Exotica Trauma Obsession Repetition rich Atom Egoyan Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get That’s how it goes Everybody knows
l Francis: a man who treasures “memories”, tried his best to preserve them in any kind of possible form. After his suffering, he tried to maintain his good memory around him so that he repeated some behaviors just like before. (ritual) Photos & videos & automatic piano l Francis’ trauma: A. The two causes that made Francis’s home fell apart: 1. His daughter’s being murdered 2. His wife’s betrayal-love affair with his brother clip 1 B. Francis’ obsession-repeated behaviors: Still can’t really accept the fact of his daughter’s death, and thus repeated these things, trying to get the “good old time” back; to maintain a father-daughter relationship alike the previous one.
1. Went to Exotica to watch Christina’s dance Christina has shared a part of the memory with his daughter—his daughter’s babysitter(weep together) l Christina’s uniform is similar to his daughter’s 2. Hired Tracy to “babysit” at his house with no baby l l Francis’s breakout? A. Tried to touch Christina: Why? Seduced by Eric? Or what’s his intention? 1. First try: interrupted by Eric ---the pure father-daughter relationship being threatened 2. Second try: asked Thomas to try again ---tolerated by Christina 3. Embrace with Eric clip 2 B. The drive with Christina--- still in the obsession with his daughter, but Christina has to return her own “home” —Christina is however herself. C. The image of home in Postmodern city clip 3
Christina/Eric/Zoe l Christina: 1. Eric’s ex-girlfriend 2. Used to be baby-sitter for Francis 3. Francis’ “present daughter” 4. Strip dancer A. Betrayal--- Eric’s contract with Zoe B. Obsession--- (Loss of family love) needs to be cared and be protected C. Repetition--- Dancing for Francis D. Breakout--- (Thomas touches her) E. Development--- Be able to protect herself l Eric: 1. DJ in Exotica 2. Ex-lover of Christina A. Betrayal--- (Christina’s change) Innocence corrupts B. Obsession--- Loss of his “innocent girl”; protector; (Christina doesn’t need his protection any more)
C. Repetition--- Call her “a sassy bit of jailbait” Stay in Exotica D. Breakout--- Hug with Francis E. Development--- Face the fact (I found her; I lost her); Leave the job of DJ l l Zoe: 1. Hostess of Exotica 2. Pregnant with Eric’s sperm Tradition↔ Non-tradition (concepts of family) A. Betrayal--- mirror B. Obsession--- Keep mother-daughter relationship Relationship A. Christina and Eric---Love→(betrayal)→Obsession B. Eric and Zoe--- a. Lovers b. Friends clip 4 C. Zoe and Christina--- a. mother-and-daughter relationship clip 5 b. homosexual relationship--- one of the phenomena in the postmodern city
Thomas l l l Thomas—develop or not A. a gay pet shop owner B. shy C. doesn't know how to go about picking up men ---communication problem D. buying seats for men as a way to have company—paying for his company is a way to fill his void soul E. being betrayed by the police F. goes to Exotica under Francis’ threat —succeed in communicating with Christina Thomas and his pet shop—another Exotica A. color B. Thomas’ behavior Function—ties everything together and brings the ending
Symbolic Meanings l l l l Mirrors: Betrayal & Lie The Pet Shop: Exotica The Green Field: conflicts in color, music Obtaining & losing at the same time Photos & Video: Irony, Imply the failure of keeping memory Eggs, & Zoe’s pregnancy: “You didn’t ask to …”(Francis) “Exotica”: The word suits every character and thing in this film. Home in postmodern city: Tracey’s, Christina’s, Francis’s--Which one is the real home?
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