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Originally Posted by Ferox13
I am confused - are you saying that these aren't horror films or have no place in horror?
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Who are you addressing?
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Originally Posted by Ferox13
The thing is that the media created the term for Saw and Hostel. But you are right in thinking that the term doesn't fit these films. And of course, as the term became popular films began to be made to deliberately fit the term Torture Porn and to cash in on it.
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Glad you mentioned that. With Saw, one could say the victims experienced torture, but I don't think that's accurate. The scenes are about suspense: there's always a time limit and a choice dependent on the specific character. Torture is not the entertainment. There's a macabre interest, common in horror film, and human curiosity, but that isn't interest in watching torture. I don't doubt some people would be entertained by fictional torture, but very few.
I can't speak to Hostel, as I haven't seen it. From the description, there may actually be one or more scenes of torture with some actual duration, but I would doubt this was the majority, or main substance, of the film.