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Midori ❤︎❤︎❤︎
Themes/messages: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Exploitation level: ★★★★★★★★★☆
Execution: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Notes: While there are attempts at implementing themes of perseverance and insights into human nature, it falls spectacularly flat and ends up abusing its shock factor
A Serbian Film ❤︎❤︎❤︎
Themes/messages: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★★★★★★★★★☆
Exploitation level: ★★★★★★★★★☆
Execution: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Notes: A film intentionally made to push the boundaries of what can be considered art by showing, not telling
The Human Centipede ❤︎❤︎
Themes/messages: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Exploitation level: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Execution: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Notes: A movie with much more to it than people give it credit for, especially on the acting and artistic choices
Grave of the Fireflies ❤︎
Themes/messages: ★★★★★★★★★★
Art/cinematography/etc: ★★★★★★★★★★
Intentionality: ★★★★★★★★★★
Exploitation level: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Execution: ★★★★★★★★★★
Notes: A perfect example of why excess gore isn't always necessary to make a deeply impactful and disturbing piece of work
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom ❤︎❤︎❤︎
Themes/messages:★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Exploitation level: ★★★★★★★★★★
Execution: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Notes: A story that could have been incredibly impactful if it was told from the victims perspective, but unfortunately the wrong choices were made and it ended up feeling like a borderline fetish film based off a real tragedy
Themes/messages: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Exploitation level: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Execution: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Notes: While not nearly on the level of other similar films, it still came out as a relatively boring movie about a barely disguised fetish
Pet ❤︎
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Cannibal Holocaust/The Green Inferno ❤︎❤︎❤︎
Themes/messages: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Art/cinematography/etc: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Intentionality: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Exploitation level: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Execution: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Notes: Even though the movie was progressive for its time, the treatment of native people is incredibly jarring and removes you from the flow of the film. Another note is that this movie is iconic for being the first found footage movie