Movie: The Substance

(Its in hbo max) I guess you could call it a horror movie lol
I want to recommend people give this watch!! I could highly relate it to addiction wise like how far will we take things, beauty standards, and even the culture in the film industry/ hollywood
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It has amazing symbolism and imagery !!! I normally think films that have been produced more recently dont flow or build the character and goes to fast… not this one !! its perfectly paced and its comes full circle the ending is just perect !! I will say WARNING ** this movie does have lots of gore and body horror (i dig it and again awesome imagery super creative but some people might squirm lol
I dont want to spoil it too much but main take aways:
a quote from the film that hit me is the note that said “it changed my life” like at first you think and assume thats postive right … like it changed my life :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: but really as you keep watching its more negative like it change my life… :frowning: :frowning: :frowning:
Its such a great phrase because is it really a postive or a negative comment- it depends like its creepy.
Another take away-
just how far will you go to achieve your own will
first rule of AA is saying your will is the problem and you gotta turn it over to your higher power. your own will lead you to drugs so like gotta rain that in
another quote from the film is when she is going crazy telling herself to “stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it”
I HIGHLY RELATE i literally doodled a picture in Highschool of a stick figure with its hands over its head with a spiraling background and its saying stop it, stop it, stop it
i wouls battle with myself and literally say this exact thing to myself and then she says “control yourself!”
which again you battle and say oh if i could just control myself and get it in check like omgg bro just learn to control yourself !!! ya know !!
if you get it then you get it idk
PLEASE GIVE IT A WATCHHHH
leave a comment after you watch it and tell me your thoughts !!! PLEASE would love to discuss!! Even if you dont but like what i was getting at again pls comment !
**open discussion **
XD its great popular culture

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Can confirm it's a horror movie. Unsettling and full of plenty of uncomfortable moments to sit through. Excellent script, impeccable acting, vivid cinematography.

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