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Originally Posted by horcrux2007
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Self-proclaimed as "the most controversial film ever made" and often credited to creating the found footage genre, Cannibal Holocaust has a huge reputation to uphold, but brutal, sometimes unnecessary violence mixed with a relevant social commentary leave mixed results. Cannibal Holocaust follows an anthropologist traveling to the Amazon to find a missing documentary crew that were sent to film the cannibalistic tribes who lived in the jungles. After finding the lost footage, a news channel intends to broadcast the footage, and we are shown the grisly demise of the team. It's often referred to as one of the most disturbing movies of all time, and it certainly makes you feel a little dirty watching it. The torture and rape displayed by the indigenous tribe is just as shocking as the behavior the documentary team shows towards the tribe, so there's really nothing pleasant to watch in this film. One of the more famous lines in the movie asks who the savages really are: the cannibalistic tribe or the documentary crew. It presents some thought-provoking stuff, but it's so hard to ponder those themes when your senses are being assaulted by the graphic nature of this film. The social commentary in Cannibal Holocaust and the reputation itself makes this a must-watch for fans of extreme cinema; just don't try to watch this for entertainment.
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Well said.
I watched it and gave my copy away the next day. That's not to say I think the film wasn't effective. It was, and the themes and messages presented were not only provocative when the film was made, but they are still valid and compelling today. I just knew that whatever I was to take from this movie, I had already taken in the first viewing, and no rewatch would have unearthed any new revelations. There is no subtlety in this film, so a rewatch to me would have been pointless. To my mind,The filmmakers succeded, but It's a flick I dont need on my shelf.