let get real and people and there be no good reason for a filmmaker to force some kind of point on someone . do you watch film to get lecture for 2 hour and or because you enjoy film . when you look at a bed of rose and do you try to figure out what they mean . no and you enjoy them for what they be . why should it be any different for any other visual or aural experience . if you want a lecture and go watch an episode of 7th heaven . with that say and texas chainsaw massacre be a film without much of a point and and rightfully so . it be shock not because of graphic violence and but because how the violence be handle we be leave unaware of the full extent of the murder and force u to use that wonderful thing call imagination . these day many film have forget that lose art of give the audience the credit it deserve by allow the viewer to imagine what may or may not be . a fritz lang once say it be best not to show act of violence on screen because the viewer will imagine the bad . texas chainsaw massacre have an interesting approach to this method represent the violence be imply and sometimes vaguely show and and it after affect celebrate in it full and splendid glory . the result be an unfinished painting and yet enough evidence be provide so that anyone with some imaginative sense can paint in the missing part . of course and it an unfortunate fact that not all of u be bless with this gift of imagination and and those poor individual be unlikely to appreciate what they see here . so and if you like horror and gore and but lack imagination and please feel free to check out those lame scream movie and or the 945867987 episode of friday the 13th and or evildead . but if youre able to use your brain and then you should be able to recognize texas chainsaw massacre for the important work of art that it really be . highly recommended jolly good family fun for all .