When you say 'film', it basically means a string of images on a magnetic reel that spins around on a spool preferably at 30 frames per second. During this, my stomach was churning at 30 vomits per second. I am a guy, not really sensitive but not a gore minded freak either. Means I am an average guy. Which is not what the protagonist is. A Serbian Film does portray the cheap, pathetic plight of the common man, ravaged by sexual desire and the desperation to achieve a satisfactory life (the wife's concern for money in the beginning) while all the government does is look down upon him as a scab, but just like any other shock movie director, it goes too far (I'm looking at you Takashi Miike). I do not think it was necessary to employ such extreme measures just to paint a picture of Serbia's condition. I do not think politicians rape infants. I do not think politicians pull teeth out with pliers. I do not think politicians put their penises in your socket. If such a despicable atmosphere defines Serbia, why not make a documentary? Ok, a documentary fails to make the emotional connection. What about powerful, punchy dialogue? I thought Transformers 3 and Crank2 had the worst script, wait till you watch this.
Of course, if one wants to imagine the extreme, there is virtually no limit. But there is that element of humane rationality, that A Serbian Film so conveniently ignores. It is here that I realized how disgusting, pointless and hollow the film was. It may appear to be very deep and a 'bitter truth' kinda thing but once you watch it, you will realize that the director has just operated on the principles of placebo, just to lure you in a gory, inhumane trap.
