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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Much better than the 2010 remade one
This was a darker film than the 2010 remake I saw. Someways similar to hostel.
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These films I find the concept kinda pointless since I don't think there is any kind of victory exacting revenge on the rapists, simply because rape is one of those crimes beyond, and just because you kill the assailants while the physical side may or may not recover the lasting physiological damage done doesn't simply go away for most victims. And this film attempted to explore it more much than the first 2.
However unlike the 1st remake this film really captures it. The actress who plays Katie nails it and the film constantly references to her pain through the cop and priest, which neither the original or remake did.
It was also interesting adding a female villain too with an intriguing back story.
Even after her vengeance is successful Katie never seems happier only satisfied she has changed while she is stronger and she is colder and mistrusting after being constantly let down, the best part from the film is when the cop wants to help her and she refuses walking away, some will see this as empowerment I see it as her crossing a line into severe psychological damage.
A greater film would see more exploration on the aftermath rather than just the rape and revenge part or avoiding showing the rape part and implying it more.
Was gonna give it a 4 because the first part was too much but 6/10 because the film was much better than the first 2 and makes for an effective grindhouse.
Ultimately for these type of films I would prefer to see less screen time (or none) of the rapes and revenge and more focus on the psychological and social issues.
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Madness
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I spit on your grave is a remake of the original of the same name.
The story goes girl moves to a random area has a confrontation with some guys (married guy, young guys and one socially inept), they later on plan to rape her and do so they try to kill her to cover the evidence she survives the whole ordeal and recovers, then exacts vengeance on the men one by one till no-one is left standing but her.
This leaves for some interesting slasher moments in the vengeance scenes. As the heroine stacks and lures her prey, to their ends.
I feel there are many things wrong with this type of film, but the main one is the principle.
I feel the film simply tries say if someone gets raped and they get revenge that victim WINS, it simply doesn't work that way barring the tremendous psychical damage the female character endures the psychological damage would be far greater yet this is never shown or implied.
Sadly what is shown is a supposedly empowered female getting revenge and winning as she sits on the swing having dispatched of all her tormentors.
No doubt rape and revenge flicks can make for interesting, shocking and effective movies like Irreversible. I spit on your grave was the first one I saw and its remake pays homage to that unfortunately it stays to true to the original although quality and acting has improved, the evolution from a cinematography and psychological perspective were clearly needed.
I was still never made to feel the implications of the revenge and the true lasting damage of the rape in anyway and was left walking away having been given a greatly flawed message again.
3/10