Not that important. Lars von Trier is a controversial director who likes to make people feel uncomfortable, and all of his movies have stories about people leaving theaters in disgust. More than a hundred people left a showing of Lars von Trier’s story about a serial killer, The House That Jack Built, at Cannes because it had violent scenes.
Since then, The House That Jack Built has gotten a lot of criticism for showing violence in a crude way, even though most people only saw the version without the director’s cut, which softens some of the upsetting parts.
But The House That Jack Built is not just about shocking people, even though that is what von Trier wants to do. This is because von Trier uses violence to talk about the limits of art and freedom of speech while also making the audience wonder why so many people like scary movies.
What Is ‘The House That Jack Built’ About?
The main character, Jack, is played by Matt Dillon. Jack is a wealthy serial killer who is known in the business world as “Mister Sophistication.” The best example of a psychopath is Jack. He is a selfish, heartless thief who enjoys using other people’s pain to create what he thinks of as works of art. The movie is set up as a chat between Jack and Verge (Bruno Ganz), who guides the serial killer through the afterlife after he dies.
The book “Dante’s Inferno” gave the movie its idea. Along the way, Jack thinks about his most important kills and keeps arguing with Verge about how destruction is a strong way to find meaning.
As the story goes on, we watch from the crowd as the killer gets better at what he does and makes his victims play more cruel games. At the same time, Dillon’s cool comments in a cynical way try to explain away Jack’s worst actions.
Each story in The House That Jack Built shows how crazy Jack’s mind is. As the killer comes up with more and more horrible ways to kill his victims, it shows how sick Jack’s mind is. Some of these killings can make you sick, which is why many people left before the end credits rolled.
When The House That Jack Built came out in theaters, it wasn’t a surprise that some of the most violent scenes were taken out to make the movie less scary. Even though that is true, it doesn’t make the movie version of The House That Jack Built any less scary to watch, because you can’t look away for a second.
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