I just watched Orpheus' Song and came to IMDB to see what others were saying about the short movie. So I've been reading through the reviews, and apparently a lot of people didn't "get" it, apparently because the movie wasn't long enough to explain Orpheus's background. Either that, or the writer/producer Tor Iben knew Greek mythology and made the errant assumption that others watching his film would understand the film's premise.
The mysterious man who came out of nowhere in the woods (which wasn't accidental; more on that in a bit). That his name was not really Hercules as he averred was obvious -- because when asked his name, he hesitated before saying, "Hercules"; And he and certainly he did not have Hercules' muscles. Nor was he just a local con artist as someone suggested n another review. The name of the film is "Orpheus' Song". He was Orpheus. Orpheus said that the cave he lured them to was his home, And yet the cave was bare except for the pomegranates, the bottle of a special drink -- and the three shot glasses that he just happened to have on hand. It was planned.
If one pays close attention, there was further evidence of Orpheus' semi-divinity. When he was shown playing his charmed love song on his flute he was fully clothed standing on the bank of a pond., But when the camera panned down to show his reflection in the water, his "reflection" was wearing only a white loincloth and It looked almost as if he were IN the water or walking on the water-- which made one wonder if his story had been true about the pomegranate being charmed by a water nymph who lived in a waterfall. A charmed pomegranate that could make anyone fall in love forever.
Although not overtly sexual, the nearly naked men sleeping so close together while Orpheus played his enchanting flute music was a highly erotic scene in the movie. The last we had seen of them before this scene was when Orpheus was giving them a special drink that they loved and could not get enough of. Then they were shown sleeping close together in their underwear in their drugged state; their nearly bare bodies were touching and their heads turned towards each other, their faces just inches apart. Charmed by Orpheus' seductive song they began breathing heavily and touching themselves in their hypnotic sleep.
In Greek legend, Orpheus.was a Thracian with the power to charm anyone into falling in love with his music. And one more fact about Orpheus ... both Ovid and Plato wrote that Orpheus sexually preferred males -- and that he taught the "love of boys" to the Thracians.
Anyway, I really believe that if "Orpheus' Song" could have been two hours long and Orpheus' background had been explained, the film would have made a lot more sense to those who didn't quite understand it.
Everything I just wrote took place in the first half of the film. There is no need for me to write more, because the second half is built on that premise and falls into place.
The mysterious man who came out of nowhere in the woods (which wasn't accidental; more on that in a bit). That his name was not really Hercules as he averred was obvious -- because when asked his name, he hesitated before saying, "Hercules"; And he and certainly he did not have Hercules' muscles. Nor was he just a local con artist as someone suggested n another review. The name of the film is "Orpheus' Song". He was Orpheus. Orpheus said that the cave he lured them to was his home, And yet the cave was bare except for the pomegranates, the bottle of a special drink -- and the three shot glasses that he just happened to have on hand. It was planned.
If one pays close attention, there was further evidence of Orpheus' semi-divinity. When he was shown playing his charmed love song on his flute he was fully clothed standing on the bank of a pond., But when the camera panned down to show his reflection in the water, his "reflection" was wearing only a white loincloth and It looked almost as if he were IN the water or walking on the water-- which made one wonder if his story had been true about the pomegranate being charmed by a water nymph who lived in a waterfall. A charmed pomegranate that could make anyone fall in love forever.
Although not overtly sexual, the nearly naked men sleeping so close together while Orpheus played his enchanting flute music was a highly erotic scene in the movie. The last we had seen of them before this scene was when Orpheus was giving them a special drink that they loved and could not get enough of. Then they were shown sleeping close together in their underwear in their drugged state; their nearly bare bodies were touching and their heads turned towards each other, their faces just inches apart. Charmed by Orpheus' seductive song they began breathing heavily and touching themselves in their hypnotic sleep.
In Greek legend, Orpheus.was a Thracian with the power to charm anyone into falling in love with his music. And one more fact about Orpheus ... both Ovid and Plato wrote that Orpheus sexually preferred males -- and that he taught the "love of boys" to the Thracians.
Anyway, I really believe that if "Orpheus' Song" could have been two hours long and Orpheus' background had been explained, the film would have made a lot more sense to those who didn't quite understand it.
Everything I just wrote took place in the first half of the film. There is no need for me to write more, because the second half is built on that premise and falls into place.