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Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt (2012) - misogynistic?

  • 19-10-2013 12:19am
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    MakeEmLaugh
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    I watched Thomas Vinterberg's The Hunt this evening. Thought it was excellent, and looked up some reviews afterwards. Came across this review in the London Evening Standard, deeming the film "a misogynistic little soap opera" where "three hysterical females use the issue of child abuse to try to destroy the sacred bonds of loyalty that exist between men".

    Has anyone else seen The Hunt, and if so, did you think it was misogynistic?



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  • #2
    Sad Professor
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    No.

    The film shows a vague concern with modern masculinity in its first act. Any film which seems to touch on this will always get accused of being misogynistic by someone. But given that it depicts a modern day witch hunt, I think the film can be read more as a critique of society as a whole than any of any one gender. Nobody really comes out of the film looking good except for the protagonist and his family.

    However, I reckon any in-depth reading of the film will come out sounding slightly reductive. Like a lot of mainstream Danish cinema and television, The Hunt is not a film which lends itself much analysis. There's no subtext, no ambiguity, no metaphors. It's exactly what it appears to be: a contemporary spin on the wrong man sub-genre that happens to touch a very sensitive topic. Its just a really well made realist thriller with a frighteningly believable scenario.


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