Audition

Audition follows traditional J-horror in terms of it's style. The movie starts out slow, you learn about the characters, grow attached to them, and while you forgot your in a horror movie, it hits you all at once leaving you wondering what just happened. This is the fun of J-Horrors. Although I must admit I became quiet squeemish during the movie and had to walk away a few times. The character doesnt get the choice to take his own life like traditional Japanese culture. The character is left to the hands of the antagonist which in this case was the 'girlfriend'. I found Audition had a sense of irony to it also as the main character faked an audition to force himself to meet someone for his own advantage. Something about this seems wrong and somewhat justifies the end means.