Talk:Ultraviolence
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[edit] need?
Does there really need to be a page to define a word which is defined on the only page it is on?
I suggest moving it to the band.
The ultraviolence concept is important, for months I was waiting for someone to create a page on it. Every time I typed it in all i got was that stupid band, this needs to stay, people will add to it, and I will look after it. THIS IS IMPORTANT, lots of people are familiar with the concept, and it needs to be elaborated on.
Ultraviolence has been used by film scholars to define sequences in movies filmed in slow motion. The ending sequence in Bonnie and Clyde is seen as the first Ultraviolence sequence. I suggest incorporating this into the article.
see screening violence - ed. Stephen Prince (Athlone 2000) - joel รถ
i wouldn't exactly call battle royale ultraviolence. I mean, it's violent, but it's not that violent. it's more of the people committing the violence that makes the movie disturbing. plus it says that it is random violence without justification. the students committing the violence are fighting to survive, so it is not random and it is certainly justified.
I think I have heard battle royale described as ultraviolent, it may not be as explicit as some films, but it is children killing children, and the character Kiriyama only signed up for fun, so his killings were clearly unjustified. Also, several other films are listed which don't contain unjustified murder, Sin city and Kill Bill are easily more violent than BR but again, the killing is clearly justified. As for BR not being that violent, I think that a decapitated head being stuffed with a grenade and used as a weapon may tip the scales from violent to ultraviolent. Also it has been stated by Quienten Tarantino that BR was in part inspiration for his Kill Bill Films, thus the inclusion of Chiaki Kuriyama as Gogo yubari as an homage. I'm relisting it.
[edit] definition
Where is this word actually defined? I've heard it used, but never seen it strictly defined. If we're making our own definition, that's original research. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 04:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
