Can REC be considered a critique of TV junk and reality shows?
J.B.: More than a critique, I think it’s a reflection on the television medium, on how TV engulfs and reinvents reality, on its ethical and moral limits. And all inserted within an experience of total terror, meant to entertain. P.P.: Yes, it’s a reflection, a brutal representation of reality. I think that a television show could very well film the scenes of violence and death presented in our film and the reactions of the editors would be very similar to those in the film. Some of the humorous elements are surprising. Did you include these scene to lower the tension and fear? J.B.: The kind of humour we included in the film essentially serves to relax audiences in certain moments. They’re scenes of realistic humour that depict a community of perfectly recognisable neighbours. We think these scenes are a break from the film’s horror tone, they enrich it and offer a human counterpoint to the narrative. P.P.: It’s a bit like the cotton ball before the injection, no? In any case, the humo
