The problem is that these larger budgets means they still have to be accessible, which means they need to include story, plot and character development. This means that what has bubbled away off the radar of normal civilised folks has come bubbling up into the mainstream. The real change is that these are American films with higher budgets and more market penetration. What putting the mid to late-2000s films in context demonstrates is that there wasn't a sudden step change in such films but they are part of a continuum. (uncountable, slang) a collection of images of something desirable, such as 'car porn' or 'gun porn'. What they usually aren't is actual porn (although some are borderline, just don't expect porn with BDSM here) as the 'porn' in torture porn is from a different meaning of the word, as nicely outlined by wiktionary:ģ. The films on this list are typified by a relentless, bludgeoning brutality that, if you are lucky, delivers a cathartic experience. However, what I thought would be interesting is to look back on other films before Hostel and Saw that also delivered over-the-top, unflinching depictions of ultraviolence to see the history of this sub-genre. Does what it says on the tin, films that tend to fall into the ' torture porn' category.
