The movie is not that violent. There are ideas in the movie that are scary, but the film isn't about violence, the glorification of violence or the embracing of violence. In the movie, violence is a metaphor for feeling. It's a film about the problems or requirements involved with being masculine in today's society.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Violence in this film serves as a metaphor for societal struggles rather than glorification. It explores masculine issues in modern society.
- In plain terms
- Violence here represents feelings, not just action.
- What can you take from it?
- Use violence metaphorically to explore deeper social issues.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does violence symbolize in your work?
- How does it reflect society?
Another view
Audiences may still perceive it as gratuitous violence.
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