"So is the making of snuff films just for entertainment (for normal/psychotic ppl) or is it some kind of ritual? I skimed through wikipedia but it only said that it's only for entertainment, but what kind of ppl would actually enjoy watching films like this :/"
Well, who? The same people who'd enjoy torturing people I guess, who don't have the guts to do it themselves but are privileged enough to hire people for the job. Such extreme forms of sadism aren't hard to imagine as true seeing that there are millions of people enjoying deaths faked as realistic as possible in cinema. Mad world mate...
"oh...for marlon brando's character, why was he sick? and what's the point of him being sick? sorry if it's already been asked, I just saw the movie today for the first time :)"
Only later in the runtime it dawned on me that Brandon's character hired Depp's to star in a snuff-film, I didn't have subtitles for it and the monologue is mumbled by Brando, I could only comprehend the gist of it. I initially thought Brandon's character was facing death soon, and was looking to summon the courage to die in a worthy manner by somehow absorbing energy from Depp's death struggle, to absorbe his courage. I know this sounds abstract, but so is the movie and my mind so it can't be helped.
...I am lost, I'm no guide, but I'm by your side...
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atomic_poppy
15 years ago
I have to say, I don't see a whole lot of difference between snuff films and some of the torture porn out there now. Some of it is really gruesome and realistic, and even though it ISN'T real, it certainly feels real when you're watching it - isn't that the point?
I don't remember from the movie if it explains why Brando is sick, but I don't think it mentions it in the book, either. I know he was in a wheelchair in the book, though. Hmm...
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