This may cause people to focus dominantly on those scenes without really looking at the film as a whole. By far the biggest problem with this film is the fact that the sexual content is widely advertised and therefore anticipated before viewing. Never once did I feel that any dialogue was out of place, nor did the acting strike me as being bad. I thought that only two scenes stood out as being unnecessarily overt, but for the most part, the explicitness is on the fringe of the focus of each scene, while also playing a major part in the atmosphere. The sex scenes are very well placed within the context of the film. There is also too much emphasis on Caligula himself, to the detriment of revealing some important traits in other characters, making them seem somewhat shallow at times. The huge sets seem at times almost claustrophobic which is an absolute crime considering the magnificence of them. The cinematography and camera work is awful. Indeed, it can be seen as shocking, but I think that this is a side-effect of it's desire to be realistic, rather than a deliberate act on the part of the film-makers. The film simply gives the story of the rise and death of Emperor Caligula in a very straight-forward manner. In general, I feel that the good ones far outweigh the bad. This film, as with all, has good points and bad points.
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