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I saw two of the actors on TV promoting the thing after the Grand Prix
To be honest, I found it unseemly.
If they were to argue that the film was intended to show the complicity of the university, the paradox between learning to do something good (ie being a doctor and saving lives) and using questionable means to get there (turning a blind eye to murder, even encouraging it) - that could be interesting
But nobody mentioned that, it was all simply "and then the serial killing starts... hahaha!"
Slaughterhouse Five is still a thoughtful piece of work.
This film seems to just be slapstick (from the way it has been advertised and the way it was being plugged this morning) - and thats the issue
I am not saying that it is impossible or always wrong to broach serious issues in ways that include humour
What I am saying I object to is this kind of "Carry On" approach to a story about a pair of serial killers.
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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