GlassHalfHopeful

That is a VERY different feel. Smart decision to go the direction that they did.

I literally just copied the same exact passage intending to ask the same question here. I'm not understanding how this is feasible.

This is absolutely tragic, regardless of the answer. But... how is this even possible?

Their poor body...

It's crazy that the CDC can no longer be trusted as an information source now. 😖

Despite the repeated setbacks, the seventh attempt succeeded. The evacuation covered a total of 64 km, including 37 km driven with a damaged wheel. The NRK reportedly sustained a hit from an anti-personnel mine on the way to the wounded soldier but kept moving.

On the return route, a Russian drone dropped explosives on the machine. Thanks to the armored capsule it was carrying, the soldier inside was unharmed.

Holy hell...

This is the way.

Goodness. It was hard to find the rating for this film. I finally found a site that listed it from the US American MPA. This film is "Rated R for strong bloody violence and grisly images". It will take me some time to get a feel for how a description like this actually compares to the movie. Time to squish my brain. I want to recall various violent and gory films that I've seen and then see how they compare to this description.

Update. This is actually much more helpful than I realized. I kind of wish the services I use more plainly listed ratings like these.

Thank you for this.

One thing I've been reminded of in this thread is how diverse horror is and how I was unintentionally limiting it. I was effectively equating horror to slashers and splatter films, which I'll never understand the appeal of. But the reality is that I have partaken in quite a bit of horror without ever really thinking of it as horror first. Genres tend to bleed into each other.

Thanks for this. It was insightful.

Your post helped remind me how diverse horror really is. I look it up and the Wikipedia article helped a lot by breaking horror down into subgenres. It's "slashers" that I don't understand, but particularly "splatter" films. When I look at lists, it turns out that I enjoy a lot of "horror" without realizing it's classified as horror. But gorey, body mutilation... that is the form of horror that I struggle to understand the appeal.

Weapons employs mutilation at the end and I was wondering why I needed to see this. The filmmakers added because they wanted me to experience it. They thought it added to their film, but my experience was the opposite. I thought the story was doing great on its own and then... ugh... wtf... who wants to see this?

So for those that enjoy and seek out gorey mutilation, what is it that attracts you to that?

And yes, I also wanted to know more about the story and lore of Weapons. That little tree. The magic. It was all interesting, but I realize now that none of that was really what the film was about. It was just a mechanism enabling what they were trying to accomplish elsewhere.

And also yes, I completely get your sentiment when it comes to jump scares.

Ooh... And on ratings... I realize now how I don't really pay attention to them like I once did with the advent of streaming. I need to be more intentional about that. It was easier when it was written clearly on a physical box at the movie store.

You helped me refine what it was that bothers me. I had to look it up and the Wikipedia article helped a lot by breaking horror down into subgenres. It's "slashers" that I don't understand, but particularly "splatter" films. When I look at lists, it turns out that I enjoy a lot of "horror" without realizing it's classified as horror. But gorey, body mutilation... that is the form of horror that I struggle to understand the appeal.

Weapons employs mutilation at the end and I was wondering why I needed to see this. The filmmakers added because they wanted me to experience it. They thought it added to their film, but my experience was the opposite. I thought the story was doing great on its own and then... ugh... wtf... who wants to see this?

So for those that enjoy and seek out gorey mutilation, what is it that attracts you to that?

PS. Event Horizon is one of my favorite scary films of all time. It no longer hits me like it did when I was young and experienced life very differently, but back then... phew... that one was scurry. 🙃

Queer or minority representation and story telling -- I never expected to hear that.

I admit that I haven't watched a whole lot of pure horror. Older well-known ones, sure. Newer ones that had an interesting story element, sure. Nothing jumps out of memory for giving space for such voices.

I'd be curious to hear about a few examples.

I appreciate this. It gave me something to think about. The reactive and emotional element makes sense.

It also reminded me how much I've changed the last several years. I've been through... things. And as a result, I experience life very differently now. The things most people are afraid of don't seem to affect me the same way. There was a time, certainly, but not anymore.

The only strong emotion I felt in this film was due to the gruesomeness. I've seen things. I've been in terrible situations. i choose to avert my eyes at parts because it was too real. There are genuine grizzly monsters out there and I wasn't interested in more.

Hmm.