RE: Spider (2002) | When the Mind Deceives Us
Ah, I thought you only watched ‘Game of Thrones’ ;-)))
A common discussion... Or rather, several.
Are mental illnesses on the rise? Perhaps. Or perhaps people are simply talking about them more openly. Perhaps people no longer hide away at home. Or perhaps behaviour that deviates from the norm is more quickly labelled as ‘mentally ill’.
Are crimes today more frequent, more brutal, more ruthless? The fact is: throughout history, there have been unimaginable atrocities committed by humans against other humans. In some cases, they were even celebrated for it... Moral values and the social consensus surrounding them have evolved and shifted so much today (in most cultures) that violence is no longer accepted as an appropriate means of conflict resolution. That human rights exist, that dignity is inviolable... One possible consequence is that we perceive more behaviour as criminal. I also consider it likely that, with the development of organised crime, entirely different networks have been established which commit crimes on a scale many times greater than those of antiquity.
As for the usual horror or splatter films: they really only serve to satisfy cruel human voyeurism. Or don't they?
I believe the definition itself is a temporary social construct. Let's remember that not too long ago, homosexuality was classified as a mental illness. What I think remains the same is that there are certain people who enjoy what others consider perverse, and perhaps simply because they are a minority, they are labeled as sick. Let's take BDSM practitioners as an example. Is a masochist sick, or do they simply have very niche tastes? But when it comes to killing for pleasure, I don't think that's a pleasure; there must be some kind of flaw or illness involved, in my opinion.
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