The Piano – Wednesday 9th April 2025

So I watched this for the first time, and I have to say, it was pretty good. I’ve known about the film since it came out, and of course I knew the music (The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Michael Nymen is an absolute CHOON!), but the film never sparked my interest.

This film is a great example of why female filmmakers are so necessary; simply because they tell stories that men probably won’t! Also, seeing a romance from the perspective of a woman is sobering stuff, and definitely a ‘red pill’ experience for those that still believe the male driven fantasy about romance and seduction.

If you want an insight into what drives female desire, then I absolutely recommend watching this movie!
That said, the protagonist, despite being an accurate depiction, was not to my liking (I like to cling to the ‘male fantasy’ version of women, if only to keep my desire of starting a family alive!). The fact that we don’t even see what becomes of Sam Neil’s character is proof that the protagonist’s husband doesn’t even warrant an afterthought in her story!

Pretty much all (heterosexual) female driven romance movies revolve around her making a choice between the safety of the ‘provider’, and the ‘butterflies’ they get from being with the ‘untamed man’. The provider is the nice guy, who the woman will choose at first, and benefit from, but ultimately, she ALWAYS runs off with the ‘untamed man’; that, or they feel trapped in their marriage and resent their husband for not being the man they want him to be, despite making the choice to be with him of their own free-will.

The ‘untamed man’ has no problem seducing women that already have a partner, whereas the nice guy would never dream of such a thing; the only way he can get a girl is by fulfilling that provider role, but in doing so, he always risks being boring, and thus, open to being a cuckold whilst his partner seeks excitement in the arms of another man...

Anyway, what were we talking about?

Oh yeah, The Piano.

Good film, but not for everyone (the soundtrack is absolutely sublime though!).