Saw this last night. I’ve heard it being called one of the most disturbing movies evarz. This 1991 movie is all in black and white, like really shoddy looking. This is done on purpose, and it has no dialogue at all, just sounds and sometimes music.
“Disturbing” is relative of course, especially as this is not the type of movie that usually falls under what most people consider disturbing. (it’s not slasher porn)

Well I’m curious as to how people interpret this, if anyone here has seen it. Had I not read about it, I don’t think I would have known this is about how God created the earth by kiling Himself. Basically the whole movie is these nomads dragging some convulsing guy around a rocky wasteland. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s going on, as it’s one weird scene after another and many of them just look like shapes and colors going apeshit.

Here is a trailer.

It goes a bit overboard, but does an excellent job of giving you an idea of what it looks like. And lol, “metaphysical splatter”, “makes Eraserhead look like Ernest Saves Christmas”, what.

Incidentally, the whole movie is on YouTube.

Begotten.

I’m not asking anyone to watch this mind, but it’s there if you’re interested.

I appreciated the movie and enjoyed the imagery even though I really didn’t get what the hell was hapening. Altough I liked it, I do think it was a little boring and it just kind of drags on after a while. I wouldn’t go as fa as saying this is revolutionary, or a masterpiece. Nor is it really that disturbing, but it certainly is unique.

Some people call it art, others a waste of time, some even call it horror. What I want to know is, if you have seen it, what did you think of it, and what did you think it was about?

Topics: movies, art, style, imagery, opinions, not art