Even worse, the cheap thrills are standard fare. Unlike great horror movies, this film literally has nothing to say about modern culture, gender roles, human fears or scientific hubris. Despite the 'logical' (linear) approach of the 'narrative', the characters motivations generally defy logic and rational explanation. The mad scientist trope barely transcends hackneyed cliché, and the film completely squanders a great opportunity for subtext: what (for example) is the meaning of a male Asian as the head of the centipede and/or what does two American women following him mean? The plot is threadbare and takes the path of least resistance - the pointless film leads from point A to point B. Take away the striking *image* of three people turned into a human centipede, and you are left with an indistinct film with few thrills. And apparently those taken by the original concept require little else from a film - like working through the implications of its own premise or delivering an experience that can stand on its own feet. Despite the hype, the Human Centipede does nothing interesting with its premise or characters - its almost as if Six thinks the *concept* can do most of the leg work for him. It would seem word of mouth has spread into the anus of the internet and shat out this crap film. Wow, what a pointless and redundant film.
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