The Substance

Perhaps one of the weirdest, most gory, and unsettling film I've watch. It's uncomfortable, disgusting, and uncanny. Yet, it feels like the charm of the film itself. I love the portrayal of toxic beauty in this film, hard to think that the most beautiful people we know, especially women, are still objected to toxic beauty standards. The obsession of being 'young' and 'pretty' really destroys us in ways we can't even imagine. This movie takes disgusting to a whole other level. I feel so uncomfortable watching it, especially the scenes where 'the others' (sue and monster elisasue) emerges from their 'matrix'. another scene that is interesting to me is when Sue literally killed Lizzy (herself) in that moment of rage. And God, talk about Elisasue, WHEN I SAY I SHIVERS I REALLY MEAN IT. OH GOD, THAT MONSTROSITY IS TERRIFYING AND DISGUSTING. Though I do feel sorry for Lizzy and everything she went through, from being discarded by the industry, being used as a lifeline for Sue, and eventually becoming a real monster. The ending is another level of gore and disgust. I feel physically sick and nauseated watching it. The part where the monster get blown up into pieces of blood and organs and Sue's face keep 'walking' towards Lizzy's star is SOOO GROS. i actually ran out of vocabulary to describw how weirded out i feel. Lord, this movie is soooo disgusting yet entertaining. Would recommended gore lovers, but would NOT recommend to anyone else (also would not rewatch).