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eliounora · 1 month

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for me some of the best art is those pieces that make me uncomfortable, like when it shows the gross and nasty parts of the world or shows me how privileged I am and shakes my core and makes me think. it should always be evaluated whether a subject or theme was handled well and respectfully, but I find being potentially disturbing is an important function of art

#i'm trying to gather the courage to watch the horror film of 2023... may december #not quite there yet #nor's rambles #in my opinion a good work of fiction like this doesn't even have to be outright didactic #but if you can tell that there's some real sensationalising of the subject matter then it gets questionable #i really liked the film zodiac but i thought the scenes that showed the actual murders happening were a bit too much #when the actual scariest and most disturbing scene was the one with jake gyllenhaal in the potential killer's basement #like that actually required story-telling and skill to pull off #my favourite type of scary scene is character stuck in a small space with someone dangerous and human lurking in the shadows #like the basement scene in the silence of the lambs with clarice in the pitch black basement #EERIE!!!

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