![]() Salo is long and hard to watch because of the slow pacing. While i agree with you that Salo and A Serbian Film are some of the worst, I don't think they are much more disturbing than Cannibal Holocaust. I should note I haven't seen A Serbian Film, or The Human Centipede II so there might be films out there that are more disturbing that this but I doubt it. If you really want to watch it, go ahead but I doubt you'll cherish that experience. I really think this film should only be watched for someone who has an intense interest in film history because other than it's censorship boundary significance and artistic merit, this film has no entertainment in it, it's not going to want you to come back to it. If you're your average viewer, or maybe just starting to get interest in film no. ![]() I don't know how Pasolini did this, the fact that this film exists is an achievement but the bigger achievement is convincing these actors of performing such scenes.Īnyway, whether you should watch it depends purely on who you are. ![]() For all it's scenes of coprophagia, rape and torture the actors are unflinching in their portrayal of the characters. What makes this film more provoking is the acting. I can honestly say that this film pushes boundaries I didn't even know existed in cinema. I guess it is a piece of provocative art but watching it is a chore. In fact no film I've seen comes close to this. Funny Games was supposedly made as a test against the audience. In DVD I watched it on there was a short essay from Pasolini explaining many of the aspects this film has to show. Firstly, it should be pointed out that Saló is an allegory about Italian Fascism. It's after Italian Neorealism but it's in the similar vein but accentuated. The only Pasolini film I'd seen before that was Accatone which I thought was brilliant but very grim. Well I've seen Salo and all I can say is it's an experience. Tl dr - I think you'll be OK with those two films, they aren't La Fin Absolue du Monde As far as the more 'extreme' content, much of it is far worse by implication, sort of like how in the earlier "Saw" movies you would generally see everything except the terminal moment, and had far more tension built up by agonizingly leading up to things that the audience and the victims both know are coming. While it is quite masterfully filmed, it certainly feels more like an older film and its pace may be too meandering for modern audiences. Certainly when in context with film at the time it was made etc, it was quite a slap in the face. 'Salo' can be watched more as a filmmaking curio if you'd rather detatch from the subject matter slightly. The subject matter is definitely grim, however I found other films like 'Wolf Creek' and 'Grotesque' to be far more difficult to watch than 'A Serbian Film'. 'A Serbian Film' while certainly quite extreme is also very aware of itself in a similar way to how the first 'Human Centipede' felt, in that the antagonists are so over-the-top they occasionally approach Tommy Wiseau territory. I think if you are fine with Cannibal Holocaust and Matyrs, then the other two films you mention won't be too much of a step up. I'm currently debating watching A Serbian Film, so perhaps more important: is that movie more fucked up than the rest? ![]() Does anybody have an opinion on shock cinema? Is it worth the damage to your "soul" to maybe experience a disturbing film that makes you think about life and death? Is it normal to have films that you consider "too far?" Or should there not be a limit? Depravity exists in real life, so shouldn't it be addressed in art? To me, they are perhaps on the pedestal of the worst of the worst. But I've actually been scared to watch A Serbian Film, and Salo: 120 Days of Sodom. I've watched a good amount of the movies that are frequently on the "most disturbing" lists. The viewer is forced to consider morality, ethics, death, and the rest of the existential gamut when they watch something like Cannibal Halocaust or Martyrs. To me, they force the viewer to withdraw into their own headspace much more than less violent or fucked up films. I tend to respond more to "disturbing" movies.
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