I'm curious - how do you respond to movies like this? I'm also curious how men and women respond.
I'm a guy. Horror movies make me angry rather than scared. Normally I'm a gentle person, but watching movies like this I can't help but think about what I'd like to do to the bad guy! Very out of character for me.
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Hey, Dude. It was a fictional film.
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It was based on actual murders committed by Ivan Milat.
shareNo, it was very loosely based on them. There is not much in common.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Milat
While the film is loosely inspired by the Backpacker murders that took place in the 1990s, it was marketed as being "based on true events".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_(film)
Read the Discussion page for Wolf Creek where people dispute this, and also say that was only said for marketing purposes.
Mick Taylor was sort of like a cross between Ivan Milat and Bradley John Murdoch.
Based on real killers. Google Ivan Milat.
shareNope, really happened in Australia, they guy was insane and they have no idea how many people he offed! At least 7 were found buried in the forest!
shareMale, 22.
Pretty much the same - angry - and also the WHY DID YOU DO THAT YOU STUPID YOU at the protagonist(s).
Neither. For me, practically everything I watch is either a character study, or a lesson on 'what' and 'what not' to do in certain situations.
But I do wonder if a character like Mick ever spared one of his potential victims. Or if these kids could have done anything to prevent what Mick eventually did to them.
More science, less fiction.
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Really? You managed to watch a film like this and have no emotional reaction at all?
shareReally? You managed to watch a film like this and have no emotional reaction at all?
I have to agree with you; I didn't feel much either.
I know the film is supposed to be a true story, but the film is a work of fiction - "the characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious..." I find it hard to be scared by fiction, unless it's done well. Then again it could just be that I analyse the films I watch (I'm a male student studying film), and I found the film pretty average.
There are only two films that I can think of that have really had any impact on me:
The first is David Fincher's 'Zodiac'. I was fourteen when I watched it and because it was chronicling the eponymous real-life serial killer who was never caught, I was genuinely scared of the fact that he could potentially still be alive.
The second is Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist' which made me feel physically sick, but that made me realise how well made the film actually was - considering no other film has made me feel the same.
(But the films only made me feel this way on first watch) I recommend them both, especially Antichrist if anyone's interested in more experimental, arthouse cinema.
To Nova: is 'Salo' a good film? I don't want to know much about it, just whether or not it's worth buying. I'm really interested in seeing it.
Hmm, based on your physical reaction, I might have to look into 'Antichrist.'
Regarding 'Salo,' one's interpretation of 'good' is highly subjective. I own the film, and went out of my way to find and purchase it. I do this only with films that I perceive as 'good' in one way or another. It's certainly not a 'feel good' film, however, it's something I need to watch once every few years or so. Don't know why, but it's similar to a reset button that gets pressed whenever I'm confronted with such matter.
More science, less fiction.
I'm guilty of 'Z.' http://tinyurl.com/38ljacy
Oh, I completely understand - if the DVD cover art and influence from the Marquis de Sade's book are anything to go by.
You pretty much gave me the answer I was hoping for. Thanks.
I urge you do look into 'Antichrist' - it's a personal favourite. Ignore the Daily Mail-like controversy; 'Antichrist' is a work of art. It's as beautifully poetic as it is brutally uncomfortable - e.g. the opening sequence.
Also look into 'Valhalla Rising' (not as controversial but received a few tuts and sighs in my screening.) I found it similarly exhausting - just don't trust any trailers or poster art, because they're almost entirely misrepresentative.
^^^Thank you for the recommendations. I will look into both of these. I've been hankering for my yearly dose of films that cause my soul to squirm, and then to re-steady itself. I haven't experienced this in a while, so I'm long overdue.
More science, less fiction.
I'm guilty of 'Z.' http://tinyurl.com/38ljacy
Hm, how about Eden Lake, Martyrs and Irreversible? Seen any of those?
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Yes, I've seen both Eden Lake and Irreversible. Same as I mentioned earlier--my mind immediately jumps to learning mode--how to avoid, and what would I do? Then turning that over a thousand times, looking for flaws in my reasoning.
More science, less fiction.
I'm guilty of 'Z.' http://tinyurl.com/38ljacy
my mind immediately jumps to learning mode--how to avoid, and what would I do? Then turning that over a thousand times, looking for flaws in my reasoning.
So...you're studying film, and only two films have actually elicited an emotional response from you. That's sad bro
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Sorry, I meant in the sense of feeling "scared or angry." Of course I've felt happy or sad after watching some films; Schindler's List, Lost in Translation, Full Metal Jacket, Blue Valentine, to name a few.
shareDunno bout you but I've felt the full spectrum of emotion of which I'm capable (albeit in a fleeting and softened manner) in the past 6 months just from watching movies. Maybe you're not watching enough good movies, or maybe you're trying to hard to analyse and be the critic. Rely on intuition man! Film is an emotional experience, you treat it intellectually and you suck the life out of it
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I agree with everything you've said. I know films are an emotional experience; in fact, I try not to know much about films before I watch them, so I feel the way the creators intend me to feel. Honestly, don't let my first comment put you off; I was speaking in response to horror films (and I mean entertainment horrors like Sorority Row, The Final Destination series, Friday the 13th (2009), etc.) Maybe I wasn't specific enough, but don't think of me as the way you've just described.
shareokay cool man, good to hear (Y) :D
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I just watched this tonight for the first time since i got it when it came out on DVD and i have to say the film is technically well made. the acting is good. there is some genuine suspense but some of the choices of the characters take me out of it. the scene where she shoots him and then just hits him in the back with the rifle twice has always bothered me and still does. the craziness of him just choosing which car she would happen to pick to sit in is another one that bugs me too. the scare from the scene is effective but it makes little sense. the script needed some work but it is well made. i even appreciated the slow build up that most people seemed to hate
sharei was more angry with the writing than the actual story.
mick is shot in the neck and hit by a truck yet shows very little damage has been done to him through out the film . then he magically can teleport into a randomly selected vehical and not be seen when the door is opened and the light cuts on.
once those events transpired the movie lost my interest i didn't care who lived at that point because from then on it was glorifying the killer .
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i was more angry with the writing than the actual story.
mick is shot in the neck and hit by a truck yet shows very little damage has been done to him through out the film . then he magically can teleport into a randomly selected vehical and not be seen when the door is opened and the light cuts on.
once those events transpired the movie lost my interest i didn't care who lived at that point because from then on it was glorifying the killer.
I felt disgusted and scared.
Digusted at the things that people can do to each other and scared for the same reason. There are no limits as to what humans can do to one another.
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No part of me was scared, only angry, im 17, i am not violent, but i just cant believe what some people think of, in my opinion, this film is not "scary" but more, inhumain and gory
I LIKE IT WHEN IT RAINS,KEEPS EVERYONE INSIDE,WASHES EVERYTHING CLEAN"
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I just felt really angry that this sick person got away with it - even though this is fiction. In real life the back-pack murderer was caught. I just got into this movie so much, I just ended up wanting to kill him. The worst part was when he turned Liz into "a head on a stick" (severed her spine). That was the only part in the whole movie when I got a little sqeamish.
sharedude i totally agree with you. I got a bit angry whilst watching this (and im more a relaxed person) , thinking stuff like 'Tie the bad guy up' or 'just smash him round the head with the rifle'
My Dad used to say 'fight fire with fire' which is why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade
made me really uneasy and confused really as to how human beings can be that way . i find it hard to get my head around the fact that this sort of thing happens .
but having said that fter all said and done it is just a movie created for nothing more than "entertainment" purposes
Usually most horror films don't affect me, I love the genre so I guess I've become immune to it, but certain films like this and The Last House on the Left I do find terrifying. This is one of the few films that actually had me scared, I almost found it hard to watch during a few parts.
shareScared, saddened, disturbed and depressed. Wolf Creek is a disturbing and very realistic and dark film and the villain is one of the most terrifying ever seen on screen, it`s the modern day TTCM.
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