This movie definitely oversells itself. Take my advice and avoid Raw like the plague. Lifelong vegetarian Justine begins her first semester at veterinary school, the same one her older sister Alexia is attending and where their parents met. But what remains even more striking is the subtly slipped-in cross image of the sisters mother, seen when Justine talks to Alexia from behind the visitors glass window of a prison. "Grave" is a French horror drama movie from 2016 and actually, without showing up at the really big events, a truly meaningful player during the awards season back then. Warning: ending spoilers for Jordan Peele's Us. It's a bold and admirable move, as if there's anything that gets audiences members up in arms and storming out of a movie theatre, it's the sight of a non-zombie human being chowing down on another of their kind. You may want to discuss rape culture, but its rather bizarre to do so in a horror forum.Im still amazed that some people on this forum have no problems with films depicting brutal, sadistic murderers or demons possessing children. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There is lots of nudity in the film, but all of it is almost an afterthought. The movie focuses on 10 superhuman beings created by Celestials known as the Eternals, with Sersi (Gemma Chan) and Ikaris (Richard Madden) taking the main roles in the story. "[20], Nick Pinkerton of Sight & Sound gave a rather lukewarm review of the movie, labeling it "another unwieldy metaphor bundled in showy cinematography", citing the movie's "curatorial preciousness" as well as an overall insistence on contrived set pieces. Teddy's theme song, "Imagination," becomes the film's bleak anthem. The focus isn't on the nudity. 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The sister is a good example here for the example of a seemingly wild character, also extreme to some extent, but the longer the film goes, the more we find out she is nothing compared to Justine, our "hero" here, a seemingly shy and reserved girl who turns out the exact opposite. The next day, everyone in school stares at Justine, some avoiding her. It's easy to appreciate this one as a quality film, a guilty pleasure, a film with a most desirable protagonist or something that is just very different compared to everything else in film these days, also everything else in horror film. Smile follows Dr Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) as she's stalked by an evil entity that appears as sinisterly smiling people close to her (both dead and alive). I must have seen a different movie. [6][7][8][9] The plot follows a young vegetarian's first year at veterinary school, where she tastes meat for the first time and develops a craving for flesh. Its like a drug. Explained 'Knock at the Cabin' Ending . It is not one of those twists that invalidates everything before, but it does help explain it. I don't really agree with the tone of your post - I think you're looking to divide opinions here. I'd suggest reading up on the director's motivations for making the film. The film and the Thomas Savage novel on which it's based take their title from a verse in Psalm 22, which Peter reads from a prayer book in the final moments of the narrative: "Deliver my soul . Thumbs up. I finally watched this and loved how enthralled I was by it throughout. Others avoided her. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. A few unnecessary night club scenes with blaring music are included, making the film even more excruciating. I found the performances uniformly strong, especially from Garance Millier. On her first night, she meets her roommate Adrien, and they are forced to partake in a week-long hazing ritual, welcoming the new students. One image shows them with their parents. We may be slightly more intelligent than most species, but still- we're animals. [16], Catherine Bray of Variety wrote, "Suspiria meets Ginger Snaps in a muscular yet elegant campus cannibal horror from bright new talent Julia Ducournau. This one is a backdoor prequel set in the Northern Great Plains in North America in 1719. What cements this idea of blurred morality lines shows evident in the hereditary condition and behaviors of the girls. I think if you want to do a feminist opinion piece on Raw, that's perfectly fine, but it's a little tedious on the reader to not see that represented in the title and have to read through your post to get to your real point: "This movie is all about female empowerment, and even as a male, I'm fucking all for it. After returning to her dorm, Justine takes a shower where she eats a piece of his lip that she pulled out of her teeth. Some people may be missing a wicked French humor at play here. The first Cloverfield movie ends with a shot of something plunging into the waters. Their film was among the most revolutionary and inspirational projects of its era, completely redefining the sci-fi genre and the way the world viewed the medium. Most definitely not. Released in 2014, the horror movie follows a teenager, Jay, who becomes the latest recipient of a curse: a shape-shifting entity that creeps after its victims until it reaches and kills them. I pray veterinarians aren't in America as they are shown to be in France. I mean, you learn how to answer a thesis in high schoolmaybe these filmmakers didn't go to high school. 'Raw' turns a cannibal coming-of-age story into a shocking, clever feminist parable - our review on what may be the best horror movie of the decade. That moment comes in the ninth episode of Season 3, when J.J. saves Kiara from a wilderness therapy camp. That night, she arrives at a party, where paint is thrown at her as part of another hazing ritual and she is forced to make out with someone. And Im not saying in anyway was it a bad film cause it definitely was not, it was a pretty damn good movie but I dont think it was what I was expecting it to be. The next morning, Alexia takes Justine to a deserted road, where Alexia jumps in front of a car, causing the two people in it to crash into a tree. Justines condition worsens as her bloodthirst becomes a violent obsession and plot to attack someone, as raw meat can only take a zombie vampire hybrid so far. And there's no denying her physical appeal, for example in the shower scene or the bloody sex scene with the allegedly gay room member. Personally I'm a chill liberal guy, and I'm all for all stripes of women's rights. It is a drama movie. Adrien plays a clip of Justine crawling on all fours for the woman. It has the allure of cannibalism to a protagonist, which I really love in movies, but it does it much crappier than the likes of Ravenous. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & games. [19], For The Canadian Press, David Friend wrote from the Toronto International Film Festival that the film "had audiences squirming in their seats and a few queasy patrons rushing for the exits," but he noted it was "far more than a gory horror film. "[17] Katie Rife of The A.V. The new class is covered in blood when it arrives the following morning. Adrien shows her a video where Justine is crawling on all fours, attempting to take a bite out of the arm of a corpse as Alexia eggs her on, to boos and cheers from a crowd of watching party guests. Insert some of the most annoying panting sounds produced by mankind and give it a shake. It all comes to a head when a night of party turns into a graphic torment where an intoxicated and sickly looking Justine tries to bite a corpse with Alexia leading to the bullying gathered by dozens of other students recording the incident. It was supposed to be about her so I expected a lot more of the story to be driven by her and her alone. Ducournau's lurid, vivid film is visually striking, full of images that will shock you while others will lull you with a hypnotic beauty. "Donnie Darko" (2001) is a science-fiction thriller in which Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is haunted by visions of a man in a rabbit suit who convinces him to commit violent crimes. Now I've said in other reviews that I don't mind gross, bestiality, disturbing in films I watch. Justine confronts Alexia and fights her, eventually biting each other until they are pulled apart by other students. Justine picks up the finger, tastes the blood, and begins eating it as Alexia collapses. I do not know how this garbage is receiving a 7 rating on IMDB. Raw produced a captivating and stomach-churning body horror unlike any other film in recent years. Justine then sees a bloody Alexia slumped on the floor. You've done a much better job articulating what became not one, but the two long and ultimately-scrapped-due-to-overt-negativity replies I wrote, before settling on something more constructive. The Ending, Explained. When Adrien shows Justine the demented video, she attacks her sister. As long as it's not gross or sexual just for shock factor. If we talk about the overall script then it is a very unique story but the film is quite disturbing. Warning, -= SPOILER ALERT =- already, because this is going to be a really raw review! Read the review of the film. The movie is not out an out horror movie like Conjuring. Is highly over rated, and kinda boring. The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, based at Broadcasting House in London, England. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Here we realize that Justine is a pure vegetarian and her mother is also very strict on the matter. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison. That night, Alexia attempts to give her a bikini wax, but when Alexia tries to cut the wax off with sharp scissors, Justine kicks her away and Alexia accidentally cuts off her own finger. Yet, how can one end this generational curse without a thorough knowledge of what they are and how they could co-exist without harming/killing others? But not all movies have to leave us thinking at the end right? It is, however, a very stressful film to watch from beginning to end, even before the real feasting gets underway. Jordan Peele's second directorial project, Us, was a stunning success in its opening weekend. When they had their first kiss, according to her father, he finally understood. The ending shot. Although Lee blended in with the scientists at the compound perfectly, she's actually the product of . . Unsatisfied, she eats raw chicken in the morning, and later throws up a long bundle of her own hair she had been chewing on. I know this is a four year old comment, but I think I might have an answer to the ending. First I will say it was a well made film but still I would give it negative stars if I could. Bystanders are about to have a very bad day, thanks to this Martian tripod. On International Womens Day, it seems only fitting to write a review of Raw, a horror film about a brilliant but innocent teenage girl who finally lets loose and asserts her true identity as a cannibal. After showing the Eternals' arrival on Earth over . Ducournau cleverly takes her time in these moments as she slowly reveals each shocking step in Justines carnivorous evolution. R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. And though it has glimmers of style that are reminiscent of thriller mastersthe body horror of David Cronenberg, the gaudy surrealism of David LynchRaw is very much its own artful entity with its own singular voice. Somewhere, beneath the blood, she might even be happyentranced by her newfound lust for life. As much as I admire the clear objective of the filmmakers and how well they achieved it, it is not the movie for me. Her father says he finally realized when they kissed the first time, indicating a scar on his lip. The ending of Morgan implies that Lee Weathers and Morgan have far more in common than we know. Justine takes the stance that tolerance of pain and emotional strife should equally be regarded when considering animals and their behaviors. It was in the open and allowed for an actually intriguing story to unfold as we got a mix of horror, gore, drama, romance and psychology all in one. But he has an addiction to sex that becomes heavy. Alexia discovers Justine doing this when she awakes, but she later informs their parents that her dog Quicky ate it. The film runs for almost 100 minutes and basically depictes a young woman being sucked deeper and deeper into the abyss of carnal desires and with that I only mean sex to a lesser extent, but it's really all about the meat and she cannot get enough of it, even in pretty violent and disturbing manners. When Julia Ducournau debuted Raw, mixed reactions ranging from audience members fainting to grand praise circulated the grotesque scenes and ominous coming-of-age film. Aside from her, those parts about her family, her fellow students, her friends etc. [2][10], During a screening at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, some viewers received emergency medical services after allegedly fainting from the film's graphic scenes. There is a vegetarian girl who switch her taste for some flesh, i would recommend DO NOT EAT WHILE WATCHING THIS FILM. The question remains as to why, considering the fact that Raw is just a schlock fest attempt at shock value that grossly (both literally and figuratively) underwhelms. Netflix. As it usually the case with movies that have generated similar controversy, Raw really isn't that gruesome, and is in fact very careful and patient when delivering those squirm-in-your-seat moments. The movie starts with a car crash scene where a girl intentionally comes to the road to crash the car. The plot revolves around a girl character 'Justine' who used to be a pure vegetarian just like her fa. First, the film may have been created with a specific ending in mind, and that finale may not be entirely clear or satisfying to all viewers. This is fundamentally a speedrun of the journey that Violet has taken over the past few . Also, when the main character first eats flesh and her sister rouses to see it, there is such a feeling of being caught masturbating, and I'm sure anyone with siblings would relate. Justine ( Garance Marillier) is . She gets a nasty rash and later Jeffrey Dahmer syndrome which makes dating tough. all of the "scariness" from this "horror movie" comes from the unsettling. Rather they are woven in subtly. Would Justine, Alexia, and their mother be afforded all of their human rights if exposed for being brute flesh-eaters? Thanks. Wells' 1897 alien invasion novel may be set in the modern day . 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