We 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, frie

We 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.