![]() Just because people enjoy "dark" films doesn't mean they're "dark" ually quite the om what I've seen throughout life, most people who are fans of those types of film are much more mentally stable and grounded than you'd think, and generally have great personalities and senses of humor. I'm just a life long fan of horror and practical special effects and an aspiring film maker myself, albeit more in a "pipe-dream" capacity lol. You'd be wrong about the personality, though I did dress up as The Crow for Halloween this year :P I've said it earlier in the thread, but anyone who is actually curious about the difference between the actual genre and using the phrase as an adjective for other genres of movies, look into movies like Grotesque and Bouquet of Guts and Gore, even if it's through a youtuber that spares you of the more graphic 's pretty clear that movies like those are nowhere near the same box that Terrifier 2 or other more brutal horror films like Serbian Film or Trauma are in, even if the latter movies have much more realistic effects. which all go against the actual genre of "torture porn" rather than the actual phrase being used to describe a movie having some brutal scenes in it throughout its runtime. ![]() Movies like Saw and Hostel have elements of the "torture porn" genre, sure, but overall, there's a bigger story arc, backstory, hope of escape for the characters, revelations on who/why the brutality is being done, etc. The fact is, pretty much just the very inclusion of a narrative beyond "person kidnaps person and tortures them to death" exempts a movie from being "torture porn" by definition, especially when the entire movie isn't centered on the singular concept of purely torturing someone(s). "Torture porn" as an adjective is extremely over-used by today's average content consumer as it always seems to come up for any movie involving scenes of brutality regardless of the overall narrative of the film or show in question. It was just so ridiculous and fake that it was funny.Ĭomments like these do little more than validate my original post.Just because there's one overly brutal scene involving torture in an otherwise mostly straightforward slasher flick with a plot, character development, varied kills, and a Final Girl doesn't make the movie "torture porn" the same way throwing a few jokes into an otherwise straightforward Drama film doesn't make it a "comedy". I think we can take off our pretentious critic cap on this one, and call a spade a spade. I mean, literally pouring salt in the wound of a person who is still conscious after losing 10 people's worth of paint colored blood? C'mon. The things that were happening in that scene were just ridiculous, and that level of ridiculous takes away from "omg this could really happen" and pushes it straight into, "ok this is silly." I dont think the laughter necessarily has to come from either "crowd," i think it's gore that is SO outrageous and over the top that it goes WAY past the line of being hard to stomach and goes right to comical. I understand when in a public space, people who are seemingly behaving in a way you deem wrong can be really annoying, but they were laughing at over the top gore, not hurting someone. People who don't enjoy movies in the "correct" way should get a ban from theaters? Try not to choke on your pretentiousness, pal.
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