Broken (1993) - Peter Christopherson

Trent Reznor and director Peter Christopherson are some really sick people. Broken is one of the most disgusting short films (or long-form music videos) that I have seen. The film pieces together songs and videos from the Nine Inch Nails album of the same name.

The movie's realistic feel is what has kept it from getting an official release. From the opening with Pinion to the end of the short with Gave Up, this is one of the coolest music videos that I have seen in a long time. Peter Christopherson is a veteran who has worked with various artists ranging from Erasure to Hanson and everyone in between.

The creativeness shown behind the camera is fun, and he brings a lot of fresh ideas out. The video has a main storyline with Nine Inch Nails videos interlaced. The main plot follows a man who abducts a jogger and ties him up in a small room, where he tortures him and eventually kills him, consuming some of the parts. The film feels so real when you watch it and it is very cringe-worthy. Whether it's the work of super masochist Bob Flanagan (the victim of the torture machine in Happiness in Slavery) or the work of the torturer himself, you will look away at least once.

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