Moebius is one of the most ludicrous films I’ve seen in quite a
while. It features intentional overdoses of melodrama, violence, stupidity,
incest, emasculation (both literal and metaphorical), rape, violation,
masturbation and visual metaphors I won’t bother decoding; all while keeping the
flick free of dialogue. Kim Ki Duk goes all-out here both enjoying and abusing
his rank as a well-regarded auteur as he looks to score cringes from his
viewers, both the Kim Ki Duk newbies that don’t expect the worst and the fan
followers that anticipate it. And while it seems that he did succeed in his
intentions (a viewer vomited on his way out at its Venice premiere) the film
didn’t really irk me.
