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I would love to see a list of films you rate 8+ on originality!
Same!
That would be awesome!
Very interesting
Yes! Emma... This!! Originality! It would be good to get your personal scores with them, but your brain... It holds the golden horror knowledge!!
I saw Crimes of the Future first time last night and I adored it. I felt like finally, Cronenberg is right back where he belongs. I feel like he made this for me.
I actually really enjoyed this one. It had a very odd, hypnotic quality to it. Once I got caught up in its rhythm I was hooked. Itâs definitely very confusing and flawed, but I immediately wanted to deep dive into its ideas when it was over.
Exactly!
Indeed!
I really loved *_Crimes of the Future,_* and it's haunted me ever since I've seen it. It's very lean, very unsettling, and also unexpectedly tender.
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I absolutely LOVED this movie! It's one of the ones that I liked even more in the following day or two as I mulled it over. I found it very symbolic and worked on so many levels.
The term "designer cancer" I think will stay with me forever.
I saw it in the theater by myself, and there were only, maybe 8 other people in the theater with me. At the end of it one guys literally stood up, turned to look at all of us, and hollered, "Can anybody PLEASE tell me what in the fuck we just watched?!??" Lol!! So I totally get that it is not for everybody.
I also have to say, this is one of the very few times our opinions on horror movies don't match up. Lol! I can't do stalker movies, but other than that, I usually agree with all your assessments. Lol! I absolutely LOVE your channel, and I hope you get told that enough. You are amazing, Emma!
All good I appreciate youâre point of view, honestly itâs nice to see different opinions.
I really liked it. eXistenz was way better, but the ideas in Crimes were really thought provoking in ways.
COULD NOT agree more with your thoughts on this movie. Thank you so much for your honest and thorough review, as always, Emma! Your dedication and hard work is so very appreciated đđ
Itâs great hearing your review, I really loved it! I think it was definitely very cerebral and more so sci-fi like you said. I donât know if seeing it in theaters helped but was very entranced and invested in everything happening, I felt the opposite like I wanted more of everything cus I was so interested in all the concepts they brought up. I love the look and design of the movie, the world building was wonderful for me, but I could definitely see this as a book because it felt like weâre just seeing a tiny little slice of what this reality is like.
ALSO its interesting you say it feels outdated because idk if you know this but itâs actually a script he wrote over 20 years ago and he said he didnât change a single word when he adapted it! So that helps explain it. I didnât really feel that way, but I do wish he wouldâve done another pass thru just to freshen up the old script, I wonder how the movie would be different had he done that.
Love your honest and thoughtful reviews, Emma; definitely keep 'em coming! Hope you're better soon.
As for "Crimes of the Future", I absolutely loved it, especially once I stripped the film of its advertised expectations and just allowed it to exist for what it is: a 100% Cronenberg drama that's closer to a blending of Samuel Beckett and William S. Burroughs than it is to anything that exists in the horror genre. Honestly, the biggest fault of this film is the way in which it was advertised; it's simply not a horror or traditional sci-fi movie and because of this essentially false advertising it's drawing a crowd that it's not intended for, which is, unfortunately, drawing its rating way down. This should have been released as an art-house film, pure and simple, and not as a commercial one. In that setting with that mindset, it's a whole different experience. It took me two viewings to realize that. And, given the myriad of things that you had to say about it without spoiling a thing, I'm guessing a second viewing might leave you with a different opinion. If not, it's still all good; Cronenberg certainly isn't looking to attract a ton of new viewers, that's for sure, and I don't see him getting more commercial any time soon judging from the synopsis of his next film, LOL. Be well.
I always look forward to Emma vidoes her content is always on pointđThank you Emmađ
The world-building is top-tier and it is the best part of the movie. I never found it dull or uninteresting. However the movie did not really delve into it the way I wanted. All the body horror stuff, I've seen it in the trailer, so there was nothing cool to surprise me with. I felt kinda cold after watching it.
Love your review, I totally agree!
Cronenberg the younger, Brandon, really brought the sci-fi horror with Possessor.
I found Kristen Stewart less robotic than usual.
I watched this review in July, before I saw the movie. Iâm glad I did. The original 1970 version of this film (not a fan), did not really prepare me for the 2022 version. I agree it is absolutely more sci-fi (Existenz) than horror.
Knowing that, I enjoyed it much more than I would have.
Although, the murder of the child upset me ; and the fact that Vigo Mortensenâs character was constantly suffering pain but could not experience/feel it at the same time left me confused. I thought it was interesting. We all have very high expectations for everything Cronenberg
Thank you for the great spoiler free review. Couple things:
Your mid-video âreachingâ was very intriguing. I always love your layered analysis.
My film buff buddy went and saw this in LA and afterward he told me he was so pissed off he almost demanded his money back. Apparently he wasnât impressed.
Well now I have to see this movie. But Iâll wait until I can find it streaming for free or something.
Ok, thanks again!
I am not a sci-fi or body horror fan but I found this film fascinating and thought provoking. I also enjoyed very much your analysis even though we came away with very different experiences. That's the beauty of art!
I'm still on the fence with this one. I LOVE Cronenberg but it felt like something was lacking in this story.
Which stories of his would you recommend the most?
Hey, love the honest opinion! I think you saved me some time with this one. Thanks Emma!
Love this one! I rarely watch Cronenberg so this was a breath of fresh air
I saw this opening night... I had the exact same reaction. A+++ review!
I loved that it took me back in time to 90âs style Arthouse films. Directors such as Greenaway, films like Brazil, the cook the thief, city of the lost children etc. just a great movie exploring futuristic concepts.
Wait? What did you find similar with the cook and thief? I thought this was the exact opposite. That film has wide sweeping shots of the set with crowded art design and people, I felt this was opposite, very minimal and quiet.
I was just going to say that watching some of the film footage in this review *immediately* brought Brazil to mind. Even though that was a Gilliam film I immediately got the same vibe. Brazil is one of those films Iâd rate highly but probably wonât watch again, as it left me depressed. Maybe itâs why Iâm not keen on Cronenberg? His films usually leave me feeling pretty pessimistic about humanity. We all have our own tastes donât we!
Great review đ
I've only watched it once so far, but I did like it a lot - I spent a lot of time trying to get an idea of what was going on, as well as trying to understand the world and its strange systems / organisations / ideals. I think the ball was dropped a little bit in piecing together the intro sequence with the rest of the movie, but it did come together in the end and whilst you're right in saying its definitely a slow burn - for most it wont be satisfying that the slow burn doesn't really go anywhere, and you're left to come to your own conclusions. I did enjoy it though overall and do for sure plan on rewatching it, though its hard to really recommend it to anyone without knowing their taste intimately lol. Its a movie for a VERY specific subset of people I guess hah.
*edit* Oh, and i really don't understand why there was that fuss about people walking out of it, I can only guess that the end of the opening scene upset some people? Seems a bit of a lame reason for a walkout mind.
I would guess that the "walk-outs" might be in part due to the son's live autopsy and nearly full display of that. As well as earlier in the film Kristen Stewart's character mentions how "surgery is the new sex." Then they showcase that with the child's corpse. It is unsettling and disturbing but intentionally so, and done in a cold matter of fact way, but not in a tantalizing or arousing manner of course. You'd think most people going to see this would have some awareness or nuanced perspective on tough visualizations but every subject can hit an audience in very different ways. I appreciate and admire David Cronenberg for still having the balls and cinematic skills to go for a unique vision that is potentially going to cross a line or upset people today, where so much has been done and viewers are desensitized to some degree, he's managed to stick to his artistic & creative vision for better or worse, but uncompromising and tough as it might be.
@@brentulstad3275 Well said!
I commented this on Angry Joe's review.
I have NEVER in my whole life been close to falling asleep in the theatre, until i saw this movie.
This movie was so incredibly boring that i actively wanted to walk out of the theatre but stuck it through (big mistake)
I would recommend this movie if Melatonin doesn't work for sleep aid.
Lol!
I really liked exsistenz and was hoping for a similar type of film. The vibe is there but there is really nothing of substance other than the shock value. Even the story seams out of place with itself by the end. I wish we had more of his work though. ps the chair while hes eating was the best character.
...and the bed.
I held my opinions on this pic to myself, and now with your experience, I know it wasn't just me. I was sad about this and expected more. Thanks for your review, always enjoy them.
Yeah so sad about it
I am totally going to watch this tonight! Sounds like it's right up my alley!
I really liked it, lmk what u think
Dont waste your time or money. Its a bad movie.
I loved it! Let us know what you think of it!
@@alexanderulv3886 I sure will!đ€â đŠ
@@andronymous31 thanks I definitely will đŠđ€â
I felt mostly the same as you spookyastronauts. It was a letdown for sure, especially if you had high hopes ( like I did as well ). I think the biggest problem with the movie is that, while I don't think that the filmmakers messed anything up compared to what they set out to make, but the finished product just didn't connect as well as it might have seemed on paper. It would be interesting to see what someone like Alex Garland might have done with the same material.
Ooo thatâs an interesting point
I'm sure I will watch this one of these days. I still need to see some of his other films. I remember my mom texting me while I was at college saying there was going to be a new Cronenberg movie, and I gave her a really hard time for spelling his name incorrectly.
The digestion chairs were my fav đ€Ł
yessss the violin intro is back!!!!!!
Where you been? Iâve had a broken computer Iâve only been able to use this one for the last month đ
@@spookyastronauts under a big texan rock apparently đđ still love that you use this sound though. itâs my absolute fave.
So unfortunate...I was really looking forward to this, ill still give it a spin...but your recommendations have always been great...no tension...no excitement...no Bueno. Great content as always!!
Nooooo đ
Tbf, I totally get what you said about this being a bad blind-watch. Although I loved it as an idea piece, I think I would've been equally disappointed if people hadn't warned me to temper my expectations re: the horror stuff. It's one of my faves of the year so far, but I don't blame anyone for disliking it. Great review as always đ„
Actually I'd argue that its "gore" was one of the best parts of the film - just tasteful enough to be titilating without being over the top. The issue I had was that the look and feel of the film felt too much like a glorified soap opera..with the artificiality of the camera, the lighting, the sets, the props. You could argue that this was all a symbolic byproduct of them living in a world full of "plastic-eaters" - an allegorical stage play intentionally masquerading as film - but it still took me out of the viewing experience. Again great concepts, but something as simple as shooting on a grainier filmstock mightve worked wonders for me.
I think youâre dead on about the themes of performance and desensitization, but I actually really loved this. Maybe itâs because I watched it after watching Flux Gourmet (another horror movie about the absurdity of performance art), but I found it to be really timely and involving, particularly given the obvious trans metaphor at the storyâs heart. Great ending too.
Ooo I keep wondering if I should watch Flux, youâve just given me the push
As a long time Cronenberg fan, seeing all of his films and collecting Cronenberg related books, etc, I was very disappointed. There were too many side characters (the cop, the pair of pod technicians) that were underdeveloped, too many ideas talked about with no follow through. The idea of surgery as a fashion statement was better handled in the Soska sisters "American Mary." That was in imperfect film, with a rushed ending, but Katharine Isabelle gave a phenomenal performance. Hey, she's Canadian; Cronenberg should hire her for one of his films. I may see "Crimes Of The Future" again, at some point, but it was a letdown.
Spookyastronauts so many amazing videos
I loved it. Unique funny fascinating
Thanks!
Thank you for saving me on the rental!
Thank you!
Can't wait to watch this one, so excited!!!! Will come back to this video after watching the movie
I appreciate your review and thoughts on this film. I can understand your disappointment on this one, but cannot agree completely. I saw it in the theater a few weeks ago and it was great just to see a Cronenberg bodyhorror live in the cinema so I had that excitement as well as the previous year of anticipation built up. It actually looked and felt very of this moment or even ahead of the time. Pace and tone were very slowly unsettling and could have benefited from a bit more tension or suspense but I wasn't at all expecting a thriller or any out right action. More the meditation on the subject matter and possible existential issues of our future. I do think films like this need time to set in properly and multiple viewings so I'm very hesitant to say how I feel overall. But definitely not a crowd pleaser, not a film that compromises to cater to the audience, any audience but especially the wider range of casual viewers. ABSOLUTELY the movie that ONLY David Cronenberg could make! And if anything I'm fascinated by and appreciate that aspect. Was probably as much or more disappointed with Garland's MEN. But very excited to see the next feature by Brandon Cronenberg as Possessor [Uncut] is still one of the best Scifi-horror experiences I've had in recent years.
You nailed it. It just bums me that it's not presently appreciated the way it could have been had it been marketed to the art-house cinema crowd rather than the mainstream one.
I agree with everything you said. The topics brought up are pretty interesting but the execution is extremely boring and anticlimactic. Shallow and no tension. Nearly walked out of the theater.
The execution a mimicry about the subtlety of the execution - if you canât swallow then choke
I loved it
Iâll never understand how anyone who enjoys any Paranormal Activity movie, could actually say that this movie was outdated. To each their own though, as I often agree with Emma on movies.
I really donât understand how folks arenât seeing the plot and meaning behind the movie. I understand folks thinking itâs too slow, but thatâs how most Cronenberg is received, unless he purposely adds action scenes.
The ideas and concepts are right there. Weâve created a world that is so artificial, why wouldnât our bodies begin to evolve into something that could live off of that artificialness? once all the biological life is either gone, irradiated or so poisonous itâs inedible, itâs one of the only ways weâd survive. Then the surgery as Art idea, has been a concept in different wsys, in many of his films.
Ever see Dead Ringers, Crash, Videodrome, even the Fly?
Man crating something artificial, which then becomes part of said human, or the purposeful destruction of the flesh to have artificial parts grafted onto oneself, and of course the blending of tech with biological machinery, are all concepts heâs threaded throughout his oeuvre.
Watching this movies makes me sleep so well for 1 hour đđđ
I agreed with you Emma 6/10
I saw this in theaters last month, Cronenberg being my favorite director. I think I liked it a tad more than you, but I can totally see where you're coming from. It feels like a mix of old Cronenberg and new Cronenberg. I was psyched that he was returning to his body horror roots, but...yeah, the film is very slow and just bursting with the pseudo-intellectual conversations that really weighed down his "Cosmospolis." And aside from a few scenes, I also didn't think it was nearly as gory as it was made out to be (probably didn't help that I was prepared for the worst). That said, I liked it, but didn't love it. I'd like to see it again to see if my opinion of it has improved, but... On your scale, I'd probably give it a 6/10...but my girlfriend (who I dragged along with me, much to her chagrin) was pretty much bored out of her mind, so it's definitely not for everyone.
Maybe my expectatives werenÂŽt so high, but I liked it much more than I expected. I really love this movie but I can see why others donÂŽt. It clicked with me in a deep level and I canÂŽt really explain why.
Just watched it and it felt like a hodge lodge of cronenberg's greatest visual hits
I just finished reading that novel by Cronenberg ("Consumed") and this seemed somewhat similar in that it had weird surgeries and such. I don't know . . . I didn't really like the book, so that turned me off from the movie even though they're two different stories I guess.
I agree, but I loved whatever energy KStew was giving
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It makes you think how far humans will go for gratification
I think my favorite croneberg movie is Crash with James Spader lol
Hey Emma!! Hope you're doing okay. I just saw the first two episodes of the crime drama Blackbird and I highly recommend it!!
this is gonna be a movie people latch onto as time goes on, because it sounds possibly like a movie that takes a watch or 2 to fully 'get'.
kinda like x was for me.
Brilliant film.
This definitely feels like a mix between his later dramas tone and earlier themes. Interesting ideas for sure but that earlier sense of fun is buried very far down. I think Kristen Stewart was a bright spot, I had the most fun with way she was doing. But yeah thereâs no real point of engagement besides the interesting ideas
I'll be 65 in March 2023, I just finished watching the 2022 version of this movie and I found it absolutely horrifically mentally sick, this kind of disgusting film should never be released for public viewing.
It's so cute how you say LĂ©a Seydoux
My thoughts on "Crimes" is more of a deep-dive into the metaphorical meanings within Cronenberg's on-the-nose, satirical (albeit horrific) and sometimes humorous view of modern-day technology (ex: eating chair, sleeping bed, autopsy bed), exhibitionism and voyeurism (ex: Saul, Caprice, Timlin, two women with drills), pop culture (ex: Klinik/Ear Man, others), celebrity status (Saul and Caprice), and ultimately the "plastic" society that we have become (ex: plastic eaters, non-plastic eaters, and those "evolving" into eating plastic). There are also the "policing agencies" (Cope, Wippet, Timlin) that try to regulate and/or terminate humanities permanent decline into a meaningless existence of seeking out ever-greater, "shocking" sensualities (ex: government's attempts to regulate social media and the moral decline of society).
The story clearly identifies "plastic" as the synthetic, cheap, easily consumed and digested content in social media (I think of "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, Madonna's "Material Girl"). Each of the main characters is participating in the so-called "art" in some way with a brief glimpse of a "normal person" who dies from eating "plastic".
The boy Brecken, from the outset, has already "evolved" into a full plastic eater. The mother, representing parents of young "social media artists" today, smothers him. This represents the consequences of parents allowing their children to consume and produce cheap, easy to consume exhibitionism eventually leading them to be killed by it (ex: kids being killed by their stalkers, older men being fans of young girls) as if the parent was the actual murderer.
Through the entire story, the main character Saul resists "evolving" into a plastic eater (ex: "tumor-like organs" that grow inside him = the cancers of society) using alien-looking tech just to eat and sleep (Ex: cpap, hospital surgical devices, feeding tubes, mechanised beds etc). Finally, after just giving in to "evolving" into a plastic eater does he find complete contentment and peace. However, never does he realize that his "painless" exhibitionism is the very cause of his morphing into a plastic eater; he's now desensitised to it all.
Along the way, we also meet two woman voyeurists who drill holes into people's heads representing the mindless, intellegence draining people of CZcams Channels and pornography; they create content that displays to everyone their so-called "inner beauty" but is secretely "horrific" for us to watch, and we can't turn our eyes away (ex: Adrienne, Ear Man, zipper device, etc.). In addition, Ear Man (Klinik) demonstrates how even the hippocritical Producer of his "Art" (ex: the music and entertainment industry) can be the very one who exploits the financial successes but joins the "popular" view of hating it (ex: via anonymous likes, dislikes, etc.).
There are many more metaphorical references throughout the story and Cronenberg uses the genre as a warning of the future "horrors" of becoming "Plastic Eaters". Cronenberg asks us If we are disgusted by what we are watching and thus why are we not disgusted by what we "consume" in today's media? He suggests that if we are not disgusted by what we're watching, we're already a plastic eater. Indeed, ultimately society will become senseless, meaningless, painless, completely devoid of the characteristics that make us human if we don't stop eating plastic both metaphorically (ex: social media, empty entertainment, exhibitionism, voyeurism, pop culture, celebrity status, etc.) and physically (ex: oceans being full of plastic: fish eat it, we eat the fish). Neither has any nutritional value and will evenually destroy us and society metaphorically, physically, and socially.
I got and appreciated the allegorical symbolism. It was interesting to think about these concept, but there weren't enough stakes present to carry the thread of the character's journey forward fully. The world and its philosophies were compelling but not so much the story.
Not to mention the fact that the presentation felt to clean and artificial for my tastes. Which was ironically fitting since the point wss that they've become such a plastic-eating society metaphorically, but nonetheless the camera work, the lighting, the set design, and the props all felt like a gloried soap opera.
That reaction from 1:59-2:07 tho đ
what a divisive film! I felt similarly to you: intrigued by the ideas, but wanting muuuuch more. it just didn't hit right for me, and you put into words perfectly why that was.
I was waiting to see what you had to say about this one Emma as I haven't heard anyone talk about it. It sounds like they only made this film to satisfied gore hounds and fans of David Cronenberg's body horror films. I'll still might check it out though.
Haha I donât think I so, Iâm a gore hound for his body horror and it was only like 10% of the film. Itâs not that intense at all
@@spookyastronauts Now, that's sad because that's the one thing you can count on a Cronenberg film is that is it intense along with the body horror.
I'm gonna watch it for Lea Seydoux tho.
Coz almost in her every movies, she has less screentime. I want more of her.
I think Iâll pass until itâs streaming for free, and Iâm bored, and thereâs literally nothing else to watch đ thanks for the review!
Thank for watching!
I actually liked it. The angle on humans evolving to eat plastic was fascinating and an obvious wink to global warming. An entirely separate film could be made about that.
lol I loved it
The look on your face said it all. đ I just watched it - agree with your review.
Exactly. Itâs very well madeâŠâŠ.Iâm not sure what kind of art these future people are into. Dont really have an urge to watch this movie again anytime soon.
Your face said it all!!!!!! đ
Watch "incantation"..
I have :) Iâve reviewed it for my patreons
I think the masters really donât give a freak anymore, movie magic is dead except in rare instances across all genres , unfortunately itâs really sad .
Really sad that you didnât like it I havenât seen yet never got the chance to go out to the theatres. To be honest I have looking forward to this for a while now and now Iâam kinda worried to watch it only because I really do love Cronenberg and body horror.
I think the movie is prounounced
exi - stenz , not existence. Although maybe im wrong i cant remember lol
You did have expectations.. you thought it would be his old school body horror style.. I went into it just hoping for a good movie, and I thought it was absolutely brilliant. Itâs not horror for the sake of horror, or a movie for the sake of imagery. It had a voice, it has meaning, it has depth, and itâs only boring if you donât allow your mind it wander and imagine and dream. This movie stayed with me for weeks afterwards, continually rethinking the moral implications, the world that was built, the whyâs and howâs of that world.. it wasnât as intense or horrific as some of his other stuff, but it has power if you let it take you.
I haven't watched it yet but I am going to Blind buy it when it comes out on physical
And that's only because I'm a completist and I want to have all his filmography
I wish you would watch a Thai horror, called Coming Soon
About a horror that is âcoming soonâ to the cinema
Yep. I gave it a fair 20 minutes, but had to write it off as a Did Not Finish. It's a shame because I was looking forward to it.
What you said about audience desensitisation toward horror and traditionally taboo/upsetting images seems pretty on the ball to me -- especially when you put the idea up against the script. When Saul went to see the man with all the ears perform, it was mentioned that the man's dancing was more effective than his body alterations since the ears didn't actually work. The guy literally sewed his eyes and mouth shut and grew a bunch of ears but the audience thought it was too tame. On top of that, Caprice and Saul both talk about how the 'live autopsy' could add an edge to their show that they've apparently been needing for a while to spice things up. Cronenberg was definitely trying to hold a mirror up to the kind of people who watch his films and others like them, I think!
This is "Painkillers" finally made flesh, with a new (old) name. He's been talking about it for two decades. Being honest, even being a Cronie this was one movie I was happy he never made specifically because of the surgery sequences he was promising. "Organ play", very apt phrase, waaaaay not into seeing that. Highly squeamish over that.
Circumstances forced me to miss this at the cinema, so it'll be a blind buy on disc. Expectations are...well, they were already mixed. Intrigued but not exactly excited.
Oh no. I've only watched the first minutes of you're reaction as I do like to go in fairly blind. But your face says it all. Still going to watch it though, if only for completeness
I felt I didn't need to relate or need a 'main' character. I'ts meant to be alienating and present a fantasy made from our own obsession and maybe even disrespect for our bodies. Although I felt I watched the beginning of a Limited series. So intriguing but did need expansion where it could maybe become more character driven with a more climactic resolution.
I liked it a lot because of the fact that a lot of other people were being very harsh towards it
Couldn't agree more! And is it just me or after seeing all the hype over how "bloody" and "disgusting" it was and it just...wasn't
What a shame - I could see how enthusiastic you were for this and thought I'd fast forward to the point where you'd watched the film and I could immediately tell by your expression that I'd reached that point.
I enjoyed it, I liked watching it, but it was far from what I was hoping for considering this was one of Cronenberg's own and the sort of subject matter being explored.
Have you seen Possessor by the directors son? Loved that film
Honestly this made me want to watch it. I vaguely remember hearing about this movie and wanting to see for the cast and this re-sparked that plus now Iâm kinda just hella curious XD
Goodluck!
Right?! Me too!
I wish the concepts in this movie had more time to be fleshed out.. like it honestly might have been better as a tv series
I donât know if Iâd want it to be any longer đ
Wow, we are in sync lol thats exactly what I thought with the music being a stand out. Best thing of the film..but disappointed with the story. Hope he bounces back, Alan partridge style đđđ
I saw it on the big screen and loved it but apparently I'm the only one.
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Surgery porn as dystopian high art? Great synopsis and analysis. I got into it for it's originality. The flow was rather kinky and brooding. Questing for the ultimate subversive art and individual expression is a theme playing throughout. Definitely can be seen as satire and rich in metaphor. The eerie performances can be entertaining because of the appeal of Lea Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Viggo and others. If the things Spookyastronauts pointed out about the film piques your curiosity, it might be worth a go. Desensitized to the same old same old? I extrapolated that a character continues the (r)evolution that started the plot in motion. Maybe.... It opened up a lot of ideas on the state of things to come after woke culture.
I was ceremoniously disappointed as well. As a lifelong Cronenberg fan, the most shocking thing was it's complete lack of story or characters to latch on to. Vigo spends the majority of his screentime immobile, whispering, and bored. Lea isn't much better, but at least she walks around the four sets a bit. It's littered with references to David's own career, some blatant and some subtle, but the totality of these nods don't amount to anything in a film that has very little to say or show of the world it inhabits. It almost feels like that fan film I was worried his son, Brandon's first film, Antiviral might have been, but thankfully that one kinda had something new to say.
U look tired emma đ hope you feel much better now.
I quite liked it but why was Viggo dressed in a Halloween store default Ninja outfit most of the time?
Because of his disease I assume
This is the first Cronenberg movie I saw that I did not like. And Iâve seen them all.
I set my expectations appropriately with this one that it was either going to be the best or worst movie he ever made. It was not the best.
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Yeah I didnât mind the gore etc itâs just dull.. I admit though that it grew on me and as it went on I did enjoy it more.. up until itâs abrupt ending that while I understand what they did I feel there were more story that wasnât wrapped up
Sorry you didn't like it. I'm still looking forward to it. Also Cronenberg said in interviews he wrote this 1996 and just never got it made. Also numbness of the characters sounds a lot like Crash, which he made in 1996. So they might be sharing similar ideas because of that.
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i watched it and i was feeling uncomfortable with all the surgeries and guts beings shown and also felt weirded out by the "new sex", i almost wanted to stop halfway, but for some reason i continued watching it and eventually i got used to the surgeries and "new sex" thingy....personally, i can't stand the gore but i was entertained though :D awesome film imo
I liked the story behind it. But do agree that the movie drags quite a bit. Gore was average to okay. The weirdest thing for me was the eating chair tho. I mean what the actual F đđ its like sitting in a small boat during a storm, trying to keep your food down.
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Haha yes! Everyone assumed it was so horrific, but people walked out because it's boring and pretentious đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł