Well, I mean, they have to worry about censorship if their film finds distribution on this side of the world. And, in France, where (to my knowledge) there's no tyrannical MPAA governing body handing down restrictive ratings and, even, sometimes ordering cuts be made from a film to get a more favorable and crowd-friendly rating, they can pretty much be as extreme as they possibly want without worrying about censorship. Because actual rape is a disgusting and horrible act. They should make you uncomfortable, they should be reprehensible, vile, nasty, disgusting, etc, etc, etc. Movies about rape (like Irreversible) shouldn't be pleasant to watch. The more uncomfortable it makes you, the better it achieves its goals. The reason this is so is because horror films, often, don't have to worry about the line between good taste and bad taste because, again, they can be as upfront as they want. They can be more relevant about societal, racial, governmental issues if they're handled effectively. The thing is, though, that a lot of these films that invite controversy due to their incredibly violent and sexual nature, more often than not, explore themes that relate more to what's going on in the real world than, say, other genres. I'm sure there's plenty more, and there's a list on that I'm reading right now dedicated to unforgettable French films. High Tension, Martyrs, Irreversible, Inside (which I haven't seen, I'll openly admit, but I do very much want to) and that's just to name a few. Some of the more realistically grotesque horror movies, that I've seen at least, have come from France. Though, to be fair, this is a French-Belgian co-production. But I felt that, if anyone can make a gross horror film, it's the French. Though, I suppose, what's gross to one person might not be to me and I get that. Now, as far as I'm concerned, saying that a movie is gross can, sometimes, be a term that can be overused. It was on my Netflix list for months now and I remember seeing it (after I added it to my list) seeing this mentioned in a list of gross movie (I believe). So, for one reason or another, I put this movie off for quite a while.
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