I just went for a walk, and we walk by our small town theatre, and I saw the poster for the movie Hostel.
I came back looked it up on the net, cuz I hadn't heard of it yet.. and I like scary movies.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/hostel/large.html
Couldn't tell much from the trailer, but it started a big debate at work.
"Oh great now they're giving these sick bastards more ideas!"
"No, the sick bastards already have these ideas."
"Oh I'm sure not all of them.. movies like that just give people more ideas, and more want to do those things"
Now.. I believe that if a person is a killer, they will probably already have thought of these things and worse (I haven't seen the movie, I'm guessing) and if you're an average person, who likes scary movies.. this movie or any other horror flick is not going to MAKE you kill/torture anyone.
It's the same old argument anytime a movie like this pushes the envelope.
I do believe we get less and less sensitive to violent things that we should be outraged by, but I don't think it makes anyone think that it's ok to do.
But then I remember this....
I had a friend who took a class in which they showed crime scenes, and then showed hardcore porn images...ya know.. the snuff films... the crime scenes had mimicked the porn flicks. And yes, the porn films were made before the crimes were committed.
I think if you're going to get upset by it, don't watch it.
But if you believe what was taught in my friends college course... then everyone should be upset by this and anyother horror flick of this type.
I'm not sure where I stand. I'm not against horror flicks.. as I said above I like them.
The facts that were taught in my friends class make me sick to my stomach, but in my heart of hearts I believe that the person(s) who committed those crimes would have committed the rape/murder without the snuff films.. probably just in another sick violent way.
Thoughts?
6 comments:
you silly goose.. way to take a stand!
Sounds pretty gruesome, the fact that it's based on true events. not cool. man, if it's got a storyline like i think it does, it will really make you wonder who you can trust, and whos out to get ya. creepy.
The key to freedom of speech is the ability for you to defend someone elses right to say something that you would fight your whole life for them not to believe in or say.
I work for Hostelling International, and we're having serious issues with this movie. We've busted our asses over the years to make sure that our hostels (we have no control over independant hostels, of which there are thousands, but for whose issues we get blamed) are clean, safe, comfortable, and friendly. I have problems with the horror genre anyway, so I am not the best judge. Tell me - as an intellegent, rational adult, did seeing this movie affect your opinions of hostels and whether you would or would not stay in one? Thanks!
I have not seen the movie, and I haven't decided if I'm going to yet or not.
I dont' think it would affect if I would stay in a Hostel or not.. because I believe there is danger in everything you wherever you are at.
It's a movie.
Randy and I went to see the movie and the previews are worse than the movie. Dont get me wrong, the movie itself isnt bad, but its not great ither... its also not as gruesome as I thought it was going to be. I had real reservations about going...
The movie basically breaks down like this:
Women outside of an Amsterdam Hostel.. have sex with boys (the sex previews that you see), party with them.. then drug them.. they then sell them to people who want to kill them by whatever means they choose(those are the gorey previews that you see)
I wont give it all away....but one escapes and tries to save another.. yadda yadda...
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