Martyrs: Anna’s final words?
They say: "If you want to give people a good scare, put a decent amount of blood and guts into a movie. If you want to scare them twice as much, double the blood and guts". This simple formula has worked for years in the horror/slasher subgenre, sometimes even leading to notable results, as seen in films like "Hostel" and "Saw". However, categorizing Pascal Laugier's "Martyrs" (2008) alongside any other horror movie, or perceiving it as merely a horror film, would be a grave oversight. The film contains so many layers, some of which may be hard to even notice for a sensitive audience shocked by its terror, that "Martyrs" emerges as a film of its own kind.
