As cenas de "montagem" da centopeia envolvem o uso de martelos, alicates e grampeadores industriais. Não há anestesia, apenas violência bruta. Isso remove o distanciamento da ficção científica e aproxima o horror de uma realidade visceral e sádica, focada no sofrimento puro das vítimas. Controvérsias e Censura

The film leans heavily into Julia Kristeva’s concept of the "abject"—that which is cast off, bodily waste, the breakdown of the distinction between self and other. The centipede in this film is not a medical oddity; it is a pile of human wreckage. By focusing on the bodily fluids, the bowel movements, and the decay, the film destroys the sanctity of the human body. It reduces the characters—and by extension, the audience—to a pile of meat.

Traumatized by a history of sexual abuse and living with an emotionally abusive mother, Martin decides to replicate the movie's experiment in real life—but on a much larger and more amateurish scale. He kidnaps 12 victims, including (the actress from the first film, playing herself), and attempts to create a "full sequence" centipede. Key Characteristics