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> torture is portrayed I think the root of the problem is more about torture being portrayed at all. Even if you portray it a the evilest thing, you are still
by gbog 13y ago
> torture is portrayed
I think the root of the problem is more about torture being portrayed at all.
Even if you portray it a the evilest thing, you are still playing with the spectator's bowels and disgust thresholds in ways that cannot bring anything good.
There is room for torture depiction is some niche genres, like horror or sadism (e.g. Salo) but I can't understand how it should come to mainstream media as TV series and take such a big room.
Just like sex and pron: it is ok, but please let it be marginal.
- JohnBooty 13y agoThat's a really unfortunate opinion regarding the role of art. I don't want a world where art is expected to stay away from uncomfortable topics. Art (and I'm including popular entertainment) plays a very important role in how we think about and understand topics.
- gbog 13y agoWe disagree on most levels. Entertainment is to art what a tabloid is to Iliad. Torture is not a topic. Examples of topics: war, love, jealousy, courage, friendship, etc. Torture is not uncomfortable per se, it is hot in US because of recent events and revelations. Inflicting pain to someone in order to get what one want is just the most common thing in the world. What is weird is to make a show with this pain, it reminds me of witch burning: you'd bring kids and would get angry if a good guy killed her already. However I agree that it is stupid to expect art to stay away from anything: this beast has its own reasons and goes were it pleases.
- JohnBooty 13y agoThis is great! What else isn't a topic?