INFJ's and shocking/horrific films, books and media
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If I could experience my true horrors in reality... That would be so tempting....I know, in the back of my mind, that it would make me more a more "whole" of a person, perhaps I'd even be "better" off.
But would I do such a thing? Would anyone want to consciously experience their horrors? Most people don't know what's good for them and even if they did... Would I make that decision?
How much power does fear reign over me? I want to know... Perhaps purely for the sake of measuring.
True horrors.... scary, yet at the same time, quite alluring. Perhaps that's the reason why some people watch horror, consciously or not. Who knows.
But would I do such a thing? Would anyone want to consciously experience their horrors? Most people don't know what's good for them and even if they did... Would I make that decision?
How much power does fear reign over me? I want to know... Perhaps purely for the sake of measuring.
True horrors.... scary, yet at the same time, quite alluring. Perhaps that's the reason why some people watch horror, consciously or not. Who knows.
Horror movies don't bother specifically because I know the things on the screen have no basis in reality. i feel no connection to the character or the plot. Mostly I view them as over the top morality plays with lots of fake blood. But comedies scare the crap out of me. Not all comedies, but the ones where the characters humilate themselves. Like i don't laugh, I cringe and feel embarassed for the character. It gets so bad that I will have to physically leave the room because I'm so uncomfotable. *shudder* Like Meet the Fockers when Ben Stiller's character just falls into one humiliating situation after another is like torture to me.
I actually feel like that when I watch The Office. Michael Scott is cringe worthy.
I love horror movies (especially if they're horror/sci-fi hybrids - sorry [MENTION=3019]~jet[/MENTION] 
. I'm with [MENTION=891]Cecilff2[/MENTION], though. Torture/slasher horror does nothing for me (unless it's unintentionally funny).
I'm not interested in arguing the morality or necessity of horror films, but did want to emphasize that horror is all about perspective. How it affects you (and what you get out of it) depends on your expectations and how strongly you feel about the subject matter. Personally, as long as a horror movie is wholly fictitious, I generally have no problems watching and enjoying it.
. I'm with [MENTION=891]Cecilff2[/MENTION], though. Torture/slasher horror does nothing for me (unless it's unintentionally funny).I'm not interested in arguing the morality or necessity of horror films, but did want to emphasize that horror is all about perspective. How it affects you (and what you get out of it) depends on your expectations and how strongly you feel about the subject matter. Personally, as long as a horror movie is wholly fictitious, I generally have no problems watching and enjoying it.
I am not into shocking and horrific films..
I hate "gore porn."
I don't like watching people get maimed or killed.
It's not because I find it scary, I find it depressing.
Just makes me feel weird to watch people kill each other.
I've not seen the movies mentioned in the OP..they would probably intrigue and then disturb me.
Tideland is not a horror movie.. but I found it profoundly psychologically disturbing despite being visually stunning.. It disturbed me for days.
The Mist is a movie that is more psychologically horror.. and every time I see it I'm bothered and have to play cards until 5 am just to sleep.
I really can't handle the darkness.
I hate "gore porn."
I don't like watching people get maimed or killed.
It's not because I find it scary, I find it depressing.
Just makes me feel weird to watch people kill each other.
I've not seen the movies mentioned in the OP..they would probably intrigue and then disturb me.
Tideland is not a horror movie.. but I found it profoundly psychologically disturbing despite being visually stunning.. It disturbed me for days.
The Mist is a movie that is more psychologically horror.. and every time I see it I'm bothered and have to play cards until 5 am just to sleep.
I really can't handle the darkness.
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What is your relationship to horror and shocking or disturbing films/books/media?
Were you traumatized or very disturbed by something you saw or read when you were young? Describe your experience and how it made you feel
The problem that I have with the kind of torture-porn films you mentioned in the OP is that there's nothing redeeming about them. I mean, I'm all for an examination of humanity's shadow if we're observing it from the other side - because it's the contrast that gives meaning to it at all. For example, we're horrified by brutality towards children because we're so well acquainted with their innocence, trusting natures and vulnerability. Being aware of both sides reinforces and how deeply the divisions can run and makes us look at our own nature and society at large.
When this is done in film, it can be really powerful. But torture-porn is just a cheap look at the shadow with an emphasis on the gore. What's the point of that? To see what someones intestines look like? Or to watch a story about three women who get sewn together, assholes-to-mouths, and have to pass feces through each other? (The Human Centipede). God, what is the point of that? It's so low brow and offers nothing to society except for a cheap thrill to those who have trained their brains to be lit up by that kind of stuff.
Anyway, to answer your question the first time I remember being disturbed was when I watched Full Metal Jacket at age 14. Specifically, when the marine recruits officiate their decision to banish Private Pyle from their platoon by beating him in the middle of the night. The whole scene really bothered me - the cruelty of the beating, the fact his friends turned on him, the rejection it communicated and the fact this (most likely mentally challenged) individual was in boot camp to become a man and is reverted back to being a scared little boy without any friends or support because he was the weakest and slowest in the herd:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8"]YouTube - Full Metal Jacket (1987) - The Blanket Party (It's just a bad dream fatboy) (2 Min 8 Sec)[/ame]
Ha, I die a little inside Michael Scott does something stupid. Oh god when a character is oblivious to thier own humilation it makes me feel worse somehow. For example, I was about to ruin the whole thread by linking to that horrible Rebecca Black girl singing Friday, but I decided to not be that mean...yet. That video will be my new rick roll. WE SO EXCITED.
That creepy short movie/episode Imprint we watched was Takashii Miike. Though even that was somewhat mild for him.
I merely watched the trailer for The Human Centipede and spent the remainder of the afternoon rocking back and forth... it is low-brow and utterly disgusting.. but the idea of being dehumanized and made into a monster--stripped of your autonomy is what terrified me most..It's the kind of movie where you wished the victims were killed.. and that's scary.
I read something about how the writer of that film came up with the idea after joking around that sex offender's mouths should be sewn to the backsides of truckers.
I don't really think I'm vulnerable to getting stressed out through movies, television, or books (whereas I'm overly vulnerable to stress in the real world). Horror movies/books, I think, are fun to watch/read, either for an interesting plot or some silly, over the top gore.
I'm the same. Though I don't mind reading books with a good storyline that have some elements of horror in them.
but movies that are just all horror and gore? no way. they tend to disturb me deeply and I've had a general feeling of uneasiness whenever I have been forced to watch them while hanging out with friends or something.
but movies that are just all horror and gore? no way. they tend to disturb me deeply and I've had a general feeling of uneasiness whenever I have been forced to watch them while hanging out with friends or something.
I like horror movies. Not the slashers that are simply about massive body counts or gratuitous gorefests. Those I get numb to very quickly and they make me feel bored. In many of them, there's an unoriginal storyline, cardboard characters, bad acting and the ridiculous improbability that prevents you from getting into the movie. Want real horror of that nature? Watch the news. I prefer psychological horror that puts you in someone else's head and anything in the realm of the supernatural.
Horror novels are better, and I prefer them to films most of the time. What you can imagine in your own head is way scarier than most things in movies. And it's far easier to get into the minds of the characters and experience the story. Books have affected me more intensely, and have given me more nightmares, than any horror movie ever has.
Horror novels are better, and I prefer them to films most of the time. What you can imagine in your own head is way scarier than most things in movies. And it's far easier to get into the minds of the characters and experience the story. Books have affected me more intensely, and have given me more nightmares, than any horror movie ever has.
You said that movie would be disturbing and I was bracing myself... but it was too artsy to be disturbing!
Though I did have flashbacks of aborted fetuses floating in a river the next day...
As for The Office... "Prison Mike" is just one persona that made me wince in embarrassment for a fictional character...
I'm too obsessed with that show..
I watched it with my neighbors in February without really knowing what it was about. Never again.
Now I want to watch Salo', I know I will regret it... But now I really really want to. maybe i'll wiki it.
I hate them when I have to watch, I don't mind hearing the sounds, or having someone retell it, but when I see it with my own eyes I get EXTREMELY uncomfortable. This extends to anything. For example, (I've never seen the Saw movies) but if there was scene of a woman getting chopped to bits with rusty pizza cutters, I wouldn't mind it if I was say playing a game. but if I had to watch? No, I would freak out, might even burst into tears if I'm forced to watch it and can't look away. Just, even though I know its fake, I know that somewhere out there, this same event may have happened to someone real, and thats the real pain I see on the Actors face, and it's too much for me.
I hate them when I have to watch, I don't mind hearing the sounds, or having someone retell it, but when I see it with my own eyes I get EXTREMELY uncomfortable. This extends to anything. For example, (I've never seen the Saw movies) but if there was scene of a woman getting chopped to bits with rusty pizza cutters, I wouldn't mind it if I was say playing a game. but if I had to watch? No, I would freak out, might even burst into tears if I'm forced to watch it and can't look away. Just, even though I know its fake, I know that somewhere out there, this same event may have happened to someone real, and thats the real pain I see on the Actors face, and it's too much for me.