Martyrs
A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
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- Cast:
- Morjana Alaoui , Mylène Jampanoï , Catherine Bégin , Robert Toupin , Patricia Tulasne , Juliette Gosselin , Xavier Dolan
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There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
When I first heard of this movie , I was like 'this sounds interesting let me check it out'. After watching it , I can tell you that I basically just saw a extremely violent movie that had a strong message behind it . But, the movie doesn't do anything creative with it and once you understand why it's all happening , you just become no longer invested in it because you are already sick to your stomach and there isn't any characters that are interesting . Every character in this movie is just an inanimate object for more gore to be shown and the performances aren't good either and they become annoying and the whole movie feels annoying , hollow, dull, vile, and pretentious . The violence is so much that I begin to feel like vomiting at certain points and the beating scene of Anna was too much for me . The end was one of those ending that doesn't give you any explanation of why anything is happening and let the audience guess , which is a common in these artsy-fartsy movies. There are so many plot holes in this movie : 1, when she kills the entire family and calls her friend to help and after doing that , they don't even leave the house , they just stay there 2, When Anna finds the woman locked in the basement , instead of taking her to the hospital or calling 9-11 to help her , she puts her in the bath-tub which I felt was just an excuse for more gore to be shown. 3, why didn't the police arrive when Lucy killed the family . The in the end , Martyrs is just another generic torture porn movie with virtually no plot and a slight twist that 's they re searching for the afterlife stuff.
I had it for a long time in my watching queue. I'm not much into horror movies which deal with torture, but this one was well worth it. Yes, there is torture, and I'm not sure what is harder to watch, the part that is shown, or the part that isn't.The first half of the movie didn't feel surprising. There were a few small twists, but nothing to predict the second half. Though some of the scenes were hard to stomach, the movie kept me guessing until the end. And it was a horror movie end, utterly devoid of hugs and kisses.The reason I think this movie was great, is that there was a philosophical angle to it. Though there is no talk or even mention of religion, they went from screams and slashing straight to Jesus Christ and the meaning of life and death in one flash (maybe less than 5 minutes). That's some brave artistry.I won't spoil the movie, for those who want to watch it, but do yourselves a favor, and toss that Eli Roth and Tom Six garbage into the trash bin and watch this instead.
I must start by saying this is not a movie for the faint-hearted. Also I believe there are a lot of good reviews of this film out there that should be read. Shocking, disturbing, brutal...those are just a few words that can describe this movie. What a human being can do for revenge, or just to find answers is unbelievable. I always ask myself how an actor could play so good in a movie where emotions are taken on a different kind of level. This is a movie that makes you feel disgusted with the world and ashamed of what humans can do to each other. It is a horror film that even for gorehounds the stomach may go nuts. A lot of people are making jokes when watching a horror film, trying to make it easier to watch. The moment Anna gets captured nobody can laugh anymore, it is intense and brutal. A normal person could not even think of making a joke at that moment. This movie depicts what human nature is capable of and makes it sad. The movie starts with a horror story and then walks into another one, over and over again. The actors did an amazing job, made it feel a lot more realistic with genuine emotions. Morjana Alaoui pulls in a heart wrenching performance. This is another reason why this movie is so good. I read that a lot of people were repulsed by the second part of the movie and it is understandable, but then again, it is just a movie (clearly not made for those with a weak heart). I still don't understand the world we live in, but I think these are realistic events converted in a fictional environment. The ending went into a direction I was not expecting. Like all horror films, the main character is either saved, either killed. But in this one the director gave a more profound meaning to the whole film. He left us surrounded by mystery and everyone can have their own interpretation. It is original, unlike a significant number of modern horror movies. Again, foreign films shows us that they are way better than Hollywood films.
The movie has a plot that it is shoddy at best and only needs ten minutes of screen time to portray it. Its lauded by some as such a good movie but has plot holes and doesn't seem to advance at all while only dragging on. Some will say I missed the point but movies like No Country for Old Men which is an in depth character study, Manchester by the Sea which explores humanity, Pulp Fiction which is a craft in more ways than one, etc. all convey their message and craft excellently. This movies is part horror, part torture-porn, part existential film. It tries to have some deep meaningful message which depending on the way you look at it is just gonna make you mad. I'm not saying that it should have ended more jovially but it doesn't give you anything to hold on to, really, just the images but not a message or a plot. Sure this movie will stick with you and make you feel depressed and question humanity but it does so in a similar way that a ten minute real life gory video will. If all it pretends to be is a movie that makes you see how ugly humanity is, like i said, ten minutes would have been enough. It throws in a shamble of a plot an some kind of allegedly meaningful ending but its just a big balloon full of hot air. A pretentious film that acts like it is more than it actually is. There are other movies labeled as pretentious that actually have a coherent message and strong plot and strong character study, this has none of that and ill stop now before this gets any longer.