Oh man, thank you for giving me that context into the movie! I had no idea the implications of the knife, Jeju Island, and the like! And I never even considered the tragedy of Fujiwara; I just found him repulsive and awful! The possibly intimacy was totally lost on me, and I really appreciate you drawing it to my attention!
Maybe one of the tragedies of the theme is that oppression doesn't just crush down other people; it turns them against each other. (Or, for someone like Fujiwara, that intimacy has no use other than to get a stronger grip on his marks. Instead of uniting people, it just becomes another tool of manipulation.)
--Rogan
EDIT: Also I have passionate feelings about Hideko was able to find her sexuality for herself. One Youtube commenter pointed out that she appreciated the scissoring scene, since it was the one thing that Fujiwara could NEVER do with Hideko, and thus the illusion that this was really about him was finally destroyed.
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Maybe one of the tragedies of the theme is that oppression doesn't just crush down other people; it turns them against each other. (Or, for someone like Fujiwara, that intimacy has no use other than to get a stronger grip on his marks. Instead of uniting people, it just becomes another tool of manipulation.)
--Rogan
EDIT: Also I have passionate feelings about Hideko was able to find her sexuality for herself. One Youtube commenter pointed out that she appreciated the scissoring scene, since it was the one thing that Fujiwara could NEVER do with Hideko, and thus the illusion that this was really about him was finally destroyed.