definitely one of the most absurd things i’ve ever watched - it’s basically a gregg araki film, with even less of a narrative structure - but i still honestly loved it so much.
‘fresh kill’ is definitely a movie with less of an actual plot, or atleast a traditional one. it’s one of the most notable releases of the new queer cinema, rejecting the three act structure of mainstream film, and rather being a sequence of bizarre, artificial clips with intense use of colour and symbolism. it follows a lesbian couple - sharon and claire, as they raise their adopted daughter in new york city, consumed with corporate greed, homelessness and pollution everywhere. while it can be hard to pull the pieces together of this completely fractured, complex story - it has a clear theme of the harmful human effects on the climate. the main plot revolving around nuclear waste being dumped on a slum in taiwan - causing the fish in the area to ingest it, which creates an outbreak in radioactive fish. these fish are sold to sushi markets - which is sold around the world, eventually making it back to their local sushi restaurant, the people who ingest these poisonous fish glow green and disappear randomly. while this is obviously an extremely exaggerated, artificial version of reality - it can be quite well related to issues in the world back in 1994, and also in 2026. ‘fresh kill’ ie mainly a critique on late-stage capitalism, or just capitalism in general. it juxtaposes life in staten island - the corporations from here dump waste on a marginalised slum - which shows the dehumanisation caused through this. it explores the greed of the corporations, who market a ‘sustainable’ life to the people in new york, while simultaneously poisoning and destroying developing villages in lower income countries. those who consume this radioactive material just vanish, showing the disposability of humanity in an extreme consumerist society. so basically - ‘fresh kill’ discusses mainly the changing cultures, moving to a more technologically active, and a more greedy society that values overconsumption - which leads to the oppression of the human race. this movie adapts a tv editing style - the constant changing of channels - with serious environmental events are sandwiched between trashy, or garbage tv with no intellect. it’s a great allegory for how late-stage capitalism is highly exploitative to not only those in developing countries - but also their own people are canon fodder for greedy causes of gaining profit. this scathing critique of the state of the world is beautifully supported by its intense visual flair. it’s like something gregg araki would make - bright, illuminating lighting, really lush colour pallet, auto-tuned slogans - to all create this dystopian image it wants to portray. its features a really interesting queer narrative, and is just so surreal, nightmarish. it avoids any hint of coherence - replacing it with political provocation and bizarre imagery that consists through its entire runtime.
definitely one of the most absurd things i’ve ever watched - it’s basically a gregg araki film, with even less of a narrative structure - but i still honestly loved it so much.
‘fresh kill’ is definitely a movie with less of an actual plot, or atleast a traditional one. it’s one of the most notable releases of the new queer cinema, rejecting the three act structure of mainstream film, and rather being a sequence of bizarre, artificial clips with intense use of colour and symbolism. it follows a lesbian couple - sharon and claire, as they raise their adopted daughter in new york city, consumed with corporate greed, homelessness and pollution everywhere. while it can be hard to pull the pieces together of this completely fractured, complex story - it has a clear theme of the harmful human effects on the climate. the main plot revolving around nuclear waste being dumped on a slum in taiwan - causing the fish in the area to ingest it, which creates an outbreak in radioactive fish. these fish are sold to sushi markets - which is sold around the world, eventually making it back to their local sushi restaurant, the people who ingest these poisonous fish glow green and disappear randomly. while this is obviously an extremely exaggerated, artificial version of reality - it can be quite well related to issues in the world back in 1994, and also in 2026. ‘fresh kill’ ie mainly a critique on late-stage capitalism, or just capitalism in general. it juxtaposes life in staten island - the corporations from here dump waste on a marginalised slum - which shows the dehumanisation caused through this. it explores the greed of the corporations, who market a ‘sustainable’ life to the people in new york, while simultaneously poisoning and destroying developing villages in lower income countries. those who consume this radioactive material just vanish, showing the disposability of humanity in an extreme consumerist society. so basically - ‘fresh kill’ discusses mainly the changing cultures, moving to a more technologically active, and a more greedy society that values overconsumption - which leads to the oppression of the human race. this movie adapts a tv editing style - the constant changing of channels - with serious environmental events are sandwiched between trashy, or garbage tv with no intellect. it’s a great allegory for how late-stage capitalism is highly exploitative to not only those in developing countries - but also their own people are canon fodder for greedy causes of gaining profit. this scathing critique of the state of the world is beautifully supported by its intense visual flair. it’s like something gregg araki would make - bright, illuminating lighting, really lush colour pallet, auto-tuned slogans - to all create this dystopian image it wants to portray. its features a really interesting queer narrative, and is just so surreal, nightmarish. it avoids any hint of coherence - replacing it with political provocation and bizarre imagery that consists through its entire runtime.
