20 Cult Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die
4. Videodrome (1983)
There are two types of movie fans: Those who have been freaked out by David Cronenberg's cult classic Videodrome, and those who have never seen it. The film follows the CEO of a small television station who discovers a broadcast signal (Videodrome) featuring extreme violence and torture.
With Videodrome, Cronenberg displayed that he was way ahead of the curve in suggesting how integral technology was becoming a part of the culture by literally physicalizing the concept on screen. The film also touched upon the theory of media images supposedly having a detrimental psychological effect on the spectators, by again, physicalizing the concept. I.e. – Nicki Brand (Deborah Harry) stubbing a cigarette out on her chest, or any one of Max’s grotesque transformations brought on by watching Videodrome the show.
Today, thanks largely to the rise of the internet, as people get desensitized to sexual and violent imagery, mass media constantly pushes the envelope to bring new, distorted and twisted ways to capture their viewer’s attention. As Max says in the movie: “They need something rough”.
How long will it take until all-out snuff movies become acceptable for mass consumption? Some say that we are already being introduced to the Illuminati twisted underground world as a lot of snuff is actually already in mass media and we don’t even realize it.