To this day, debate rages amongst critics and film classification organizations as to whether the film is nothing more than exploitative, voyeuristic trash bordering on child porn or a legitimate piece of art and satire regarding fascism. [[YourMileageMayVary The mileage of everyone who sees it will vary]]. A melting pot of many aspects of Pier Paolo Pasolini's life; Italian Fascism, homosexuality, Roman Catholicism; unlike DavidLynch he never made any secret of what the film's intention as a piece of art was; a TakeThat to the entire edifice of fascism, an [[GeorgeOrwell Orwellian]] warning of corruption in governments, a demonstration of both [[HumansAreBastards mankind's inherent evil and selfishness]] (one scene has a series of rulebreaking victims telling on other rulebreakers when caught to try and avoid punishment; i.e... two girls engaged in lesbianism tell on a boy sneaking off to have sex with the black maid) and inherent complacency (only on two far-removed occasions do any of the victims make any attempt to escape; for the most part they just accept their treatment). There are also specific meanings attributed to more specific scenes; the coprophilic scenes for example were said by Pasolini to be a TakeThat to the fast-food industry. More than a few people regard the film as Pasolini's Take That to the entire human race.

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To this day, debate rages amongst critics and film classification organizations as to whether the film is nothing more than exploitative, voyeuristic trash bordering on child porn or a legitimate piece of art and satire regarding fascism. Opinions vary. A melting pot of many aspects of Pier Paolo Pasolini's life; Italian Fascism, homosexuality, Roman Catholicism; unlike DavidLynch he never made any secret of what the film's intention as a piece of art was; a TakeThat to the entire edifice of fascism, an [[GeorgeOrwell Orwellian]] warning of corruption in governments, a demonstration of both [[HumansAreBastards mankind's inherent evil and selfishness]] (one scene has a series of rulebreaking victims telling on other rulebreakers when caught to try and avoid punishment; i.e... two girls engaged in lesbianism tell on a boy sneaking off to have sex with the black maid) and inherent complacency (only on two far-removed occasions do any of the victims make any attempt to escape; for the most part they just accept their treatment). There are also specific meanings attributed to more specific scenes; the coprophilic scenes for example were said by Pasolini to be a TakeThat to the fast-food industry. More than a few people regard the film as Pasolini's Take That to the entire human race.

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