Rape and revenge
Rape and revenge, or revenge rape, is a film subgenre used in black comedy, horror, thriller, and vigilante films, all of which bear great similarities to the subgenre, which is characterized by violent revenge for crimes committed in the film's premise. It was particularly popular in the 1970s, originally classified as a part of exploitation film movement and dovetailed with the second-wave feminist movement. Although the subgenre was part of a sole film genre, it sometimes used the subgenre in fictitious films such as Western and fantasy films, and later expands into a media genre as an opposite including anime and manga, television series, and theatre. Notable for its graphic depiction of violence, rape, torture, and sexual imagery; the subgenre has attracted critical attention and controversy, often gaining a cult following and retrospectively associated with the New French Extremity, underground cinema, and predominantly arthouse cinema. Themes and characteristics "Rape and revenge" was the pioneer, and so far, most controversial subgenre in the mid-20th century that focus the main protagonist, especially for those of portrayal of the female character, seeks revenge on itself or the victim and turned into an anti-hero/vigilante to engage a vicious plot to eliminate the perpetrator/rapist(s). Unlike