In my experience, the only work of art that came close was Matt Gilgenbach’s game Neverending Nightmares. This depiction is something that I never thought could accurately be portrayed in a film. We see people engage in horrific acts of violence and rape, unable to control themselves, acting out every horrific thought in their heads. In The Sadness, we are shown the manifestation of that fear. “I have these thoughts in my head, and what if that’s who I really am?” Also Read: A Comprehensive History of the ‘Ju-On’ Franchise This idea, in my experience, is the central fear of having intrusive-thought OCD. Those infected even cry tears as they perform the acts, with the scientist positing that the infected know what they are doing is wrong, and they do it anyway. At one point, a scientist in the film likens it to someone feeling an insatiable thirst, and drinking themselves to death). A virus mutates, causing those infected to think of the worst thing they could possibly do, and have the compulsion to do it no matter what. “Why did I think that? Am I a bad person for having that thought in my head? Would I ever do that? How do I know I would never do that?” It isn’t the easiest thing to talk about, for there is always an underlying worry of “what would people think if they knew what was going on up in their head?”Īgain, the trailer for The Sadness asks “What is the most terrible thing you can think of?” This is the central concept of the movie. At worst, they can eat you alive from within. Also Read: Cuts from the Crypt: The 10 Grisliest EC Horror ComicsĪt best, you find the ability to brush these off for what they are: nothing more than a weird thought that appeared in your head.
I’ve heard the experience likened to having a song stuck in your head, but replace a catchy tune with images of violence, blasphemy, death, sexual depravity, and everything in between. In his book “Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals,” psychiatrist Ian Osborn noted that “OCD bears a close relationship” to Tourette’s syndrome. Over and over, these images and thoughts circle around my head. Plainly put, at random times, my mind is flooded with horrific thoughts and images, seemingly out of nowhere. My particular brand of OCD is characterized by intrusive thoughts. This depiction can serve both the filmmakers themselves, an outlet to better understand their own experiences, and in turn, can help audiences better understand their own mental illnesses. Since the beginning of the form, filmmakers have attempted to depict depression, mania, and schizophrenia to name a few. The representation of mental illness in film is nothing new. Also Read: The 10 Best International Horror Movies of 2022
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While the movie will live on for decades for its unflinching depiction of homicidal mania, I will always remember watching and feeling like, for the first time, my personal experiences of mental illness were captured on film. The film goes down roads of abhorrent violence and depravity rarely seen in movies made at this level.
Chances are, if you are reading this piece, you are familiar with the film’s deserved reputation as a new staple in the canon of shock cinema. This question is asked in the form of a tagline in a trailer for Rob Jabbaz’s film The Sadness. “What is the most terrible thing you can think of? Why not do it?”
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