Bones and All
“I want you to eat me Bone and All.”
This movie feels deeply familiar and relatable. Whether it be from the settings of rural America that feel right at home to me, or the incredible amounts of sympathy I feel for the characters, I feel seen in a way.
An incredibly well shot movie with beautiful sweeping landscapes of places that are otherwise unideal. Ugly, rundown, and lackluster places that you don’t see in most movies. These settings are portrayed excellently here, and work wonders to convey the emotion of the characters.
The soundtrack is also phenomenal, managing to mix the beautiful acoustic guitar score with the songs from bands like KISS, New Order, and Joy Division. Thank you, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Taylor Russell is easily my favorite part of this movie, able to portray so much nuisance in her performance, it is in no way hard to root and feel for her. Despite the world seeing eaters as “monsters” you never once see that for yourself. You see her as a person who loves, and you can’t help but feel the same way.
The symbolism of the cannibalism itself is very on the nose, but in such a great way, whether it be for addiction, uncontrolled urges, or childhood trauma. It serves as a reminder to love someone, but to always love the whole person. To love a person, despite all flaws and shortcomings, is to love a person bones and all.