To be perfectly honest I was slightly confused through the entirety of this film and could not really grasp the concept of it. Clearly there were two characters, "the professional" who throughout the totality of the piece analyzed and critiqued the captive "amateurist."
The professional seemed to always default into counting and utilizing numbers to describe the caged womans behaviors, and often her emotions would change while observing. Ranging anywhere from blatantly laughing to being on the verge of tears. I was slightly unsure how to interpret the situation, i found it mildly disturbing but at the same time i also found myself investing emotions with the two characters. I was glad to see that through the class discussion i wasn't the only one who had these feeling. It was brought to my attention through this weeks discussion that both characters were played but the same woman and subtle details, such as how the ameturists clothing matching the backround and the potential "hidden meanings" behind these observations. sadly, i doubt i would have noticed these things with out them being pointed out. Sitting through discussion i had the thought that perhaps the "professional" was not analyzing a presumed "stranger" at all, but possibly it was her alter ego or personality that was put on display and she was analyzing herself. Thus, putting her wide range of emotion in to a more understandable context.
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