Thread:AustinDR/@comment-33014003-20171227164241/@comment-3364901-20171227193709

though it is possible for some films that would usually be seen as "torture porn" to have CMs but this requires the film to have a social meaning and for the character in question to have a distinct personality, a clear motive for what they do and (usually) a symbolism beyond the film itself.

Alan Yates, for example, ascends beyond Generic Torture Porn Bad Guy because the film had a meaning (as sloppily done as it may of been) and he as a character had a distinct personality, a clear motive and I believe some have commented that Alan Yates is also a symbol of something in society the film saw as bad.. thus the whole film, while usually a "torture porn", become something more as it actually had a kind of social commentary to it and I guess could be seen as a gruesome morality play.

Serbian Film, to my knowledge, does not have social commentary nor is Vukmir meant to symbolise anything - if the film did have social commentary or Vukmir was designed to represent something bigger then yes, he may well of qualified.. however from what I've heard the film was not aiming for any greater scope plot and thus is just above "porn" in scale of "zero plot".