So, SAW films are OK, ditto with historical films on genocides, but a very realistic and brutal (as it should be) portrayal of rape isn't, and this shouldn't be allowed to be shown? Only non-scandalous and suggestive Hollywood rapes are acceptable?
Yes, the rape scene (and the entire movie) is highly disturbing. Watching the rape in its entirety, and not fast-forwarding through it as some people I know have done, is mindf--kingly draining. And we do feel so very awful because of the way the director sets it up, for, after all, what we see is far less violent and gory than most stuff on cable, and yet, there's a raw, almost palpable, and wholly realistic viciousness present that surpasses anything we can imagine, and which manages to creep under and stir our desensitized expectations of violence, and paint a portrait of the scarring and irreversible permanence that remains.
The whole film is designed to elicit a very negative response towards violence from its viewers. For example, during the beginning scene in "The Rectum", a very low-frequency base is used in order to trigger restlessness and angst from audiences.
If anything, I can't imagine that anyone, no matter how much of a sicko they may be, will be able to interpret a glorification of violence in any way through this film, the opposite of too many mainstream films/shows, and that's a good thing.
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