![]() ![]() Prime Video has such a deep stable of thrillers in its library that choosing one to watch when you're in the mood for a thriller can be an overwhelming and daunting task. The great thrillers also veer into the categories of mysteries, action-adventure, horror, sci-fi, spy films, and both noir and neo-noir. On the flip side, there’s a scene or two of anonymous sex that doesn’t seem to make sense nor have a purpose.The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a thriller as "a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure, or suspense." When you think about the standout thrillers from this genre a film, you'd be hard-pressed to find any that do not meet this definition's description. There’s a really beautiful bondage scene with red rope that blew me away with its clever and subtle beauty. I particularly enjoyed the portrayal of the fetish scene in this film because it wasn’t sensationalized. ![]() That said, there were times when you connected with Jordan so well through the very subtle storytelling of the film. I didn’t take Jordan very seriously as an athlete she had a shoulder injury that was left open-ended and confusing, and I wonder if her character would have been better served as someone who only had pressure from the university side of her life. Regardless of Jordan’s intentions of sticking with swimming, it seemed so wildly unbelievable that we couldn’t process the character’s intentions. As a former college athlete, my girlfriend was pissed that Jordan was taking drugs the night before a big trial. To be honest, my girlfriend and I watched this movie together and had a lot of frustrated moments. Jordan (Lily Hall) contemplates her life as a swimmer. At one point, she takes drugs, misses an important practice, then for no conceivable reason, sleeps with Lucas, her roommate. However, I have basically no idea what her intentions are at all times. She’s so driven but so lost, and focusing the narrative on her downward spiral makes for good storytelling. Jordan is an undeniably interesting character. Otherwise, it’s a film about a stressed out uni student with an overbearing mother, a strict athletic regime, an inability to say no to extra work and an eye for her professor’s partner. Kat Holmes, the co-writer and producer of Submerge, initially set out to make some “good lesbian porn because there is not very much out there.” I feel like we should be up-front with the film’s long history - it’s been nine years since it’s initial conception - because seeing this film and knowing it’s roots (haha Australian pun intended) will make a lot of sense. Submerge is Australian director Sophie O’Connor‘s first feature film and was originally meant to be a lesbian porn film. Delilah might have been a sex worker? I wasn’t quite clear on this. As Jordan’s mother gets more overbearing, Jordan experiments more destructively in the fetish scene. Delilah is Angie and Lucas’ introduction to the fetish scene. At times, Jordan is angry with Angie’s lack of connection, and ends up with another woman, Delilah ( Georgia Bolton). ![]() It was a very interesting flip to what you’d think you should prioritize (studies over sports? One will probably be easier to make a lifelong career out of?) and I appreciated the subversion of expectations through this power dynamic, believable or not. This makes Jordan’s really overbearing mother angry and threaten to pull her out of university. As you might guess, Jordan and Angie’s affair isn’t all sunshine and rainbows and begins to affect Jordan’s very strict training schedule. Jordan and Angie have an affair behind her history professor’s back.
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