VideoDrome

Videodrome was not what I expected. A tasteful 80's flick to say the least. This movie was captivating, suspenseful and mysterious. It kept me glued to my seat, as I could not take my eye off this disturbing film. Much like a bad car accident. In fact my roommate found himself addicted after 20 minutes of listening to it in the background. When the main character, the president of a porno business, accidentally discovers Videodrome by tuning into a pirate satellite he doesn’t realize that his life will change forever. Videodrome basically opens the viewers mind by its disturbing content allowing its tumor causing frequency. The tumor makes the viewer hallucinate and realize that what they believe is actually reality. The main character enters a world of nightmares as he tries to save himself from Videodrome. This movie touches on th concept of reality and television. It made me consider the question of reality by suggesting that if something exists somewhere, there is some sort of reality associated with it. The movie quotes the phrase "There is nothing beyond our perception of reality." This made me wonder how TV distorts our perception of reality by documenting reality itself.