There was barely any script, no guidelines or rules in making the movie. It's simply a Gaspar Noé movie, and it shows. But it's not a French movie and not an American one. The story - and the 'message' - of the movie is about how the young American film-maker idolizes French bohemian sexuality and freedom, but ends up getting sick of too much of it.
Actually, he never really stops doing drugs. He cheats on his girlfriend and when he has to take responsibility and raise a baby with his hook-up, he constantly pines for his days of fooling around and doing drugs. He's not a very respectable person no matter how you look at it. I don't think the movie is pretentious so much as the main character himself is, spouting off about 2001: A Space Odyssey and how he's going to be a great director. I saw a review of 'Love' calling it pretentious. So if you don't go for that kind of thing, you should steer clear of this movie. The film is full of depravity, sexual lust, fetishes, and generally morally reprehensible behavior. The plentiful sex scenes are reportedly unsimulated - meaning the actors actually really have sex on screen, which is enough for many to label it obscene. Now 'Love' is a movie that borders on pornography, that's how deeply it delves into the matter of sex. Sex is a part of life, it's emotional and intense and important, so it makes sense that movies would delve into it.
I like my movies controversial, and I think movies shouldn't shy away from subject matter because it is 'risky'.
There are those who claim that they are distracting, offer nothing to further the story and could be skipped and nothing would be missed. There's been discussion about whether there should be sex scenes in movies at all. Reviewed by tapio_hietamaki 7 / 10 A lengthy study of hungover sexcapades
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