![]() There is a subset of cinema that is interested in exploring the extreme, the profane, the taboo, the disturbing. Instead, I'm here to examine what happens when filmmakers turn this dial past the breaking point. I am not here to indict folks who enjoy this kind of content - I am one of them. Perhaps it's an act of vicarious catharsis perhaps it's because we know it's all fake which gives us "permission" to enjoy it perhaps it's because the actual stakes, both in and out of the text, seem so low. From the shenanigans of Looney Tunes cartoons to the Avengers beating the shit out of Thanos in a four quadrant blockbuster, moviegoers get a kick out of people getting a kick. ![]() We delight in watching acts of violence on screen.
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