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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ
I didn't think Smith was going out of his way to shock. I thought Red State was like the In The Line Of Duty TV movies of the late 80s early 90s (Ambush In Waco being the obvious one) but with a modern twist i.e combining elements of recent horror films like Eden Lake, Frontier(s) and Wolf Creek. I thought it was an effective homage to those flicks melding fact with pure fiction to make a entertaining movie.
How? Arguably those two flicks only intention was to shock the audience. Completely different kettle of fish IMO from Red State which had a few harsh moments but didn't venture into territory any where near as extreme or vile.
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Agreed...I may have used two movies a little extreme as an example. On the same token though this is a hot topic in my area(not the movie as much as the topic). I live less than 2 hours from Wichita. I respect anyones religion as long as it doesn't intrude on my or my families lives. The things this Westboro Baptist or whatever its called does intrudes on my emotions. I felt the film did the same. Maybe thats a good thing but on the other hand I wouldn't want anyones religion being defamed(not that I am saying Smith did that).
Extreme and vile were both there for me. Not necesarily as graphic as the films I mentioned but more implied.
I guess the movie just struck me wrong...like it was using the religious fanatics in my state to further paranoia. I'm having a bit of a hard time trying to summarize exactly what I mean....I hope I haven't pissed anyone off....:(