Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Review byjulija2026-11-06

salo is on the opposite ends of the spectrum of eyes wide shut in the fact that nobody talks about it. bring it up to someone and you’ll get called a pervert who should be put in jail or a genius who Understands Art. its not my favourite film, its not a nice watch, but it is a film that i think is a truer representation of the ‘elites’ activities. salo isnt spoken about in the conspiracy discussions because its not glamorous. thats it. its bleak, dull, brutal, awful, all of the negative adjectives, and thats what makes it a good film. there is no glamour when you unveil the secrecy and are met with grotesque perversions that now, are even more in the realm of reality. pasolini while well known italy is no kubrik, and none of the young, unknown actors are cruise or kidman. its foreign and Too taboo, and no one really speaks about it unless to criticise or make an edgy witty reference. the death of kubrick people fixate upon is far more plausible in pasolinis case, and is also the other well known thing about this film. a 40 year old healthy man gets bludgeoned 3 weeks prior to his first film of an upcoming trilogys release, and a 17 year old boy is the one who did it. sure. it also names the 4 abusers of the film, the bishop the president the judge and the duke, not keeping them masked or in pretty burgundy curtains with candles and christmas trees and tom cruises distress and beautiful Of Age women. i dont blame people for not wanting to watch it or making edits to fakemink of it, but if your riding for a director-elites-death conspiracy then maybe go for something more plausible. this is not on netflix unfortunately, but effedupmovies will always survive