I think human beings have a strong tendency to take things to unnecessary extremes 🤔🤔. For example, in men it’s an excessive ego, and in women it’s a lack of self-esteem—and this is most evident in their physical appearance. I notice that these kinds of themes recur constantly in many stories—that is, they form the core of the conflict being portrayed, though of course there are differences from film to film. In this case, the story is complicated by age, where the woman is the one with everything to lose simply because that’s the way it is—even biologically—and the movie is certainly very cruel and grotesque in its portrayal of these aspects
The Substance is a 2024 film whose story explores the extremes of physical appearance—you’re either completely beautiful or utterly hideous—while offering social commentary on the derogatory treatment women face as they grow old.... That last part might sound cruel and shocking, but that’s exactly how the film portrays it—and believe me, it doesn’t hold back visually when it comes to showing you graphic horror 🤐🤐
My peculiar take—since I highly doubt anyone in the community has noticed this—is that I think the film draws a lot of inspiration from the cult franchise The Re-Animator; the color of the Substance immediately reminded me of the substance from those classic films of yesteryear, haha 🤓🤓
Pienso que el ser humano tiene una predominantemente tendencia de llevar las cosas a los extremos innecesariamente 🤔🤔, por ejemplo, en el caso del hombre es el exceso de Ego y en el caso de la mujer es la carencia de autoestima donde mas se puede ver afectada es en el aspecto fisico, este tipo de cosas las percibo que se repiten constantemente en muchas historias, es decir, son el nucleo de lo que se quiere contar como conflicto, donde claro hay sus diferencias de film a film, en este caso se adereza con la edad donde la mujer es la que tiene todas a perder porque es asi, inclusive biologicamente y la pelicula vaya que es muy cruel y grotesca contando estos aspectos
The Substance es un film del 2024 que trata en su historia de unir los extremos de la apariencia fisica, o se es completamente hermoso o se es horroroso, a la vez que desarrolla criticas sociales sobre el trato despectivo que reciben las mujeres cuando llegan a viejas.... lo ultimo sonara cruel y chocante pero es que asi es como lo ejecuta el film y creeme que no se cohibe visualmente para enseñarte un horror grafico 🤐🤐
Mi peculiar aporte, ya que dudo mucho alguien en la comunidad lo haya percibido así, es que el film pienso tiene una muy buena inspiracion en la franquicia de culto The Re-Animator, el color de la Sustancia inmediatamente me recordo a la sustancia de esos buenos films de antaño jaja 🤓🤓
Before getting into more details about the story—which, believe me, is absolutely fantastic—I want to put both leading ladies, Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, on an acting pedestal. They’re both at the peak of their craft, and given her age, I think Demi is the one who struggles the most with this role because she’s the one experiencing firsthand what the story’s protagonist, Elisabeth, goes through ☹️☹️
It’s as if the movie were cast specifically for Demi Moore—not the other way around. I see this film as one tailor-made for her; these details elevate the film to be much more than just entertaining and terrifying 🤔🤔
I’m sharing the trailer with those of you who haven’t seen it yet—I think I was one of the few, if not the only one, who hadn’t seen it yet, haha 😅😅. But since I have HBO Max, that’s where I watched it. Anyway, I can honestly tell you it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen this year.... And in many ways, haha—it presents the entire conflict in a grotesque, terrifying way, yet incredibly, it doesn’t overlook beauty as the catalyst for the protagonist’s suffering
Not many people would have the stomach to watch this movie..... And that’s exactly what I appreciate the most, since these days—commercially speaking—movies have become complete jokes.
It’s a film of emotions—I firmly believe that’s the case. It doesn’t need much dialogue; through the images alone and the actresses’ determination, you can fully sense the grotesque feelings of envy and selfishness that drive the story 😱😱
Antes de entrar con mas detalles de la historia, que creeme es buenisima, quiero colocar en un pedestal interpretativo a ambas protagonistas, Demi Moore y Margaret Qualley, ambas estan en un climax interpretativo donde Demi por su edad considero es la que mas sufre con este papel porque es quien esta viviendo en carne propia lo que la protagonista de esta historia, llamada Elisabeth, sufre ☹️☹️
Es como si la pelicula fuese hecho el casting para ser la actriz y no al revez, veo a esta pelicula como un film diseñado para ser Demi Moore, son detalles que impulsan al film a mucho mas que solo entretener y aterrar 🤔🤔
Les comparto el trailer a aquellos que no la han visto, yo creo era de los pocos o el unico que aun faltaba por verla jaja 😅😅, pero aprovechando que tengo HBO Max, pues alli la vi, anyway, plenamente les puedo decir que es de los mejores films que he visto este año.... Y en varios jaja, es que plantea todo su conflicto de forma Grotesca, espantosa pero increiblemente no deja de lado la belleza como ese detonante causante del sufrimiento en la protagonista
No muchos tendrían la fortaleza estomacal para ver la película..... Y justo eso es lo que aplaudo mas ya que en estos tiempos, comercialmente hablando, las peliculas se han vuelto chistes con pat
Es una pelicula de sensaciones, pienso rotundamente que es asi, no necesita tantos dialogos, solo con imagenes y la determinacion de las actrices, se puede percibir plenamente los sentimientos grotescos de envidia y egoismo que guian la historia 😱😱
In my case, my favorite is Margaret Qualley because she literally uses her body to convey everything the story is trying to tell.... I just never expected everything I saw in this movie..... I saw way too much—both the sensual aspects of her body 😛😛 and the horrifying ones 😨😨
The social critique it presents is quite palpable, and it does so thanks to the fantasy of its science fiction 😎😎
One detail I’d criticize is that I wasn’t convinced at all by the premise that the two are the same—I see two distinct people, and that’s not what the movie intends 🤔🤔
I also think the story loses its logical thread; there are unrealistic situations that just slip in as if nothing's wrong, and honestly, those situations are even more unrealistic than the Substance itself, haha 😅😅
I highlight the real behavior of The male characters that are literally disgusting in their behavior and the way they treat the women around them.... The old must be replaced by the new, and nothing else matters 🫤🫤
En mi caso, mi favorita es Margaret Qualley porque ella complementa literalmente con su cuerpo todo lo que se quiere contar.... Es que nunca me espere todo lo que vi en esta pelicula..... Vi demasiado, tanto de lo sabroso en su cuerpo 😛😛 como tambien de lo horroroso 😨😨
La critica social que plantea es bastante palpable y lo hace gracias a la fantasia de su ciencia ficcion 😎😎
Detalles a criticar es que no me convencio para nada el planteamiento de que ambas son la misma, yo veo dos personas distintas y eso no es lo que quiere la pelicula 🤔🤔
Tambien critico que se pierde el hilo logico de lo que se quiere contar, hay situaciones irreales que fluyen como si nada y sinceramente esas situaciones son mas irreales que la misma Sustancia jaja
Destaco lo real de sus personajes masculinos literalmente asquerosos en su forma de ser y trato hacia el elemento femenino que les rodea.... Lo viejo se debe sustituir por lo nuevo y nada mas importa 🫤🫤
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