I saw this one in theatres and I have to say that while not my favourite thing Alex Garland has done (for my taste that's probably the FX/Hulu miniseries Devs) it was still like a brief but unforgettably interesting little short story or mini dark fairy tale, almost like 'The Witch' or 'Lamb'. I think saying that it's just about toxic masculinity is a very surface-level reading of it; I definitely saw other themes more subtly implanted in there, like this weird pseudo-reversal of the Eden story in which nature is interested in the attractions of humanity and not the other way around, blurring the line between the two as it should be, with some emphasis on the subjugation of women and nature simultaneously a la Darren Aronofsky's 'Mother!'. I thought the way it dealt with how trauma can sometimes modify your thoughts unexpectedly to make you question yourself even when you shouldn't spoke really true to some of my own experiences. It was darkly funny at times too, especially making jokes poking at British society. I also feel like people who are trying to say that this movie is trying to be something 'smarter' than what it is are kinda missing the point of how it isn't supposed to be a sprawling, world-building think piece like 'Ex Machina' or 'Sunshine'. I think maybe some of the divineness comes from how not only is the story less about the plot but more about the symbolism, but how it's something so different from anything else Garland's done (though still distinctively his).
I loved it. Most cinema is not bold enough for this combination of explicit condemnation and withdrawal of narrative convention.
I saw this one in theatres and I have to say that while not my favourite thing Alex Garland has done (for my taste that's probably the FX/Hulu miniseries Devs) it was still like a brief but unforgettably interesting little short story or mini dark fairy tale, almost like 'The Witch' or 'Lamb'. I think saying that it's just about toxic masculinity is a very surface-level reading of it; I definitely saw other themes more subtly implanted in there, like this weird pseudo-reversal of the Eden story in which nature is interested in the attractions of humanity and not the other way around, blurring the line between the two as it should be, with some emphasis on the subjugation of women and nature simultaneously a la Darren Aronofsky's 'Mother!'. I thought the way it dealt with how trauma can sometimes modify your thoughts unexpectedly to make you question yourself even when you shouldn't spoke really true to some of my own experiences. It was darkly funny at times too, especially making jokes poking at British society. I also feel like people who are trying to say that this movie is trying to be something 'smarter' than what it is are kinda missing the point of how it isn't supposed to be a sprawling, world-building think piece like 'Ex Machina' or 'Sunshine'. I think maybe some of the divineness comes from how not only is the story less about the plot but more about the symbolism, but how it's something so different from anything else Garland's done (though still distinctively his).
Your words make me want to watch this!
I never saw the ending as shocking or disturbing because it went on so long. To me it became funny/silly.
I think making the antagonistic figure an abusive black man wasn't wise nor appreciated.
ill take this movie over beau is afraid any day
I honestly, and respectfully, don't think this movie is/was relevant enough to be "the most" anything.
This video doesn't really say anything about the movie.