Whoever mentioned Fish Tank made an excellent call. I was thoroughly entertained but I have zero desire to go back down that road again thanks.
Im shocked… SHOCKED… not ONE person has mentioned the movie Inside (although, granted, labeling it “great” might be a stretch. But it’s a solid film and Im sure some people think its “great”).
The movie is very disturbing and violent, sure. But beyond that, what makes it difficult to deal with is that the very thing you assume the director would NEVER dare actually put on film, he puts on film. The very direction you assume they would NEVER be evil enough to take us down is exactly what they do. And theres nothing you can do about it. You spend most of the film saying to yourself “ok they aren’t possibly going to actually go there. No way. They wouldn’t do that. They’ll come up with something shocking but manageable right? Right?? They’ll just tease us that the most horrific option has a possibility of happening so we are tense and anxious throughout the whole film then they’ll do something else that’s not nearly as… AAHHH!!!! OH MY GOD NO!!!! MAKE IT STOP!! MAKE IT STOP!!”
The film forces the viewer to be engaged in the unthinkable in a kind of Clockwork Orange way that Ive never experienced from any other film, even the most horrific violent gory depraved films imaginable. In other words, Ive seen films that were more gory and more violent but Ive never felt so psychologically helpless. Ive never felt like a movie was dangling me over the very pit of squirming tarantulas I was praying the whole time they wouldn’t dare drop me in. And then they do… they do…
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Using words to describe art is like using a screw driver to cut roast beef.
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