Comments on: Titicut Follies Review

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:56:01 +0000

Hello,
I am going to have to watch this in a couple weeks, for a film studies class. I am rather afraid, as movies tend to affect me pretty easily. Should I be worried? Also, it may sound silly, but I cannot stand watching people vomit- is there any of that in this film?

By: MaMaD211

MaMaD211 — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:57:47 +0000

i have a question
are the guy being force fed and the dead guy the same person??

By: lolarusa

lolarusa — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:48:14 +0000

I recently saw this film for the first time after hearing about it for literally decades, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It brings up so many questions about the loss of dignity for both powerful and powerless in institutions such as this.

You have to question the ethics of the exposure of these men in such humiliating circumstances, and yet the banning of the film – as if the film that reveals these cruelties is more to blame than the institution that perpetrates them – makes no sense.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:56:32 +0000

I hadn’t thought about this movie in years until Jay mentioned it on the FJ Podcast. What an insane experience! I watched it in a Sociology class in College and it literally gave me nightmares for a week.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:48:14 +0000

…also the way the “doctor” questions the younger sex offender is also pretty off. He’s kinda just presenting this guy as an exhibit to the camera. He’s just too aware the camera’s on him.
It’s also a little strange as theres no narrative, arc, set up, explaination of what this place is, who these guys are, or what they’re doing there. It’s like an abstract artwork full of bizarre real-life images, audio, charcters and emotion.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:39:03 +0000

Man, the way those fuckers treat that “Jim” guy is horrible.
The poor guy has no chance to ignore them either. When he finally relents and answers, they just say “What’s that Jim?” as if they can’t understand what he’s saying when he’s speaking clearly.
That would be enough to SEND YOU MAD!!
It’s weird to be both repulsed by the content yet be attracted to it as a fine piece of film. It begs repeat viewing.
Veritê extrême!