tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474941883581221669.post7747116325923281790..comments2023-10-01T07:41:51.671-07:00Comments on I'm into survival.: Clarity of vision: Martyrs (2008)joey comeauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150256398023751080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474941883581221669.post-1110368025464963362011-11-08T19:01:55.178-08:002011-11-08T19:01:55.178-08:00You know I was thinking along similar lines. The f...You know I was thinking along similar lines. The first 3/4 of the movie I enjoyed but that last half hour was indeed oppressive. I didn't really get why I didn't like it but you've certainly put it into context. I agree with the parallel you've made between the suffering victim and the suffering observer. And as you watched her hold on and likewise tolerated the intolerable, I said "why the hell doesn't she just hang herself on that chain conveniently located above her head?" and turned it off. (but later curiosity got the better of me when I thought maybe her mother wasn't complete helpless and *69 the house) <-There's your american ending Spinner's.<br />I guess you'd make a better martyr than I Joey, I think I'm more a "take as many of them with you as you can" type anyway.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098807098792516085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474941883581221669.post-57562320671427220992011-08-18T17:42:10.729-07:002011-08-18T17:42:10.729-07:00Oh, man, if Joey - the aficionado of horror movies...Oh, man, if Joey - the aficionado of horror movies - wishes he hadn't seen this I think I'll pass.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845309313029878945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8474941883581221669.post-5236468653268046062011-08-18T13:50:57.628-07:002011-08-18T13:50:57.628-07:00I just heard that an American version of this film...I just heard that an American version of this film is in the works.. and in true American remake fashion the ending will be changed to offer a glimmer of hope. I believe the words used were "you don't have to kill yourself at the end." Hopefully this means that some of the oppressive moments of the original will be made more tolerable to serve the message of the story, rather than just tacking on a button ending to appease US producers. We'll see I suppose. Or maybe not? Would you go through it again?Spinner's Endhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769655918699557638noreply@blogger.com