'Faces of Death' Will Make You Feel Like You Need a Shower - And That's a Good Thing

"Faces of Death is simply a sicko oddity, an American version of Italian 'Mondo' movies that blurred the lines between documentary and exploitation cinema in the 1960s and '70s."

"The movie's in to this topic is expected at this point: Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a young woman who works a dead-end job as a content moderator for a YouTube-like site called Kino."

"Early scenes of Margot at work highlight the hypocrisy and insincerity of these platforms' 'community standards': She deletes an explainer on how to use Narcan under the pretense that it 'promotes drug use,' while keeping up a graphic beheading video."

Faces of Death, a horror franchise known for its disturbing content, is being rebooted to comment on society's desensitization to violence. The original series, a collection of vignettes claiming to show real deaths, lacked artistic merit and blurred documentary with exploitation. The new film features Margot, a content moderator for a video platform, who navigates the hypocrisy of community standards that allow graphic violence while censoring helpful content. This reboot aims to reflect on the impact of constant exposure to violent imagery on social fabric.

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