A History Of Violence (2005) (Blu Ray) - 9/10

Last night around 10:30 I popped in A History of Violence on Blu Ray, excited to see the film in a different light by listening to the commentary by David Cronenberg. It was freakin awesome to say the least, I highly recommend this experience. There are so many hidden meanings and details he explains from the opening single shot to it's allegory of a modern western all the way from the cars representing horses. This emotional struggle of an american family experiencing the true hiarchy of violence and how it changes them as people is all too real in this time of war. What fascinated me was the idea of giving the audience what they wanted with the very graphic brutality in every fight and then actually making them sit through it and reflect on how ugly a street fight truly is. I'm finding it more rewarding nowadays to go back and revisit these movies that leave an impression on me to find out more the deliberate complex themes of pacing, specific camera shots, or just what the director was going through at the time in his life.