How Far Would YOU Go? THE SUBSTANCE (2024) First Watch Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024
- Join Syntell and Leo from Geekly Goods as they dive into the haunting world of The Substance (2024) for a thrilling community watch! This first-time reaction for Syntell promises to bring plenty of chills, suspense, and surprises as the story unfolds. With a talented cast and a mysterious plot, The Substance delves into the darker side of human nature and explores the terrifying consequences of scientific curiosity gone wrong.
Synopsis: The Substance follows the story of two researchers, Maya and Oliver, who accidentally unleash a dangerous, mind-altering compound during a high-stakes experiment. As they fight to contain it, the substance begins to reveal unsettling truths and turns their world upside down. In a race against time, Maya and Oliver must confront their inner demons and decide how far they’re willing to go for their science.
Key Characters and Their Roles:
Demi Moore as Dr. Maya Westfield, a brilliant but conflicted scientist whose research takes a dark turn
Margaret Qualley as Lucy Crane, a curious assistant caught in the crossfire of the experiment
Ray Nicholson as Oliver Crane, a researcher who discovers the dangerous potential of the substance
Leslie Bibb as Dr. Jane Merritt, a mentor whose past mistakes play a crucial role in the unfolding chaos
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Watch as Syntell experiences the suspense, horror, and psychological twists of The Substance for the first time, while Leo shares his insights and reactions. The film’s chilling story, strong performances, and thought-provoking themes are sure to spark a lively discussion. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more first-time reactions, in-depth reviews, and all things horror and sci-fi!
What did you think of The Substance? Join us in the comments as we discuss the film’s best moments, the shocking revelations, and the ethical dilemmas it presents.
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#thesubstance #reaction
i knew the self hate was real when NEITHER one was really gentle or considerate of the other body when it was unconscious for 7 days. they don’t even give each other a blanket or a pillow it was so sad 😭😭
It really represents that self-hatred really well - the hatred from our older selves to the younger through bitterness and no longer being the appeal, and the younger to the older because the older you get you're disposable and not important, you're disgusting.
just laid out on the cold tile 😔
I’m so happy this movie exists. This was a blast to see on the theaters.
I fainted at the cinema @.@
Demi didn't trade her spouse for a younger model. She didn't meet Ashton until three years after she broke up with Bruce. She also dealt with feeling insecure about her age while with Ashton (he would chase younger women). I don't see any hypocrisy on Demi's part.
Men will always blame women for everything
Exactly!!! Definitely no hypocrisy
Ashton and P DIddy was good friend and he was a real piece of shite to Demi
Huh Mens reaction is always kinda different to womens.
@@treechada8196 what were the differences that you saw?
True, male reactions mostly are lame 😂, its like they didnt understand the whole movie lol
@@pedromonteiro2026 for men is funny for women is sad
@@cracked1614 I'm a man and it was very sad and deep for me too
Thank you! It’s like they’re proving the point that the movie is trying to make .
It was directed by a woman. It is showing how men view women, the male gaze, and the pressure felt when aging. Demi looks stunning in this movie. I wish I looked that good now.
Educate me, how do women view men?? The female gaze..
From what i've seen women thirst for the like's of Chris Hemsworth way more than they do for Danny Devito..
Thanks for saying that, I really liked the movie, but the constant body shots made me kinda uncomfortable, I was 100 per cent convinced it was directed by a man. So I'm glad to know that there was a legitimate reason for it and how you explained it really does fit the movie. X
Funny how no one ever mentions "how women view men, the female gaze and the pressure felt when aging" 😂..
This film has brought out a lot of hypocrites..
@gazzisright7362 I don't think it's similar at all. The older and more distinguished men are sought after often. "Silver fox" "dad bod" etc. men aren't told to be sexy they must be young. Even in the film industry (although it's getting better now) you would rarely see a main protagonist woman who was older, but men were casted without much thought as to if people would be attracted to them in the role.
@@zzzedn3verdead108 You'll have to imagine my surprise 😂..
"milf" "gilf" "cougar" etc.. title's given more freely than the title's you used.. You know roles exist for older women right, just as they exist for older men.. Can't always be the hot 20 something year old so have to go to appropriate roles like Maggie Smith who had a huge career..
Are you serious 😂.. Almost all leading male actor's could be models..
I saw this three times in the theatre. It’s even better the second time. It was thrilling to see something so unhinged and unafraid to go as extreme as possible…
As someone who is very sensitive to sounds, this whole film was an absolute nightmare for me. I felt sick to my stomach the whole way through. However, I think it is absolutely GENIUS in its storytelling. The message is clear and unequivocal and I wish Hollywood would consider horror films for Academy Awards because the director absolutely deserves one for this.
Haha you would have died watching it in the theater, close to the front where i was 😂
Insert 503th comment on how Harvey eating the shrimp is the most horrifying scene in this already wild body horror movie😂
@@HerHollyness I can handle the sounds but I couldn’t handle the visuals. I absolutely hate watching ppl shoot up, get stitched up and be beaten to a pulp. But most importantly, I hate watching people eat without etiquette Ugh 😣
watch with audio description on and report back 😅
30:38 I literally asked myself this question after rewatching the movie a second time!
I think Elisabeth is the prime example of a celebrity that let fame get in their head at a young age, to the point where they lost all the meaningful connections they had with the people that were closest to them before they became famous!
It really puts a lot more depth on why she is the way she is, and is always seeking and craving admiration from her fans because that's all she has left in her life! She has no friends and family who'll love her for who she is, because she pushed them all away! As far as they're considered, the people who know the REAL her know her as a narcissist who only cares about herself!
Her beauty and fame plays a big part in gaining that attention and love from people, which is why she's so desperate for it because it's the closest thing she has to receive human affection.
33:13 If you really wonder why women destroy themselves in order to get prettier is because comments like this. Every time man loudly apreciate youth and beauty, more women wants youth and beauty forever. Simple as that.
Fr the male gaze it's really showing on this one, i won't watch their reaction....unbearable 😂
Because women don't pay attention to the way a man looks?... Give me a break.
@@Deekdestroyer do you feel the same when women lose it everytime the like's of Chris Hemsworth loses his shirt??
i could have swore women didn’t care about a man’s opinion…
you are looking too much into it, a victim's perspective is unfortunately skewed to an extent too
I love how they automatically assume that the director is male
@@Rash23215 I don't think a Male director would be able to pull it off and carry weight like it does only a female director can do that writing wise and perspective am glad a woman directed it
@lightsout630 who's gonna tell this to incels??
@@Rash23215 well most people don't think past anything so it's easy to ignore what it takes or catch the little details or what makes something work or carry weight and emotional impact
@@Rash23215 most don't think they just react
Maybe instead of reprimanding them educate them. Not everyone's as informed as you, and is going to react the same way as you. Also, what does Trump being President have to do with their reaction?😂
I viewed it as they are one entity but still have their own individual consciousness & free will.
How many of us have done things we know are going to cause problems in our 50's just cause we're in the moment? I'd say everyone of us has.
I saw it more as they were one but split personalities, same consciousness. It really is hard to tell though.
Yall dont get it. Havent even started can already tell
1:23:44 "How do you have that much fluid?" Like the rest of her body, the blood was constantly regenerating and making new blood. So as soon as the blood was leaving her body, it made new fluid. Like when her head got smacked off, it grew a new one immediately. There just was no place for the blood to go since her hand was cut off and it kept regenerating and regenerating etc....
Great movie tho lol. Love the reaction. It's such a great party film to show off to friends to see how they react
I dont understand how can you both find so funny the scene at 1:02:35. Ok its just a movie, but still. I dont know man, maybe your laugh explains why we have the world we're living in.
or maybe your reaction does. Stop taking everything so seriously and finding ways to cancel human reactions.
You probably never watched a movie with a friend if you think that.
The last 30 minutes is what makes the whole movie make sense. It’s the inevitable end of Elisabeth’s behavior driven by need for an audience. Elisasue put the blood on the hands of audience literally.
Demi Moore is still absolutely beautiful❤
It's funny how you say that she looks like Quasimodo because Demi Moore was in the Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame film as Esmerelda.
Some doctors still use pagers, especially overseas
I think most do if you're in the building due to the amount of concrete cell signal can easily drop whereas pagers run off a low band signal which passes through buildings easier.
the fact that everything happens in the bathroom, being the place where you expose yourself the most and hiding the bodies there as if it were something shameful, is an incredible metaphor.
Demi Moore was divorced when she met Ashton through Diddy. Ashton cheated and they divorced. Demi and Bruce remained friends all these years especially now that he has dementia. Tina turner met her younger partner in the 80s, got married in the early 2010s and 'they stayed together' untill the day she died. She had kidney disease and he even donated his kidney before her health further declined. Both women just happen to find love with younger men, that's all. Carrie was a 1976 movie about bullying, supernatural powers (telekinesis) and revenge and the original is the best in my opinion. I think the makers of The Substance did take notes from the bloody prom scene on stage and the chaos that followed.
So why does society make it a big deal when a man dates younger woman? It's not predatory or grooming, it's having preference and men should not be shamed for that
This film exceeded all expectations.. then continued to ascend to becoming THE movie of the year. Incredible.
Epic reaction!
“That’s how I know she don’t love herself” ahhhh that right there! When she looks down on her previous body after coming out.
What's crazy is Margaret Qualley is wearing a prosthetic chest thru out the film.
Prosthetic?
@@456loveluck ergo, that is not her real body IRL
The movie really drove how we can really be horrible to ourselves! Especially the pieces we don’t like! Loved this movie 🔥🔥
I think the accolades and awards aren't necessarily about vanity - but rather a representation of how despite having talent (she had an oscar for acting), people ONLY care and only love her for her looks.
I don’t gratuitous is a fair word, the gore and excess has purpose. Also dudes, pay attention, the director writer is female and that is very significant
They eventually do learn that she's female, for what that's worth.
lol the Huntchback of Notre Dame comments, when Demi literally voiced Esmeralda 😂
I liked your reactions, intelligent and funny. I think some of the people with negative comments have things in their past that make this movie extremely personal, so just take it stride 😊
A LOT of sensitive and triggered people in the comments, agreed.
You guys have had me crying with laughter for over an hour :D
Really enjoyed the reaction, and thank you for digitizing the most horrific bits. Subbed!
Margaret was amazing but there’s something about Demi Moore that omg made me feel things
40:10 “wake up in the morning lookin like Gargamel” I’m WEAK
The message: “Take care of yourself”
😚
with this movie in the theater I cried, I screamed, I laughed, I felt every possible feeling and I left the theater wanting to see the movie again.
This is a big year for Demi Moore. Definitely making a comeback. She has this film and she is in a new TV Series created by Taylor Sheridan called Landman that also stars Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm. Landman starts Nov. 17th on Paramount +.
I was on vacation in Denmark. Nothing to do and went to the movie theatre. Had no idea what this was about before I watched it. It just kept getting more and more unhinged. The ending was just insane. Entertaining but, this was one of those movies I didn’t need to see again.
Demo did her thing in this role.
this reaction was HILARIOUS!!! I really enjoy this movie and watching people watch it for the first time is the gift that keeps on giving lol
You don't need to be making jokes every two minutes it gets boring and it feels that you're not really paying attention to the movie you're seeing. Hope you can fix that thanks!
You have to realize they're watching the movie with a friend AND a chat of people making comments. It doesn't show on the video but they talk about the chat quite a few times. It's not the same experience as watching it by yourself.
You try to be funny but it just gets more and more boring and unfunny, I think you should just focus on the reaction and not the jokes.
Love the reaction! Not every reactor has to go deep and analyze every detail if it's not something they're really into. I love to see raw reactions because it's much more interesting to see how different types of people may have different views on one movie, which further proves why this is such a great movie. Plus, I think the jokes are entertaining, they help you stomach through the movie as it has such a heavy disturbing theme.
1:14:50 You're reaction XD
the mirror scene really hurts because body dysmorphia is really serious and people don't take it seriously; As a trans woman I experience that plus gender dysphoria and that scene really broke me.
Finally, something to watch for Saturday movie night.
This is a moral tale. One that I hope lives throughout the ages.
It's like one big dream. Those color pallets are so rich and the no holds barred approach in its metaphors and symbolism and foreshadowing creates for such an exquisite cinematic experience. .
Demi moore is the most amazing I've ever seen.
This is my favorite movie in over 10 years.
Love your reactions!!
During one of the most dramatic moments in the movie y’all had to hit us with the “look at you Quasi” 😂😂 that part had me dying
Jumped the shark??? Your trippin the last act was amazing and so necessary. That helped with further sending the message and showed the ultimate consequence. Loved this movie!
My favorite movie so far in 2024. Creativity for plot, acting superb, awesome visuals
damn shed rather live off another body by watching not even a body swap and slowly eat away inside than appreciate and enjoy, Reminds me a bit of the internet 😯 maybe theres another metaphor im missing
I can also see that too. Too much of it can destroy. The internet can destroy us mentally.
A lot of people reading this movie as a drug/plastic surgery metaphor and the another body thing really shows how limiting that read is. Not to mention how the Substance customer service sounds like an internet customer complaint. Whatever the question, the answer is pointing back to them not being technically responsible.
@@Kevin.Costner. there's alot to the movie. The biggest aspects that stuck out to me was obviously insane beauty standards and hurting your body in the long run trying to achieve short term pleasure, mother/daughter relationships (more subtle but Elizabeth litterally "gives birth" to Sue, Sue makes up the lie about having to take care of her mother every other week, the way Sue steals resources from Elizabeth, ect), I've even seen that this is about bipolar (the mania being Sue vs the depression that is Elizabeth)
Happy Halloween!
Aww man, the last 30 minutes are what brings the movie full circle.
This reaction was hilarious! You guys gained a new sub! Now for the film, it’s one of my favorite releases this year. Pure insanity and beautifully shot! I was cracking up at you saying she looked like something out of resident evil and Lisa Trevor came to my mind instantly. 😂
''YEs, tHaT'S riGht.'' 🤣🤣🤣 the level of sass in this scene
cool you are covering this
The Fast X hat guy is so me i loved it 😂
you guys laughing the whole movie was sad
Yup. Men
@@kittylemeu1373 I'm a woman and I laughed at this movie 😂
@456loveluck the whole movie tho? If so, well, women can be stupid and sexist to women too
@@kittylemeu1373 calling them sexist after saying “yup, men” 😂
@UrbanMatts oh nooo🥺
The way you pronounced the directors name reminded me of that key and Peele sketch where Keegan Michael Key is pronouncing all of the students names wrong lol
I was almost thinking she could have wore like a mask or something when she first started falling apart and just told them that she was having an extreme allergic reaction but still wanted to make an appearance and made it quick and brief
I enjoyed ya’lls reaction a lot!!! You gotta give Montro Elisue props for thuggin it out! LOL It’s of another consciousness from Elisabeth and Sue so that probably explains the determination and not understanding that folks don’t wanna see all dat lol. Sad is that Montro was the only one of them really willing to own up to the original identity/ matrix. I loved this movie. Gross AF though. But beautiful aesthetics, great satire and a poignant commentary of society’s general discard of aging women and the self hate that comes along with it.
Spinal fluid, ya’ll. The fluid that came from the spine? It’s spinal fluid. & sweetheart on the right, it should go w/o saying but, men have it too lol. The male version would be the same.
AT LAST WHEN SHE STARTED EMBRACING HER FLAWS. SHE WAS REGARDED A MONSTER
watched this alone the night of the election to distract myself & boy did it work lmao wanted to see what others thought & so enjoyed your reactions ~ will definitely be watching more of your content 🤭
Are you guys going to react to more horror/thriller movies? If so, I would like to suggest Fresh (2022) with Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ma (2019) with Octavia Spencer and Nightcrawler (2014) with Jake Gyllenhaal.
This movie is top 20 films released this year period.
Their reaction for the rest of the film after 1:14:56 🙂↔️✋🏾🙂↔️✋🏾
Your comments are sad
I knew people were scared to get old, but not horror movie scared. Some people really live in access to youth.
Getting ready? do you know what you're getting ready for? It's the last days. Didn't they tell you? Dogs rule the world. And only dogs will be here. Have a good night.
the director is a woman
54:52 💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂 Yes that’s right
@brandonrobinson529 ? i'm just correcting them bc they think the director is a man
Not since "Dead Alive" have I seen so much blood. Y'all gotta check out a movie called "Society" similar body horror
1) I don't get why Elizabeth does this because she doesn't seem to experience this as a jumping of bodies but instead as just being replaced for a week or more at a time. At best she seems to exchange some scarce short term memories.
2) You guys mentioned the colors reminding you of Barbie but I kept remembering the hotel in The Shining
this movie deserves every possible award that exists
The logo is the split egg yolks.
Nah, the whole movie is PERFECT. Dude, is wrong about the last 30. It was perfect.
4:25 Uh, he's kind of peeing on the audience in this scene. :D
Would love to see a sequel with a man. That storage room had a lot of numbers, and we quickly got a glimpse of a man with the same issues, but it would be cool to see a deep dive in a sequel. Gay men also suffer a lot from beauty standards, not by society but among themselves. The community isn't as inclusive as they make people believe, so a sequel addressing that would be nice, or have a straight couple use the substance together and tackle the relationship angle.
I LOVED the ending bc it made it so camp and I love that you think this movie is gonna have a typical dark psychological ending but they’re like nope full gore fest!
This movie reminded me of stars now like Selena Gomez and her documentary my mind and me
is it necessary for the guy on the right to make jokes every 6 seconds? That's so cringe
Same, the part that he is saying that he will never take it (The Substance) is so repetitive i was like "ok dude you will never take it can you stop?" Lol 😂
it’s a reaction video, let the guy react 😭
@@burnerr well he's not fitted in reaction then, he is ann0¥ing
Yeah he's annoying, can't continue watching
"Everything is juicy" 🤣☠️
hahahaha I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought of Gremlins
medical personnel still uses pagers!
Beauty is pain.
1:14:56
you are welcome
This reminds me of that movie call dead become her
Alien from Alien Romulus looks more normal than "Elisasue"
Yall are so wrong for playing the dozens on Elisabeth! lol
Are you both full of gadgets in your home? I'm laughing hard when both of you see a flashdrive and completely think its from 80s 😂😂😭😭. Companies in my country still use flashdrive for important files and hospitals still use pagers 😅
Can you imagine if a man had made this film in this day and age? Jesus, haha..
Denis Quaid was playing himself
Who is this fool on the right so talkative and annoying
I love Horror. I love it so much how to categorize the horror that I love body horror , cosmic horror, psychological horror, religious horror.. all of it all… This movie was perfect, gross, gooey, great animatronics and It also made me angry. It’s a take on what people will do to stay youthful. Botox? BBL? Full body lifts?
6:32 I think it was The Seventh Sign.
Yes! I thought you'd never react to this
Brother they do not have smart phones in the 80s
33:13 LOL
I still don't get how they were both fully-thinking people later, when the two versions of her were fighting to the death. The whole thing with switching between bodies was she was moving her individual consciousness back and forth between them. They can't both simultaneously be conscious! This seems like lazy writing to me. They're disregarding the rules they've established, what little sense this story had.
By the way, I just read the synopsis in the notes of this video and I think they're probably describing a totally different movie.
i think the termination severed the connection they had
@@BattleAngelFan99 How is it lazy writing? It's surreal, and doesn't give you a definitive answer, but it's obvious that there was one of two implications: either they were ALWAYS two separate people, or they BECAME two separate people. In either case, it's clearly a metaphor for how we abuse ourselves for failing to live up to the impossibly high beauty standards of society.
I watch a lot of reactions with this movie and they think they are different people 😅 and well i think they are not. I think they are one, Sue is part of Elisabeth so its also her but younger, not her younger self but a younger version of herself (2 of them but same kind of mind). Elisabeth loved herself so much (the proof is the huge pic in her wall) til she wasnt because someone pointed out about her age. The scene Sue killing Elisabeth is a metaphor of hating her ownself and doesnt want to be eliminated in the industry (just like Elisabeth taking the substance to bring a version of herself). I think Sue is more evil and mean because she is younger a variation that must be also with Elisabeth on her prime age
''ninja turtles'' lol
margaret can get it all day!
I just watched this movie. It was good but when she started to decay ....
This some Voldemort shit lol