La morality it is one of those sectors that hardly lends itself to a clear, definitive definition and universal, is one of those areas that the human being crease for centuries, it has been manipulating in relation to own needs, to their survival and above all to their hunger for power. I Care a Lot is a film that from the very first sequence opens the course of its history by clearly specifying the own point of view about humanity and the social, labeling a narrative ready to respect in detail the words of its incipit, words that transcend immediately the profile by touching specific strings of reality. J. Blakeson with this film he wants to tell and direct a protagonist who curiously capture in a twisted and magnetic way the attention of the beholder, weaving a plot that not only continually touches the world of black humor, but makes it a real narrative, aesthetic and above all identity Contemporary, without sparing himself in its developments, even very dramatic and serious in some situations, with a progressive shipwreck in movements that soon become thriller no frills. The film is recently available on Amazon Prime Video.
A monster in angelic guise
I Care a Lot revolves around the character of Marla Grayson, an unscrupulous lawyer who, using his knowledge, crease continuously the American system to get their hands on the life, especially materialistic, of the elderly. Going through the favor of a doctor, she succeeds in making the situation of some old gentlemen figure by inflating their problems, and then taking over by bypassing them and becoming theirs. legal guardian through the court. The latter can only meet in "special and emergency situations" by taking the "vita" of these people with the specific intent of helping them. Except that Marla only targets seniors with huge fortunes, and then embed them in a system that deprives them of everything, in his favor. All this, of course, unaware of the relatives who can not do anything about it, also because in the eyes of the judge and the state she acts for their good, serving and rendering a service. more than human. However, the situation changes drastically when he decides, without his knowledge, to target a particular lady with many things to hide ...
It goes without saying that this I Care a Lot develops along one masterful interpretation by Rosasmund Pike (Marla), who builds a impeccably negative character, perfectly cruel, ready to fully exploit the capabilities expressive of the actress. Here we are not only talking about vocal acting, but also and above all about expressiveness, expressions enhanced even more by a direction extremely linked to the various close up. Marla is ruthless, cold, unscrupulous, without a shred of humanity and above all determined, determined to get to the end of whatever happens, determined to go forward with her own choices, with her own life, even trampling on that of her neighbor, emptying it of any color and dignity. The result is an extremely verbose narrative universe from the point of view social, a naked and raw portrait of the models Americans, models of a capitalism that celebrates individuality, even cruel and at any cost.
Close-ups of I Care a Lot
I close up of this film remain one of the most important directorial charms, most considerable in the technical whole, which is immediately discussed here, and above all reflection towards the viewer. Blakeson builds shots rather careful especially towards the face of its protagonist. Frames that sinuously move from one expression to another, capturing every single visual movement and look, in a magnetism aimed at completely and continuously distorting the viewer's point of view. Marla's expressions in I Care a Lot remain fundamental in understanding the character in front of you, they remain one of the instruments principal of this woman who hides her own monstrosity and the hunger behind the smiles built with this affectation that distorts its indecipherable being. Furthermore, to accentuate its weight, we find the hand of the director himself always Outdoor to what happens on stage, always detached but still focused on emphasizing the physical details of a anthropological whole far from the classic emotional stylistic features, symbol of a humanity bound and at the same time fascinated, torn by a world that does not care too much about its weaknesses, commodifying them if necessary.
In addition there is the especially chromatic contrast, accentuated by photography and the choice of costumes, includingexteriority of this beautiful woman and her inner demons. The camera, however, always remains careful, capturing the interpretation of Pike in all its nuances and leading to the creation of a character who moves in a universe of bonds that is quickly made cold, having a spontaneity bound to a few precise moments that soon become iconic of a ruthless and very strong villan.
What do you want to be?
I Care a Lot therefore remains a very particular film, especially in the choice of its centralized narrative developments around aanticlimax that knows to catch the attention of the viewer to the end, also thanks to the presence of other well-known faces from the world of cinema (such as the character played by Peter Dinklage), ready to upset completely the events, projecting everything towards the shores dark and undeciphered typical of our contemporaneity. One of the greatest merits of this film, in addition to the general care and acting, remains the reflection on moral of its protagonists, a moral that will continually do their utmost to re-elaborate the point of view of the narrative, without ever really taking a clear position, in a context on which the reality.
