What would you do if you found out your spouse was cheating on you? Would you seek revenge? How far would you go to get revenge? Black Ice is a sick and twisted look at how far one woman will go to get revenge on her husband and his lover. It follows the main character Saara as she seeks to get back at her husband Leo, an architecture professor, and his student and lover, Tuuli.
After discovering that Leo is having an affair with his student Tuuli, Saara finds Tuuli and becomes her friend. Saara begins to take karate classes where Tuuli is an instructor. To Tuuli, Saara is Crista, a divorcée and a psycho logist. Soon the two become best friends going clubbing and partying together. But soon Tuuli starts to realize that Crista is a little off. Although this award winning film is well done, it was far too disturbing for me.
For Black Ice, the title itself tells us a lot about the story. Black ice is hard to see on the road-just like infidelity can be difficult to see when it is happening to you. Leo had been cheating on Saara for years and she had no idea. In addition, black ice can be very dangerous and cause numerous accidents. Meanwhile, infidelity and betrayal can lead to extremely devastating situations. And each are only realized when it is too late to stop the destruction that will ensue. When Saara finally discovered Leo's unfaithfulness and how long it had been happening, she was expectedly upset. Sure enough, it ended with a deadly disaster.
A major theme in the movie is betrayal. For Saara and Leo it is infidelity and for Crista and Tuuli it is trust in a friendship. Saara struggles with the realization of her husband's infidelity with Tuuli. Through Saara's friendship with Tuuli, Saara discovers that Leo has been cheating on her since their engagement. This irritates Saara even more and she starts to become even more psycho. Furthermore, Leo doesn't really seem to man up to his actions and fight to be with his wife. Tuuli is also betrayed through Saara and her supposed friendship with Crista. Tuuli grew to trust Crista and they became best friends. But in the end, she realizes that Saara is just out for revenge. However, this friendship shows the other side of betrayal from the point of view of the girlfriend. In the end, this allows the viewer to feel more sympathetic towards Tuuli as she is not simply the girl Leo slept with.
Although it isn't explicitly stated at the start, Saara is out for revenge. The theme of revenge is central to the story. At times it was confusing to understand exactly what was Saara's plan as she befriended Tuuli. We could only suppose that she is out for vengeance. The point where it went too far for me was the night when Saara learns that Tuuli is pregnant and she drugs Tuuli. This scene was the most disturbing as Saara plays it off as if she is into Tuuli. Saara is portrayed as a messed up character that goes way too far to seek payback. I feel that it was not necessary to go this far. Saara also tries to kill Tuuli at karate with a knife. Everyone else in the karate studio sees this but seems to have little reaction to the situation and go on as normal afterwards. However, in the end Saara has stopped trying to take revenge when she performs a life-saving operation for Tuuli and her baby. By this point Leo has passed away and we see that Saara only really wanted to hurt Leo. Through Crista's friendship with Tuuli, Saara realizes that she doesn't want to hurt her.
Another interesting aspect of the film was the portrayal of men and women. Men are shown as only wanting sex. One day Leo and his friend are walking through their construction site talking about sex and Leo's justification for his infidelity. On the other hand women are portrayed as strong. Saara isn't afraid to leave Leo after being treated horribly and Tuuli is a resilient woman, ready to fight for herself.
The Finnish film, directed by Petri Kotwica depicts a disturbing story about relationships, betrayal, infidelity and revenge. It won five Jussi awards, including best film. Although Black Ice may be worthy of these awards, I do not feel it is worth anyone's time to watch it. Although Black Ice was a well-done thriller I wouldn't recommend to anyone. It's too messed up.
After discovering that Leo is having an affair with his student Tuuli, Saara finds Tuuli and becomes her friend. Saara begins to take karate classes where Tuuli is an instructor. To Tuuli, Saara is Crista, a divorcée and a psycho logist. Soon the two become best friends going clubbing and partying together. But soon Tuuli starts to realize that Crista is a little off. Although this award winning film is well done, it was far too disturbing for me.
For Black Ice, the title itself tells us a lot about the story. Black ice is hard to see on the road-just like infidelity can be difficult to see when it is happening to you. Leo had been cheating on Saara for years and she had no idea. In addition, black ice can be very dangerous and cause numerous accidents. Meanwhile, infidelity and betrayal can lead to extremely devastating situations. And each are only realized when it is too late to stop the destruction that will ensue. When Saara finally discovered Leo's unfaithfulness and how long it had been happening, she was expectedly upset. Sure enough, it ended with a deadly disaster.
A major theme in the movie is betrayal. For Saara and Leo it is infidelity and for Crista and Tuuli it is trust in a friendship. Saara struggles with the realization of her husband's infidelity with Tuuli. Through Saara's friendship with Tuuli, Saara discovers that Leo has been cheating on her since their engagement. This irritates Saara even more and she starts to become even more psycho. Furthermore, Leo doesn't really seem to man up to his actions and fight to be with his wife. Tuuli is also betrayed through Saara and her supposed friendship with Crista. Tuuli grew to trust Crista and they became best friends. But in the end, she realizes that Saara is just out for revenge. However, this friendship shows the other side of betrayal from the point of view of the girlfriend. In the end, this allows the viewer to feel more sympathetic towards Tuuli as she is not simply the girl Leo slept with.
Although it isn't explicitly stated at the start, Saara is out for revenge. The theme of revenge is central to the story. At times it was confusing to understand exactly what was Saara's plan as she befriended Tuuli. We could only suppose that she is out for vengeance. The point where it went too far for me was the night when Saara learns that Tuuli is pregnant and she drugs Tuuli. This scene was the most disturbing as Saara plays it off as if she is into Tuuli. Saara is portrayed as a messed up character that goes way too far to seek payback. I feel that it was not necessary to go this far. Saara also tries to kill Tuuli at karate with a knife. Everyone else in the karate studio sees this but seems to have little reaction to the situation and go on as normal afterwards. However, in the end Saara has stopped trying to take revenge when she performs a life-saving operation for Tuuli and her baby. By this point Leo has passed away and we see that Saara only really wanted to hurt Leo. Through Crista's friendship with Tuuli, Saara realizes that she doesn't want to hurt her.
Another interesting aspect of the film was the portrayal of men and women. Men are shown as only wanting sex. One day Leo and his friend are walking through their construction site talking about sex and Leo's justification for his infidelity. On the other hand women are portrayed as strong. Saara isn't afraid to leave Leo after being treated horribly and Tuuli is a resilient woman, ready to fight for herself.
The Finnish film, directed by Petri Kotwica depicts a disturbing story about relationships, betrayal, infidelity and revenge. It won five Jussi awards, including best film. Although Black Ice may be worthy of these awards, I do not feel it is worth anyone's time to watch it. Although Black Ice was a well-done thriller I wouldn't recommend to anyone. It's too messed up.