Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Absolutely Horrified

I just watched this movie on Netflix called The Final. The premise of the movie is that these outcasts kidnap their classmates who have been torturing them since grade school, chain them up in a house in the middle of the woods, and punish them for their crimes. Now, I read the description and was genuinely interested in this movie because that sounds like it's got a good message, it's sadistic, but could really have a psychological element that deepens the plot.
Yeah, no.
I've watched a lot of horror films lately, mainly because I just now discovered that I actually enjoy them (never forsake something you've never tried, next week it's gonna be brussel sprouts). And I've seen some pretty crazy and truly sadistic movies (American Psycho, Skulls, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, House At The End of the Street, Cabin in the Woods, Saw I-V... ...), but this is the first time that I have truly been disgusted by one.
First of all, it is kids literally just shooting each other with cattle guns, cutting off each other's fingers, paralyzing each other, and stripping each other's faces of skin ever-so-slowly. Just the literal images of these things are vomit-worthy, but when you think about the psyches of the 18 year olds that are forcing their classmates to do this (oh, and then they shoot each other in the head and commit suicide), it's just vile.
I completely understand the fascination with horror that we seem to have; it makes us feel more alive if we see others die, especially when it's in the most gruesome of ways, but really, do we have to show kids maiming other kids just for retribution? Do we really need to put more fuel in the fire that is bullying and give ideas to the bullied? Now I am 100% on the side of the bullied (future teacher after all), but society can't keep giving these kids who have been severely damaged by bullies ways to act out their anger. But I guess that's just one of my soap boxes, so forgive me my ranting.
Moral of the story, don't watch The Final (or do, if you're into that kind of stuff, just be forewarned).

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