Demi Moore's new film, The Substance, has sparked intense debate on the Internet.
Listed on Wikipedia as “satirical body horror,” the film was recently nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Musical/Comedy category.
This has divided fans of the film and sparked debate over what genre it actually is.
'Would you label this year's best movie a comedy? There's definitely some camp humor in it. But a joke???' one questioned.
Another wrote: “This movie is many things, but funny is not one of them.”
Demi Moore's new film The Substance has sparked a fierce debate online about its genre.
Considered a 'satirical body horror' on Wikipedia, the film was recently nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Musical/Comedy category.
A third disagreed: “I don't know why people are confused.” It was clearly a joke. Black comedy, yes, but very satirical in nature.
Another moviegoer agreed: “Comedy can be many things and doesn't necessarily have to be sincere about being funny.”
“Some things are funny without saying they are.”
According to IMDb, the material is listed in several categories, including horror, dark comedy and drama.
Demi stars in The Substance, directed, written and produced by French filmmaker Coralie Forget, as former Oscar winner Elisabeth Sparkle, who has built a successful television career with a popular aerobics show.
But when she turned 50 and the show seemed to be getting solid ratings, she was unexpectedly fired from her show when Dennis Quaid's network was looking for a younger host.
When Elizabeth discovers a mysterious drug called The Substance that can help her stay young, she jumps at the opportunity.
The dark substance causes him to grow a second, younger body (played by Margaret Qualley), which he can inhabit for seven days, although he must return to his body before he can return for a full week's vacation.
Online fans don't know if The Substance is a comedy or a horror movie.
Her younger self becomes a hit on the network and realizes her old show, but Elizabeth realizes that her younger self is having trouble using her body alone for seven days straight, and her delayed transfers begin to cause significant stomach-churning discomfort. . Effects on Elizabeth's body.
The film was hailed by film fans as a return to the body horror subgenre pioneered by filmmakers such as David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome), Brian Yuzna (Community) and Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, Beyond).
Demi, who underwent several shocking body transformations in The Substance, has received some of the best reviews of her career, while Margaret Auteur has completed acclaimed performances with filmmakers.
The film has impressive buzz for an international co-production that screened at the Cannes Film Festival and won Best Screenplay earlier this year.
So distressing, in fact, that moviegoers in Britain and the United States are abandoning screenings due to the extreme violence shown.
Demi stars in The Substance as Elizabeth Sparkle, a former Oscar winner seeking a drug to try to stay young.
According to IMDB, The Thing is listed in several genres, including horror, black comedy, and drama.
Demi told Interview magazine she was 'transformed' When he read the movie script.
She felt it was “a unique way to explore issues related to aging and social conditioning, which I see as pressures from the masculine ideal of women that we have accepted as women.”
He continued: “At its core, it's about what we do to ourselves, and I wanted it to be physically illustrated: what we do with our thoughts, how we attack ourselves and show violence.” It distorts things.
“There is great power in knowing that we made a decision for ourselves and that we can make a different decision,” he continued.
“For those who are not looking for such a deep message, it is just entertainment.”
