Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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while the others try, but fail to flee. Really the film is the epitome of a slaughterhouse thriller and holds up, even today.

When viewing a film it is important to think about the situation of the world at the time in which the film was released. This can bring about major themes and contribute to finding the true nature of where the writer and director were headed within the film in order to get their viewpoints across. In this case, the film is notably based on real events, however the deeper meaning behind the film may have been to display the reality of the injustice of which was occurring in Asia at the time. The film was made during the height of the Vietnam War, where notably many Americans were being brutally slaughtered in a setting set apart from the rest of the world. This is a major theme that exists within this film as well. These young people are being killed senselessly by a person who is vastly underestimated and seemingly they can't do anything to stop ...

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