The Verdict: Which is “Better”?
- Obsession and identity: Grenouille’s pursuit of an ideal scent drives him to dehumanize others and erase his own lack of personal odor/identity.
- Sensory experience and power: The film emphasizes smell as a dominant sense that shapes perception and social influence.
- Nature vs. artifice: Contrasts raw human life with crafted perfumes and how scent manipulates behavior.
- Morality and alienation: Grenouille’s sociopathy is presented alongside social critique of 18th-century society’s superficiality.
- Cinematic techniques: Rich sensory-focused cinematography, strong use of close-ups, color palette shifting between grim reality and dreamlike sequences, and a score that amplifies emotional and olfactory metaphors.
, a man born with an extraordinary sense of smell but no personal body odor.
Have you seen Perfume? What did you think of the ending?
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