Whose side is the audience on while they watch a scene with torture? Is there a difference between the nature of Tarantino's torture scene in 'Reservoir Dogs' and that of the ones so often found in movies like 'Saw' and 'Hostel'? Is Hollywood just desperate for increasingly sensationalist material? Film critic A.S. Hamrah offers his views. (5 min)
Showing posts with label Reservoir Dogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reservoir Dogs. Show all posts
Sunday, April 08, 2007
Torture In Movies
Whose side is the audience on while they watch a scene with torture? Is there a difference between the nature of Tarantino's torture scene in 'Reservoir Dogs' and that of the ones so often found in movies like 'Saw' and 'Hostel'? Is Hollywood just desperate for increasingly sensationalist material? Film critic A.S. Hamrah offers his views. (5 min)
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