Film Overview"Cruel Intentions" is a drama film directed by Roger Kumble launched in 1999. The movie is a modern-day retelling of the 18th-century French novel "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The story focuses on the manipulative video games and sexual politics involving step-siblings Kathryn and Sebastian at an upscale New York prep school.
PlotSebastian (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) are 2 manipulative step-siblings from a wealthy Manhattan household. Kathryn, disturbed that her ex-lover Court has dumped her for the innocent Cecile (Selma Blair), persuades Sebastian to seduce and destroy Cecile. However, Sebastian has another strategy. He bets Kathryn that he can seduce the headmaster's daughter, Annette (Reese Witherspoon)-- a paradigm of chastity and virtue who has publicly stated that she will conserve herself up until she is in love. If he wins, he gets Kathryn; if he stops working, Kathryn gets his cherished Jaguar convertible.
Characters and ConflictsSebastian is an attractive, egotistical womanizer known for his notorious track record worldwide of privileged teenagers. Kathryn is simply as manipulative and cold-hearted as he is, utilizing her excellent lady appearance and beauty to deceive others. These character traits lead to the main conflicts in the story, mostly driven by deceptiveness, manipulation, and the expedition of authentic love versus lust.
ResolutionThough at first, Sebastian handles to seduce Annette, he gradually falls really in love with her-- complicating his strategies and original intentions. Kathryn's cruel intentions expose themselves when she controls Cecile and indirectly contributes to the death of a homosexual classmate. Sebastian's character journey culminates in the supreme option to protect Annette from Kathryn's controls, which consequently causes his death. In the end, Sebastian's journal-- filled with documents of their controls and wrongful acts-- gets released, revealing Kathryn's true character to the general public and triggering her downfall.
Environment"Cruel Intentions" looks into the world of elite, rich, and manipulative teenagers, providing an air of secret, deception, and seduction. Embed in the environment of a high end New York prep school, the movie effectively utilizes this background to provide styles of power, control, and corruption within the world of upper-class teens.
Conclusion"Cruel Intentions" is a tale of adjustment, seduction, and vengeance filled with younger turmoil and fully grown styles. The cunningness of Kathryn, the transformation of Sebastian, and the pureness of Annette are well portrayed through the outstanding efficiencies of the movie's cast. In spite of the movie's concentrate on adjustment and deception, the story likewise successfully explores the repercussions of one's actions, change, and the power of real love. The film ends with the moral fall of Kathryn, the awful death of Sebastian, and Annette driving away in Sebastian's treasured Jaguar-- representing her journey's change from a virtuous individual to a better, more knowledgeable lady.
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