I'm sorry I wasted my time and money on this one. The scenes of animal deaths could have been filmed discreetly without the loss of lives. I kept waiting for the cutaways from the scenes and it didn't happen. The filmmaker did them because, obviously, he confuses art with violence. The film would have been just a good without those scenes. But for whatever peculiarity of personality and whim, he felt compelled, or indulged, I should say, in filming animals as they died under human machinations.
Now I'm thinking about the hoax the MIT students had going about the bonsai kittens in jars and one other art piece in..Denmark or Sweden... that may or may not have been real, of some idiot taking decapitated mice and stuffing them into other animals and plant parts and bottle tops..It's all death being confused as art is my point ,and this film could have done without it. In all three cases, wacky minds thought it up and called it art. Guys, can't you just go crucify yourselves on your Volkswagens instead? I know it's already been done, but if you have to do something vile, do it to yourself, not to anything--including people-- that are innocent. It's the first rule of S & M games, I am told--do so only with the consent of the participant. You certainly didn't get it from the livestock, now did you?
At least in "Hud" the violence was implied: we see a pit dug, we see cows going in it. but then don't see cows only the mooing is heard. next scene is men with rifles shooting into pits. But we don't actually see them killed. Because they aren't.
There should have been a warning label on this one, folks. No way would I want young children to be forced to see this--or to accidentally see this. I am aware that in the US disclaimers are made on films pointing out that no animals are harmed. I would say the same is true in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. That certainly is not the case in France I would venture to guess.
And no, fellas, not all farms are busy killing off livestock. Some farms are strictly for the plant life. Animal husbandry is one degree (at least here in this country ) and agriculture is another. I guess it's not that way in France. This film should have had a clear warning on it. You know here you can film the ..uh. harvesting of the animals.. either as a documentary or as a snuff film. This guy turned his work into an animal snuff film.
I quit eating beef several years ago and had toyed with eating it again. Not after this. I'm going vegetarian. I have actually helped to clean wild game before, not after this film. In fact I will donate money to the cow sanctuaries in PA.
I think this film gave me a case of PTS. The animal butchery scenes keep rolling and rolling and rolling in my head.
Now I'm thinking about the hoax the MIT students had going about the bonsai kittens in jars and one other art piece in..Denmark or Sweden... that may or may not have been real, of some idiot taking decapitated mice and stuffing them into other animals and plant parts and bottle tops..It's all death being confused as art is my point ,and this film could have done without it. In all three cases, wacky minds thought it up and called it art. Guys, can't you just go crucify yourselves on your Volkswagens instead? I know it's already been done, but if you have to do something vile, do it to yourself, not to anything--including people-- that are innocent. It's the first rule of S & M games, I am told--do so only with the consent of the participant. You certainly didn't get it from the livestock, now did you?
At least in "Hud" the violence was implied: we see a pit dug, we see cows going in it. but then don't see cows only the mooing is heard. next scene is men with rifles shooting into pits. But we don't actually see them killed. Because they aren't.
There should have been a warning label on this one, folks. No way would I want young children to be forced to see this--or to accidentally see this. I am aware that in the US disclaimers are made on films pointing out that no animals are harmed. I would say the same is true in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. That certainly is not the case in France I would venture to guess.
And no, fellas, not all farms are busy killing off livestock. Some farms are strictly for the plant life. Animal husbandry is one degree (at least here in this country ) and agriculture is another. I guess it's not that way in France. This film should have had a clear warning on it. You know here you can film the ..uh. harvesting of the animals.. either as a documentary or as a snuff film. This guy turned his work into an animal snuff film.
I quit eating beef several years ago and had toyed with eating it again. Not after this. I'm going vegetarian. I have actually helped to clean wild game before, not after this film. In fact I will donate money to the cow sanctuaries in PA.
I think this film gave me a case of PTS. The animal butchery scenes keep rolling and rolling and rolling in my head.