Editor's Note: The following piece contains graphic descriptions of horrific, taboo, and potentially triggering imagery and content.We delight in watching acts of violence on screen. From the shenanigans of Looney Tunes cartoons to the Avengers beating the shit out of Thanos in a four-quadrant blockbuster, moviegoers get a kick out of people getting a kick. Perhaps it's an act of vicarious catharsis; perhaps it's because we know it's all fake which gives us "permission" to enjoy it; perhaps it's because the actual stakes, both in and out of the text, seem so low. I am not here to indict folks who enjoy this kind of content — I am one of them. Instead, I'm here to examine what happens when filmmakers turn this dial past the breaking point.
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