I read dozens of reviews about how this film didn't make any sense and was horrible - and I have to say I am more confused by the reviews than by the film. The narrative was continuous, and I had no trouble following the story line at all.
---This is the spoiler part--- The real issue, for some people at least, behind corporate power, torture and sex, is control; they don't actually enjoy any of those activities per se. The plot followed Diane from the point where she thought she was in control (aka "puppet master"), to where she suspected she might not be, to where she lost it and someone else had to take control, to where she had to voluntarily give up limited control, then gave up a lot of control, and finally, involuntarily gave up all control. At first, in control, she is an "ice-queen," and she becomes more and more emotional as she slowly discovers the truth, leading up to the heartbreaking final shot of her face, trapped and condemning.
There was no "rape," both characters are both so burned by porn that their understanding of sex was necessarily kinky and based in fantasy. First the rape fantasy, and then the fantasy of having sex with somebody who was asleep. I think she shot him as an unconscious reaction because her psyche correlated the sex act with a murderous act, as evidenced by her fascination with hellfire and the earlier 3-D porn meets "zombie" kill for all shown earlier on.
Overall I thought it was a fine effort, and I enjoyed it far more than anticipated.
---This is the spoiler part--- The real issue, for some people at least, behind corporate power, torture and sex, is control; they don't actually enjoy any of those activities per se. The plot followed Diane from the point where she thought she was in control (aka "puppet master"), to where she suspected she might not be, to where she lost it and someone else had to take control, to where she had to voluntarily give up limited control, then gave up a lot of control, and finally, involuntarily gave up all control. At first, in control, she is an "ice-queen," and she becomes more and more emotional as she slowly discovers the truth, leading up to the heartbreaking final shot of her face, trapped and condemning.
There was no "rape," both characters are both so burned by porn that their understanding of sex was necessarily kinky and based in fantasy. First the rape fantasy, and then the fantasy of having sex with somebody who was asleep. I think she shot him as an unconscious reaction because her psyche correlated the sex act with a murderous act, as evidenced by her fascination with hellfire and the earlier 3-D porn meets "zombie" kill for all shown earlier on.
Overall I thought it was a fine effort, and I enjoyed it far more than anticipated.