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Cannibal Holocaust ~ Film Review
Cannibal Holocaust is a horror movie that claims to go as far as you can without being banned. Unfortunately, this film ended up being banned by numerous countries and many believe it to be one of the most controversial films of all time. Being a Grindhouse Release, there is no doubt that this film is hard to get through and after watching it once, you will probably not want to ever watch it again. While this film may garner a lot of its positive feedback based on reputation, it does have some great aspects that add a lot to the horror genre.
The lead character, Mr. Harold Monroe, is an anthropologist from New York who travels into the Amazon rainforest in order to track down a previous team that went into the jungle to shoot a documentary. This footage is meant to be brought back to New York in order to make an edited movie that the public can watch. What he finds is a film reel that shows the true nature of the exploration carried out by the crew. I have personally never been to the Amazon jungle, but if it is anything like this movie depicts, then I will never be going there. Ritualistic rape, slaughtering, and abortions are seen throughout the movie. Furthermore, much of the movie is seen through the eyes of a handheld camera, which makes the viewer feel as if they are voyeuristically watching the atrocious crimes that ensue. Many people viewed this film as a snuff film and the…
