The Shape of Things

Focus Features | Release Date: May 9, 2003

8.3	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 82 Ratings

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HumbertoD.Jan 16, 2006

In response to Takoma, this film is not about feminism, at least that's how I interpreted it. I haven't read reviews so I don't know what the critics are saying about it. How I interpreted it, this film is about art, in its In response to Takoma, this film is not about feminism, at least that's how I interpreted it. I haven't read reviews so I don't know what the critics are saying about it. How I interpreted it, this film is about art, in its most pure form. At the end of the movie there is a quote by Han Suyin. As you may recall it said, "Moralists have no place in an art gallery." I have mixed feelings about the quote itself, as it was popularized by the movie and not by the intensity of it's words. That aside, it is what the movie is about. She defaces the statue and has a fight about "true art" with Phillip (Fred Wellery) during the exposition of her character. She views art in different ways. Morals and feelings for other individuals aside. This movie is about how artists are constantly being criticized. Right here, on this website, we are critiquing the works of actors, directors and producers. One has to put their morals and views aside and appreciate the art for what it is. It's a complicated concept summarized by the quote by Suyin. I gave the film a seven because it could have been better. The films drags a bit and the climax is really the ending.… Expand

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