Journal Entry 3: The Captive Film
5/4/15
I think out of all the films we have watched thus far, this has been my favorite. I think what I enjoyed about it most was how incredibly obscure and frustrating the characters were to me. The two main characters Simon and Ariane were both so addicted to their unhealthy relationship as they both seemed to find comfort in the fact that they knew what to expect. Their relationship was more of a toxic habit that allowed them to ignore themselves and their real inner wants and problems.
I think that Simon had a lot of intimacy problems. He could not have sex with Ariane unless she was sleeping and was constantly obsessed with knowing her thoughts and feelings completely, which he would never be able to accomplish. Ariane is so absent from the relationship. She still plays along in the games of their relationship but is so closed off. She likes doing her own things; she is independent but pretends to be completely trapped in Simon’s glass cage. She was a challenge to him, something he felt he could control but yet at the same time had no control over. He was so obsessed and addicted to understanding what she got from loving women. He was flustered as he didn’t understand women to begin with. He saw them more as objects. He was threatened by the idea of two women loving one another, a fear of being unnecessary and a fear that he could not provide the same pleasure.