Coincidentally, I watched a French horror film last night called Martyrs (2008).
There was a comment review on this thread recently about 28 Years Later and how it had no redeeming value (which is a preposterous notion by the way)
and so…
Martyrs (2008) is a movie that actually has no redeeming value. It’s a purely violent and brutal torture porn type film with no real discernible message.
It didn’t make me irrationally angry, just confused. Who was this movie made for? and why? What does this piece of art bring to the world?
EDIT: rage inducing media includes:
“Reality TV”
“Morning shows”
Anything with Tracy Grimshaw and that rubbish
You have a good point with the cryptic message whispered by the victim at the end. It’s ostensibly the revelation to what the fate of our soul is after death. It’s a compelling idea that didn’t require 90 minutes of cold brutality to reach that point.
Flatliners (1990) did it so much better.