The film-making is stylised and self-conscious. The most notorious scenes (the rape of the new-born baby…

That’s as far as I got. I can’t conceive of any circumstances under which watching something like that would be desirable or beneficial.

WTF? Is this supposed to be defended as some sort of “artistic” metaphor? To hell with that. If the best way you can think of to get your point across is by portraying sadistically depraved savagery being inflicted upon the most innocent & helpless among us, then you’re a piss poor excuse for an artist. Scratch that—you’re not an artist, you’re a sick POS who can only be considered human due to your biology.

If this is what passes for cultural enlightenment these days, I’m opting out.