would you actually WANT to survive?

I recall the news story you're talking about, it freaked me out to even consider if it happened to my family. In that situation, as messed up as I'd probably be for the rest of my life; I'd want to survive to help my son process and cope with what had happened. That poor kid is going to need therapy & help for the rest of his life. The scenerios in the movies, I guess I'd try to escape if only to get the police & stop them from torturing others.
I've read a couple of stories about survivors of horrific events, it seems they have a high suicide rate. The young man who the movie "I know my name is Brian" (80s made for TV movie based on a child abduction) later died in an accident that probably wasn't an accident. Then there was the woman Jodie Foster played- can't think of the name of the movie now, a woman was gang raped in a crowded bar. That woman also committed suicide a few years later.

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Okay... First off - Great discussion!!!

I would want to survive in that type of horror situation. Mainly for two reasons. One would be that is one way I would NOT want to die. I would find a way to deal with the nightmares and the loss. But dying like that...don't even want to think about it. And the other main reason would be - so that justice could be served. If that meant through careful planning and plotting with me murdering those sick f*cks -- OR -- through the justice system. Their deaths would need to be avenged one way or another not to mention all the other victims as well.

The Devils Rejects is a MUCH better movie than 1000 Corpses. I didn't care for 1000 Corpses but I do like Rejects. Though I swear I would not know what I would do if I ever met Mrs. Sheri Moon Zombie because that womans voice drives me nearly INSANE to hear!! Rob's remake of Halloween was terrific but I swear it nearly ruined it for me because she and her voice was in it! And she wasn't being obnoxious like in 1000 Corpses. LOL

The one movie scenario I would NOT want to live through however is a Resident Evil or The Stand type situation. I don't think I could handle THAT. Esp the zombies. That's just way too much for me. Though when I dream of them (quite often too LOL) I am always the bad a** running and fighting. Though I don't ever think I could really be that way - the psychology of it all would get to me I think.

On the mother and son thing. I think as the mother as hard as it would be I think I would take comfort in the fact that because I had to go through that torture - my son is still alive. And I would know that under non-life threatening circumstances he would never dream of doing that. I wouldn't place blame on him (or at least try my damnedest not to) but rather those that forced him to do so. And I hope to God that they got justice.

I would want to live because I value life. Life is full of memories both good and bad, and to be honest, the opportunity of having no more memories is scary. I may not be afraid of death, but I'm afraid of living without an imprint on this life.

Awesome discussion by the way! I rated you up, but I wish I could rate it up again, haha!

I know what you mean. I often think at the end of a movie how odd it seems that we're meant to be happy that the hero survived, when all around them there's been death and destruction. How would that person ever recover from the trauma of what they've witnessed? Shouldn't we be bummed for those that didn't make it?

Wasn't there a movie starring Ben Affleck in which a nuclear bomb destroyed a city, presumably killing millions, and we're meant to think everything ended well because Ben survived and the villains didn't?

The particular cases you mentioned is particularly horrific. A fate worse than death, probably.

I watch lots of horror movies and I never really thought of it that way. I have thought that during the torture and stuff I would rather die and get it over with then continue the torture but never looked beyond life when they got away. It is like they survived and lived happily ever after. But now I see that you are so right. That would be awful. If everyone I loved was gone I would want to be gone too.

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I dunno. I think if I suvived I would be seriously screwed up in the head. I know how I am and I know how vivid my imagination can be, so I think I would assume to be dead honestly. I couldn't imagine my family or friends being dead and facing the reality of how they died, you know? Waking up in the middle of the night terrifed and always wondering what was lurking in the dark. You would also have to face people that wouldn't believe you and think you're a nut job. The thing is that I don't know how I wold want to die. Like, I wouldn't want to face the same death as friends or family might have gone through, but I don't tthink I could kill myself either. It might have to be one of those things where my car would veer of a cliff or something...ooppps. Ha ha. I wouldn't want to have to live the rest of my life wondering who or what was following me. I would be in constant paranoia.

hi raychill!^__^

i'm also a horror flick fan. and yeah, i understand what you mean about there's only someone that would get away. i wonder why it should be like that. why can't they just kill them all and leave the murderer behind, alone on his own world. LOL

if i were in that kind of horrific, nightmarish situation,^__^;; i'm not really sure too if i would want to be the one to survive. you've got a point that it will be hard to deal with that morbid and tragic memories and i might even be traumatized, but if i am that strong, i think it would be definitely something to remember.^__^;; hmmm.. but since i'm not that strong, i think i would just prefer to have amnesia and forget all about what had happened. and hey, i'm not that strong so i don't think i will be the person who gets away.>. <

and to your last example, i would definitely prefer to die that to survive that kind of terror. either i'm one of the culprit or i'm the victim, there's no other choice, no other preference for me than death.