Torture Porn Thriller:
A torture porn thriller is associated to a movie that has no real plot. The intention of a torture porn thriller is to watch with the ambition and pleasure of watching others being slowly murdered. Within this type of thriller the antagonist gets sexual pleasure through torturing the victim. Examples of torture porn are Hostel, Hostel2, Turistas and The Devil’s Rejections.
The image on the left shows another example of a Torture porno named Saw. The photo shows elements that contribute to the genre such as discoloured hand features, blood, chains and engravings. These factors contribute because they are all elements that add to the torturing of the victim. Torture porn consists of gore, sharp tools; extreme close ups and chains/ ropes. Gore adds to torture porn because people watch to see the characters brutally and slowly murdered. Without gore it would not look like the characters were really being tortured; in our opinion this is the most important element because without it people would be less interested in the genre. Furthermore, sharp tools add to torture thrillers because they allow the audience to see that the victim is experiencing pain. Sharp objects can easily cut and pierce the skin, and this is what the audience is interested in. Moreover, extreme close ups help to set the scene because the audience are more exposed to human emotion. Extreme close ups capture what the eye cannot view and therefore the audience is getting a greater insight into the pain and torture the victim is experiencing. It also allows them to view the feelings and emotions of the antagonist. Finally, chains/ropes contribute to a torture porn thriller because they help to show the victim as being helpless. The victim cannot fight back, even if they wanted to because their movement is very restricted and limited. This helps add to the scenery of torture and abuse.
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