In Reply to: "Sin City" has taken mainstream to a new low by posted by tinear on September 28, 2005 at 23:53:17:
>>> "Sin City" has taken mainstream to a new low by very graphically showing vivisection. Also, its gobs of sado-masochistic torture and beatings personalizes violence in a manner much more disturbing than the gun-inflicted damage of, say, "Natural Born Losers." <<<Natural Born Killers was far more disturbing and depraved, in my estimation. Sin City is told in a noirish graphic novel style as originally envisioned by Frank Miller, an acknowledged master of comic art form and the panel medium in general.
Yes, it's a surreal, envelope pushing experience, and quite graphic in a otherworldly kind of way, but in my informed opinion Sin City is an artistically achieved masterpiece that works on several levels, where Natural Born Killers is more of an artfully attempted masterbation with few redeeming qualities.
SC's subdued B&W imagery allows the viewer to step into the world from a safe distance while NBK's saturated colors and twisted scenarios only serves to trap the viewer; IMHO, NBK loses it's way immediately after openning credits.
>>> "So... what's next to titillate us?" <<<
Who knows, but I suspect that whatever it is will show up Outside first! :o)
Cheers,
AuPh
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Follow Ups
- No offense, but Sin City is not the dehumanizing experience you're describing. - Audiophilander 09:26:36 09/29/05 (5)
- The HERO of the movie cuts off a man's arms and legs.... - tinear 13:46:06 09/29/05 (4)
- But the hero's "victim" turned paraplegic & killed was the most vicious sado-masochistic serial killer ever depicted. - Audiophilander 01:53:29 09/30/05 (2)
- Many Heroes are cold-blooded killers - Daryl Zero 14:57:23 09/30/05 (0)
- Didn't see any torture in the list at the end. Killing and extremely - tinear 08:25:21 09/30/05 (0)
- Yeah, but . . . - Daryl Zero 14:07:03 09/29/05 (0)