Punishing

I believe that really is the message and, although not directed by Eli Roth, it certainly is the message he most strongly emphasizes in his movies. Green Inferno, for example, Roth said as much, almost word for word -- he wants "people walking out of theaters" and "starring at the backs of their hands".

But I've watched a lot of gorey exploitation films, and I'm right there with Stephen King in his admiration for this new level of realistic horror -- so I don't get shocked so much by the graphic depictions of violence, so much as the realistic portrayal of human misery and horror. It's the combination of human emotion and realistic gore that's the kicker.

Nicolas Lopez, the Chilean director, will be directing the sequel to Roth's Green Inferno. Surely he is worthy of being included in the splat pack.

Fellow Californian here, and yeah, this movie really freaked me out. I finished the movie over an hour ago and I've just been sitting alone in a room trying to come to grips with what I just watched. My heart was racing throughout the movie and it's still pumping! Also experiencing the shaking and mild nausea described by pastorjwallen! I usually love disaster flicks, but this one shook me (accidental pun!) more than any other I've ever seen. Ditto on never watching it again. I won't need to. This one will stick with me for a long time to come.

What I love about disaster flicks is that they make me think about how I would handle survival situations. Would I help a stranger in need even if it might put me in danger? Would I be willing to put my life before anyone else's? What about when society breaks down and it becomes every-man-for-himself? Would I be able to defend myself against the people that want what I have (or worse, those that would come after me like we see in this film)? Would I be the mother we see in the movie who is unwilling to make any exception letting somebody onto my street? Would I shoot somebody trying to come in even if I'm not sure that they're actually dangerous? It all urges me to set up an emergency plan for what to do in the event of a natural disaster or social breakdown, come up with an evacuation plan and a shelter-in-place plan. If some kind of disaster happened, far too few people are at all prepared, and those who are prepared can too easily become targets... Disaster flicks can really get you thinking about your own survival!