Descent

I watched Descent today. I don't really know what to think about it, but I know that I can't sleep because I keep thinking about it. 

I don't recommend anyone seeing it. I can't say that it is really that bad, I just don't recommend it at all. To me, it kind of goes along with Thirteen. Movies that I don't think anyone should see, or watch for any kind of enjoyment whatsoever. I think Descent goes much further than Thirteen. I just really don't know what to say about it. I guess I didn't like it. It is hard to say or elaborate on much more. I don't think it is possibly to like it, because it deals with HIGHLY graphic and sensitive subject matter. There isn't any entertaining value. During the final scene, I was so sick from watching, I had to turn away until it was over. I think that is a typical response, and an acceptable response. I think anyone with half a heart would want to turn away. It's odd when a movie makes me think to this degree. I tend to enjoy dramas, but I wouldn't even consider this a drama. 

I think there must be a better way to discuss upsetting but important issues like rape than this film. I understand the objective of creating a film like this, but I don't understand how this helps discuss and end rape. This feels like a perpetuation of this rape culture we live in. I watched the extra features, hoping to get some kind of insight into why this film was even made. Nothing. I got nothing from watching interviews with the actors and the director. I guess the NC-17 rating should have given me a hint even before I slid the disc into my computer. I don't understand the point of the film. I don't understand how including graphic scenes of rape can do anything more than be graphic. 

So, I guess that's the point. I don't understand the point. I get that rape and revenge are important things to discuss, but I don't understand how this film helps that discussion.