SlaughterHouse-Five (1972)
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SlaughterHouse-Five (1972)
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE starring MICHAEL SACKS
RON LEIBMAN * EUGENE ROCHE * SHARON GANS * VALERIE PERRINE
Directed by GEORGE ROY HILL
One point raised at least once during the film is how one should enjoy/remember the good moments and try to forget the bad. Easier said than done, eh? - especially since Pilgrim's life seems filled with mostly bad moments - except on Tralfamadore.
One could also argue that being 'unstuck' in time is something we all do - if we reach a certain elderly age, for example, and think back over various moments of our lives, aren't we just doing the same thing that Pilgrim is doing here? One caveat, of course - it may not be that simple since the young Pilgrim of the past is sometimes reacting to events happening to an old Pilgrim of the future - but this still may all just be in someone's mind.
The past is truly dreary and grim here - Vonnegut exorcised his own demons my writing about his personal experiences in Dresden during the War, including the firestorm which engulfed the city. These experiences were obviously a kind of ultimate horror for him and much of that is translated into the film. The drudgery & unpleasant aspects of being a prisoner-of-war are well presented; Pilgrim maintains a mostly positive, naive outlook during most of this, but unpleasant reality always intrudes sooner or later.
Perrine is sexy and nude as the playmate sent to Pilgrim (who fantasized about her earlier by looking through a magazine photo spread). And Sacks as Pilgrim plays Pilgrim as appropriately benign, almost as a cypher; the aging make-up works extremely well here. I liked this overall; just don't expect a fast pace or great revelations by the end - in fact, you may end up with more questions than answers by the conclusion. BoG's Score: 8 out of 10
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