of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection\u2019s <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eventual mystery unfolds when the duo, after having spent a night together, decide to embark on a trip that peels off the layers and horrors of their past <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/first-person\/fat-shaming-trauma-body-positivity-weight-loss-motivation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trauma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> biggest coup is its depiction of female revenge that remains subsumed in anger. Unlike the straight-forward <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revenge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which only exploited revenge as titillation, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refuses to accord the act with any semblance of \u201cperfection\u201d. Women\u2019s anger and retribution <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">similar to what we have witnessed in last year\u2019s outpouring of #MeToo stories <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is imperfect. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> doesn\u2019t even demand otherwise. For instance, in her blind desire to \u201csave\u201d Lizzie from her abuser, Charlotte also ends up harming her. It\u2019s a gory moment that involves a chopped hand, bugs, and hallucinations, but it also reveals something much more deeper: that the film understands the complexities of \u201cbeing heard\u201d. It\u2019s best depicted in how Charlotte and Lizzie use their bodies as their primary weapon for revenge, both on themselves and their abuser. And <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s graphic third act plays out like a synchronised dance that comes closest to articulating the messiness of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/politics\/pollachi-sex-abuse-rape-victims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">victim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> confronting her abuser. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a given that a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/badla-review-a-safe-crime-thriller-suffering-from-a-kahaani-hangover\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thriller<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that uses sexual abuse as its central plot twist is bound to teeter on the lines of being exploitative and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is no different. Shepherd mines assault conveniently, implying it through ambiguous slow-motion flashbacks to suit the wild-goose chase of the narrative. Yet, without the ingenuity of the flashbacks, watching <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would also not be half as rewarding an exercise. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the film, Shepherd merely implies the rape, playing with our respective imagination to lay out the horrors of that implication. Often, it\u2019s a move that backfires, coming across as a movie that has no idea what to do with sexual violence. Even as a plot twist, the actual ramifications of having a life tainted by sexual abuse, feels like it is glossed over. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> then, becomes less a film that captures the blitzkrieg of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/metoo-women-refuse-to-believe-other-women\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Me Too<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revelations and more like one that profits off it. If one were to rip apart the context of sexual abuse from the narrative, it would be reduced to just being a 90-minute-long bag of tricks. <\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perfection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then, barely scratches the surface when it comes to its #MeToo politics. But for a brief while, it does afford wronged <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/why-every-woman-needs-a-house-of-her-own\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the space where retribution, after decades of being silenced and brainwashed, emerges without a sense of right or wrong \u2013 almost like a scream. <\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Shepard\u2019s The Perfection is a film of our times: It is designed to fuel polarising opinions and is impossible to dissect without giving out spoilers. 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