Surrender (NSFW - BDSM)

[changeling67]

'Secretary,' written by Mary Gaitskill, film by Steven Shaneberg - quite possibly the book that Erica James wished she could have written.

Comments

Re: machiavelli stand aside

[pigshitpoet.livejournal.com]

this is more about power than relationship, no?

RE: Re: machiavelli stand aside

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Depends - a person can experience their own personal power without need of another person present. However, in the three videos it suggests that the power lies in the relationship that people have towards each other.

In the 'Surrender' video, it is about the master/servant relationship in a budding BDSM relationship.

In the 'Lie to Me' video, the woman's power is in her sexuality, but is she the powerful one? Is the man digging a hole for himself or for her?

In the video 'To Have and to Hold', there is a threefold power struggle. The woman has been physically over powered by the protagonist and lies dead - but which one of the men is the power behind the murder? Is the protagonist being manipulated by the priest, or deliberately misinterpreting the priest to justify his own end?

In all three videos, it could be argued that in these cases, the power DOES rely on the aspect of relationship, whether it is with consentual, or otherwise.

All three are shot in black and white, which I liked. It suggests binaries, which can include male/female, light/dark, strength/weakness, victor/victim etc.

I'm just scratching the surface - one could go miles with the imagery analysis on these videos :-)

Re: machiavelli stand aside

[pigshitpoet.livejournal.com]

i need to ponder this to absorb what you just said, are you familiar with ernest becker's denial of death

Re: machiavelli stand aside

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

No, but I will most definitely look into it :-)