Cure
The film shows graphic violence but without the violence feeling attached to it.
The perpetrators are robot like and none of it make sense. People suddenly commit violent acts without much reason and go on about their day. No reason is ever given.
Detective Takabe is losing his sanity trying to make sense of something that doesn’t.
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The viewer is experiencing the film the same way detective Takabe is, and that’s the issue.
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By trying to make sense of it like detective Takabe, the viewer ends up feeling detached from the film itself. By spending the entire time trying to decipher and understand what is happening, you will be left with utter confusion.
The key is to let yourself be hypnotized.