The Human Centipede First Sequence (2009)

The Human Centipede First Sequence (Six 2009)

SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE FOR

Cam (2018)

Mentioned Without Spoilers

Kuso (2017)

“Horror films are our collective nightmares.”

SPOILERS BELOW
TOPIC INDEX – The Human Centipede First Sequence (times are approximate)

0:00 – Introducing the film, spoilers
1:13 – Thank you to Marshall’s parents
2:05 – The Human Centipede trilogy podcast sequence
(see Laugier 2018 and rape-revenge)
3:35 – Movie discussion begins
5:00 – Spoilers

9:24 – More of our reactions
9:51 – More spoilers
11:37 – Why would someone want to watch this film?
14:49 – Redemption of other horror vs The Human Centipede
18:42 – An alternative argument
22:42 – Why the first film in contrast to the sequels?
27:51 – Back to discussion of practical aspects of the film
29:03 – Race and nationality representation
31:46 – Subtitles and Katsuro’s crucial lines
33:00 – Gender representation
36:20 – Sexuality in the film
38:49 – Water
41:52 – Capitalism?
45:36 – Connection to the second film
50:28 – To the next level. This segment deals with sexually explicit content.
55:14 – Connections to Cam (2018)

Outtakes – Wolf, Naomi. “Radical heterosexuality.” Women’s lives: Multicultural perspectives (1992): 178-181.

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