Benny's Video (Michael Haneke, 1992)
Rating: 9.4
Haneke's methodical directing style depicts a boy obsessed with watching videos and making his own videos. After witnessing all of the violence in the media and particularly after videotaping a farmer killing a pig, he is inspired to commit a heinous act of his own. His parents are torn over what to do to protect their son, as each of the characters agonize over their own guilt while attempting to continue living life normally. The story itself is hauntingly plausible and Haneke executes the crucial scenes so expertly as to arouse emotion using image (both presence and absence) as well as sound manipulation.
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