"Mad God" is just the latest version of this. No, it isn't artistic to show abject horror and depressing sadness on screen. People are just getting off from sadism and adrenaline and claiming it's some transcendent experience.
I'm not going to judge anyone who enjoys movies like it, because I can see the appeal, but if I see another critic say another piece of edgy garbage is actually an artistic masterpiece I'm going to tear my brain out through my earhole.
In one of my other lives, I would have remade Come and See, so we're probably not vibing.
I don't think OP is saying all gory media is bad, I think they're specifically referring to stuff that uses gore and misery for cheap shock value without any kind of underlyingartistic statement.
Watched that movie a few months ago for the first time, unbelievable banger.
watched that movie last night, fantastic film. unrelenting