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It's a weird line that I still puzzle over. And I think it's a great thing to ponder.
Film is great escapist fun and the glory of watching "extreme" films for the first time (especially in youth, when it's somehow more taboo) is a blast. But questioning if you have a line which is "too much" is a great bit of soul searching. Do I have limits? Do I push these limits for cheap thrills or to make some sort of statement to myself?
Like any philosophical undertaking, the answer is far less interesting than the series of questions that continue to spring up as a result of the question.
There was a time that I reveled in the faces of death films, but now I find them distasteful. I don't need to see that anymore, but at one point I thought it was mandatory viewing.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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