Tracing the thread…
His body horror films like Videodrome directly explore how televised and mediated violence corrupts and transforms the human body and mind.
Michael Haneke AustriaFunny Games and his other works systematically interrogate viewer complicity and the ethics of consuming violence through cinema itself.
Paul Verhoeven NetherlandsRoboCop and Starship Troopers use satirical violence and dystopian media landscapes to critique how television sensationalizes and glorifies violence.