-Rapists and murders may be the victims according to you, but I, I call them dogs. And if they're lapping up their own vomit, the only way to stop them is with a lash.
-But dogs only obey their own nature, so why shouldn't we forgive them?
-Dogs can be taught many useful things, but not if we forgive them every time they obey their own nature.
You probably won't like this movie. I recommend it on a VERY rare basis to those who have already shown their acceptance to the films of Lars von Trier. This film kicked off his trilogy entitled "USA - Land of Opportunities". A second film will make it onto the 365 shortly, but as of this writing there are no plans to complete the trilogy. That should already tell you that Mr. von Trier is a pretty strange dude. Here goes my puny attempt at giving you an idea about this movie (because, let's be honest, you aren't gonna watch it):
Lars von Trier directs an amazing cast (Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Stellan Skarsgard, Chloe Sevigny, Udo Kier, James Caan, Patricia Clarkson) on a nearly blank stage with only sparse furnishings, imaginary walls, and chalk outlines on the ground for the buildings and roads. My guess is that von Trier used this technique to focus the viewers attention on his allegory representing the ruthless class warfare and disdain for the downtrodden that exists in the United States. Just in case you didn't get it though, the viewer is greeted with still images from Jacob Holdt's book "American Pictures" during the closing credits that show the reality of poverty. More on this topic, in a bit with the film "Manderlay".
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