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Originally Posted by Sculpt
Based on the descriptions, it's definitely not for me. Don't want to see gore/torture for entertainment. News has enough negativity to last a life time. Better things to think about. I prefer good horror stories, to say the least.
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That's actually why I like disturbing and "feel bad" fictional films -- because no matter how uncomfortable it makes me feel (a feeling I enjoy for some reason), I know it's not real.
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Brings to my mind the recent documentary "The Act of Killing" where the murdering thugs admit they got their torture ideas from American films. Very old debate, I ain't gonna splash blame, just saying sometimes life does imitate art.
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It's an old debate, but a pretty weak one. People have been doing horrible things to each other before art really existed, certainly long before film existed, and especially long before it was culturally acceptable to put disturbing things on film.
For the same reasons I love disturbing fiction, I actually don't enjoy disturbing non-fiction like the documentary you mentioned. I have it in my Netflix queue, but I pass it up every night because I know I won't find it much fun to watch. I also have trouble watching the news any more because it makes me sad. I know some would probably criticize me for being out of touch with real life, but I don't really care. I'd rather just play with my kids, then watch something fake that's disturbing.