O Homem Nu (1997)
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.jpg) A remake that is higher on nudity but less on quality compared to the original
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O Homem Nu (English: The Naked Man) is a 1997 Brazilian comedy film directed by Hugo Carvana (based on the original novel by Fernando Sabino). It is a remake of the 1968 movie of the same name, which was directed by Roberto Santos and starring Paulo José.
Plot
Writer Sílvio Proença needs to travel to São Paulo to promote his new book. At the airport, he meets a group of old mates. With the boarding canceled due to a strong storm, the group goes to the apartment of Marialva, the daughter of one of Proença's friends. Seduced by Marialva's music and charms, Proença spends the night there and makes love with her (despite already having Marina as a lover). The next day, Sílvio accidentally locks himself out completely nude when he tries picking up bread outside his apartment. Eventually, he is chased by other people in the public.
Bad Qualities
- The movie overall rehashes the basic plot and screenplay of the original film in 1968, instead of trying to do something new with its simple premise, even recycling too many elements such as the main character cheating on his lover after getting seduced by another girl, eventually getting locked out of his apartment naked the next morning. He spends much of the film running around public while covering his manhood, with people chasing him. By the time he returns to his apartment with his original love interest, he finds out she cheated on him, eventually leaving her for that. The movie's settings in public are also too similar to the ones in the 1968 (such as the couple's house, the beach, the bathhouse, the wedding, etc.), which further make the movie unoriginal.
- Like more than a few remakes that blatantly copy the original, the movie feels like it knows it's a rehash, yet it still does it, making the movie feel even more lazy.
- Compared to the 1968 film (which even had a classic feel to its construction), this remake has a more generic feel, with more basic editing.
- Average direction by Hugo Carvana, who used a relatively basic filmmaking style for the movie.
- The cinematography isn't that great, with some scenes looking too saturated (which can be unsettling for some viewers).
- The soundtrack for this film is mostly mediocre at best, and it doesn't vary much (even if the movie is meant to be simple) since most of the background music just feels more like a dulled-out version of the main theme.
- Speaking of which, the main theme that can be heard throughout the trailer is only used in the last scene of the movie, and Sílvio isn't the one naked anymore.
- The movie tries too hard to be comedic and enjoyable, but ultimately, what the movie uses for humor and entertainment gets tired and old fast:
- The movie relies too much on mature content, such as sex scenes and the main character being seen naked while covering his manhood. His rear nudity getting shown on-camera gets old after a while as it is seen too much. Plus, more than a few of the nudity scenes aren't done in a creative way, since it's mostly just him running through different places and getting seen by more people (and the way he eventually gets seen by more people was done in a pretty basic way, not as surprising or creative compared to in the 1968 film).
- The scene in a wedding is quite dull (despite being longer and having more people than the original) as it's just Sílvio hiding under a table and then getting chased by the people who see him. There isn't much to the scene whatsoever.
- Also, because Sílvio is an elderly man in this film compared to the 1968 film and in the book, the nudity can come off as a fan disservice for some.
- In the ending (before a naked Mendonça gets chased by the crowd), one of the characters mentioning Adam and Eve and their nude state is meant to be for laughs, but it instead comes off as disrespectful as this Bible topic should not be used as a joke for a comedy film like this.
- Speaking of which, the intensity of the sex scenes in this film are just blatant excuses to make the movie more mature than it needs to be.
- None of the characters are interesting, sympathetic, or likable, not even the main character (Sílvio Proença), as he cheats on Marina upon meeting Marialva, just like in the original film. Sure, the ending reveals that Marina cheated on him and had a sexual relationship with Mendonça, but still. Plus, because of the movie's weaker, more generic feel compared to the original, it makes the characterization feel worse.
- What makes it even worse is that Sílvio is played by an elderly man named Claudio Marzo, meaning unlike in the original film and in the book, the main character has a thing for women a lot younger than him, which is creepy.
- Marialva also isn't any better, because she's okay with making love with someone too old for her.
Good Qualities
- The actors and actresses did a good job with their roles.
- Despite the soundtrack being mostly mediocre, the theme song is kind of okay and it somewhat works for the film.
- Some of the nude scenes are done creatively:
- The few glimpses of Sílvio's penis (such as in the scene where he is about to get locked out nude, the scene in the bathhouse, and briefly in the ending before he locks out Mendonça) can be funny.
- After leaving a couple's house, Sílvio trying to steal a jacket from a teen girl (exposing his penis in the process and with the girl and her friend seeing his thing) is somewhat hilarious.
- The ending is more hilarious compared to the original:
- After returning to his apartment by riding the car of another woman (with her eventually calling the police out of trauma), Sílvio eventually gets to his room only to overhear Marina and Mendonça talking like a couple in the room. The moment the door opens, Sílvio scolds Mendonça for his action and makes him take off his robe, leaving him naked in front of him and Marina. Marina sees his butt and then his penis as Sílvio locks him out. Mendonça eventually ends up outside after being seen by a neighbor and finds the SWAT team, the reporters, and a lot of citizens (including Marialva) outside. Panicking because of his nude state, he runs away while covering his frontal nudity, only for the crowd to chase him (mistaking him for Sílvio), with a lot of women cheering as they chase him as well, trying to catch a glimpse of his penis. Marialva is shocked to see a naked man in public and the look on her face is funny. In the last scene of the movie, Mendonça struggles to hide and keep his penis covered as the crowd chases him, with his butt exposed. Eventually, he is cornered to a dead end and is forced to face everyone with his arms up. With no choice, Mendonça faces the whole crowd with his arms raised, feeling embarrassed by what everyone can see. The camera shot only shows his upper half, but he has nothing on and everyone can see his penis (including a lot of women such as some of the reporters and the group of girls curious to see him completely naked and uncovered).
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