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Published: 2004-03-05 22:03:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 451; Favourites: 8; Downloads: 26
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Inspired by a scene in a film by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the controversial Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom."Oh God! Why have you forsaken us?!"
(The film centres on 4 powerful libertines behind a series of sexual tortures on a terrified group of young men and women; the setting is transposed from Switzerland to Mussolini's miniature Fascist Republic of Salo, Italy, in 1944. In this scene the young women are forced to sit partially submerged in a tub of faeces, among other horrendous acts of sexual torture; driven to desperation one cries out to God, a forbidden act which leads to her eventual horrific and slow death by flaying.)
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You did a great and expressive artwork. To me, this was the most sad and moving part of the movie. It was an ordeal to see it, but "SalΓ³" is quite a masterpiece, the last movie of Pasolini before being murdered.
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I said it before, I'll say it again: a movie is obscene when you actually feel something for the characters, especially if the characters are human. In the case of Salo, I can imagine so many people later chided themselves for actually wanting to help the victims in the film. No, I am not an ethical egoist (I am, however, rather cynical). It's simply that in this day and age when we worship all things extreme and have become voyeurs in most senses, Salo forces us to look into the mirror and question ourselves, an act that leaves us feeling dirty. If Cannibal Holocaust is a middle finger to our dulled senses, then Salo is a kick to the sac followed by a dagger to the throat. I sum it up with a quote:
"I've felt some changes coming over me since you entered my life. I've been reminded of what it's like to be part of a couple, to care for someone who cares for me - it's the first time in recent memory I've had those feelings... and I hate having those feelings!"-The Joker
But onto your work. It's very well done. Once again, I must comment on the symbolism rather than the art itself. The way the ink obscures the true features of the body represents the fecal matter that the girl is forced to wallow in, said filth being the evil inside of us that the libertines so willingly embraced but the virtuous did not. Of course, this is also an attack on our food industries, and since the libertines in the film were high powered fascists, I'm guessing it could represent powerful industries taking over small businesses, represented by the innocent youth being covered in 'fast food' muck. The praying? Not so much a sign that God is dead, but that God has never existed, as he is merely an invention of primitive man to explain that which science could not at the time, and as her hands are more obscured than other areas of her body, it could represent the death of values. Not Christian values per se (I know that one does not need religion to be a good person), but just that we are gradually becoming more and more hedonistic like the libertines, and anything resembling regular-not good, but regular-behavior will be slandered; shat upon. Very nice.
And yes, I must say it: Salo is the third and final piece of my Triad. Irreversible attacks the stomach. Cannibal Holocaust attacks the stomach and mind. Salo attacks the stomach, mind, and heart.
This is a beautiful piece of work. And yes, I've read the book too. Welcome to the list.
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Wonderful piece of work
Though i must say, the movie bored me -__- ( To be more specific, the violence , and scat).
Yes, it's not the exact adaption of 120 days of Sodom, more of a concept of expression for his anti fascist, Anti government, and Extreme nihilistic point of view.
Which is way the movie is unforgettable, the last movie for the human species, and his last
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Beautiful . I've not seen the film,but I read the book . Intense
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I guess the Marquis de Sade appeals to all of us on some level...Thank you for your comment and dropping by!!!
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ouch, you must have used up lots of ink on this one... i like the emotion expressed by this piece. the movie sounds rather sadistic >.< good work ;D
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Wow this is amazing, you did a wonderful job. I love it!
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thats such a powerful image, i love the dramatic redness of the blood-like tool you used. the lines are so thick and look like they are cut deeply into the living flesh of your canvas. the figure seems to be so weak with no fight left in her, as if she knows she is losing, its like she is withered and her body language says that she is so close. the lines and strokes of pain want to swallow up whatever is left of her, but she is trying to stay above the surface.
an extremely talented piece, so full of expression 
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