A good movie

It has been a while since I wanted to watch this flick and I'm glad I finally managed to watch the damned thing. For a 3rd time around, David Cronenberg was working with Viggo Mortensen and since there previous collaborations were really enjoyable, I had some rather high expectations with this movie. However, this time, the lead was actually played by Michael Fassbender, one of the most exciting actors at work nowadays. Anyway, even though this movie didn’t get much love when it was released, I thought it was dealing with a fascinating subject, basically, the birth of psychoanalysis. Unfortunately, even though those 2 historical figures were really mesmerizing, I'm not sure I really cared about the character played by Keira Knightley. I mean, apparently, this woman was essential in their work and their relationship but I wish they spent more time developing their fascinating ideas amd theories. Instead, half of the movie was therefore about some average love affair with a rather predictable outcome. I must confess I have never read anything written by Freud, quite shamefull, I know, but I discovered I stood behind everything he said. Indeed, the way that sexuality has a major impact on our mind and behavior or even the fact that there is no place in paranormality or superstition in science are some of the thoughts I really share with him Not that Jung was an uninteresting fellow, in the contrary. To conclude, even though it was really a masterpiece, it wasn't still a really interesting movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you're interested in this subject.

7/10