I give the series a chance but I found no redeaming value to it after watching six episodes. The series I am referrring to is Sparticus: Gods of the Arena. I have not watched any other versions of the series but I expect they are all similar in that the episodes are filled with gratuitous sex, including rape, extreme violence, and amounts of unnecessary blood scenes and violence that are only meant for the shock and awe effect. Make no mistake I have watched several series and also movies with what can only be described as depraved value. In most of those I at least found a few reasons to decide a point of interest. I have only ever walked out of or completely refused to finish watching a few examples. Thgis is the first time since starting this blog I have had a chance to write a review of such things. But while I am here I will reveal my opinion on a few of them.
The remake of Last House on the Left actually made me walk out in less than thirty minutes. The graphic rape scene at the start of the film made me physically ill. I cannot for the life of me understand the reasons to even put this on film when a simple line or two of text does the same thing without the grafic nature of the offense being shown.
I understand the minds of men are depraved in a fashion only a professional can ever explain, and even a professional would likely be unable to find the words. The reason I know it can be described in a few lines of text is because I see it repeatedly on shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. They leave the anguish for the actors to fully protray with the talents they bring to the roles.
My girlfriend does not know the reason I watched the six episode series completely and I also know she is not aware of my work on this blog. Eventually, I will let her read it but for now she just thinks I am totally depraved. I will allow her the opinion for now because I find myself offended by the scenes for this series. I believe the writers are not level headed enough to put pen to paper and write lines to describe the actions they want to portray. So hire better writers!
Sparticus, in historic context, may have actually been acurate with the actions of the series. But there is a difference. Rome was not filled with only these types of people. Art and science were also present and many of the things we find today in museums and on display were either began or actually created in the Roman Empire. This series shows ONLY the underbelly of an otherwise complete society. I understand also the concept that violence and sex sells. But does every single scene have to be filled with trails of blood being splashed across the faces of onlookers or of slaves being made to accept rape and torture! I for one believe the series would be just as effective without all of the graphic pictures being shown to unsuspecting minds.
A friend of mine walked in his child's room and found this on his son's television. His idea to screen this series is the only reason I actually did. He said he watched a couple episodes and found it complete unsuitable for children. I watched six episodes and I find it unsuitable for anyone. People claim life imitates art and the freedom of speech allows these types of things to be made and shown. I stand behind the constitution and defnd it as often as needed. But this type of production does nothing more than desensitize viewers to violence and scenes of rape and assault. Certain things do not need desensitizing. We do not need to crawl into the minds of the people of that time period through this type of production. We need to ask ourselves can this be the type of things we want our children or any children for that matter to be shown. I am a middle aged man and I have seen things truly horrible this is absolutely no exception. I would not find any use for this in a supposedly moral society.
Do not misunderstand, I watched the series to do a type of intellectual research for today's entry to my blog, I would not want to find this in the possession of a corruptable mind that may later act out the things in reality. Where will our depravity end and where will good sense and respectibility finally make a stand? I do not know but I do know for sure this series will not end up in my collection of DVDs!
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