Anyone who is saying this movie is 'art' has serious mental problems. As someone who is very well versed in history, Mussolini, etc, I find that this movie made no sense and is just out to be disgusting and gross and shocking. It serves no purpose, much like a Serbian film. Serious *beep* movie. Pure *beep* trash.
shareLet's all thank *beep* this director was murdered before he could make another film. Thank goodness
shareSo.. We're not going to pee and poop and eat it?
Your thread title is misleading friend.
As someone who is very well versed in history, Mussolini, etc, I find that this movie made no sense and is just out to be disgusting and gross and shocking. It serves no purpose, much like a Serbian film.
Saying someone has "mental problems" because they can appreciate the depth of this movie really just shows how "mature" you are.
People can see things differently, okay. If you took this movie at face value for it's shocking content and allusions to history then that's your problem.
Not every work of art has to be "beautiful" for it to be meaningful or emotionally resonant.
I think this part of an interview with Gaspar Noe and why his mom showed him this movie perfectly sums up why this movie resonates with people.
the day I turned 18 my mother wanted me to see [Pier Paolo] Pasolini’s Salò. She said now you are old enough to see a precise portrayal of human cruelty. Maybe because my parents escaped Argentina during the dictatorship to avoid ending up in a torture camp like their friends ended up, she had a particular concern about the portrayal of human cruelty and torture. So she said, “You want to know how bad life can turn? Come with me and see this film.”
Then I would say you didn't get the message behind it, or the metaphors and symbolism Pasolini was trying to get across. It wasn't revolting content for the sake of being gross like movies today are. It had a purpose.
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles
I would have to agree with you
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