I have only ever seen one other Japanese horror film,"Dark Water" by Hideo Nakata, and I remember being shaken up a bit after watching that. Well, "Audition" trumped that film. The beginning of the film was very slow moving, a convincingly "normal" movie about a widowed man who is looking for a new love. The transition from shot to shot were quite unexpected, so I constantly felt that something eerie would jump up on screen. This cinematography, and the lack of background music, except for the few parts of disturbing noises, added to the disquieting ambiance of the film.
The character, Asami, has a very unsettling aura about her with her small, delicate voice and her subtle movements. These qualities and the choice to dress her in white made it all the more surprising when we see what horrors she is capable of.
This movie commented on our preconceived notions on gender roles.
The storytelling was done quite well, with seemingly ordinary scenes contrasted with red tinted, angled shots of gruesome scenes. Overall I found this to be an interesting horror movie with a great deal of built up suspension. I was enjoying it up until the part Asami went to Aoyoma's apartment at the end. From that point forward all the scenes were too sickening and disturbing. Aoyoma should have listened to his friend, and the ghost of his wife from the dream, and stayed away from that woman.
My last thought after watching this movie: WHY?
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