I struggled to draw anything profound out of The Substance. I left the viewing feeling like I'd just watched an elaborately produced bikini commercial. The film doesn't say anything particularly interesting about desire, age or femininity. I really detest films which shove lots of flesh down your throat, and then pretend to have some grand pretext for debauching your imagination. 'The Substance' is a very close cousin of the 'X/Maxxxine' movies, which combine absolutely irrational scenarios with a script that has been lifted from an 'Archie' comic. The fact that some of this film's most ardent critics are intelligent young women, really says something too. If you look at Rodin's famous sculpture of the aging beauty, it says infinitely more about women and ageing, than this cheap sex-ploitation film. Read a Charlotte Bronte novel, if you really want to understand womanhood.
I mean that was always going to be the case though re the reviews, as it's of course going to resonate more with young women than other demographics. It's not exactly a unique subject matter to tackle but I did think it was done in a unique way. Fair enough though if you didn't feel it had much to say, or didn't work for you. It's certainly not a film I expected everybody to like. I agree that it's a close cousin of the X trilogy, but I enjoyed those movies too! What can I say, it works for me,.
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This movie had top tier body horror and satire, and possibly by design Dennis Quaid's character was the most repulsive part of this film.
@@georgekostaras oh yeah, him eating that shrimp is burned into my brain 🤣 glad you enjoyed it, great film
amazing movie. so original
Are you a broken human being? This movie has more nods and references than SNL
I struggled to draw anything profound out of The Substance. I left the viewing feeling like I'd just watched an elaborately produced bikini commercial. The film doesn't say anything particularly interesting about desire, age or femininity. I really detest films which shove lots of flesh down your throat, and then pretend to have some grand pretext for debauching your imagination. 'The Substance' is a very close cousin of the 'X/Maxxxine' movies, which combine absolutely irrational scenarios with a script that has been lifted from an 'Archie' comic. The fact that some of this film's most ardent critics are intelligent young women, really says something too. If you look at Rodin's famous sculpture of the aging beauty, it says infinitely more about women and ageing, than this cheap sex-ploitation film. Read a Charlotte Bronte novel, if you really want to understand womanhood.
I mean that was always going to be the case though re the reviews, as it's of course going to resonate more with young women than other demographics.
It's not exactly a unique subject matter to tackle but I did think it was done in a unique way.
Fair enough though if you didn't feel it had much to say, or didn't work for you. It's certainly not a film I expected everybody to like.
I agree that it's a close cousin of the X trilogy, but I enjoyed those movies too! What can I say, it works for me,.