‘THE SUBSTANCE’ is nominated for 5 #GoldenGlobes

• Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
• Best Director
• Best Actress (Musical or Comedy)
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Screenplay pic.twitter.com/6TsYI63rA5

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I thought this movie had a cool premise overall, and had a decent first hour, but thought it devolved in the second half and was unrecognizable by the end.

I also felt that the movie violated its own plot device by having the two leads fight each other towards the end. I was under the impression that it was the same person (which the movie outright says with "there is no she. You are one.") and she was reliving her life as a young person again. I thought she was keeping both sets of memories. They spend this whole time setting up the rule that only one version can be animated at a time then just break the rule by having them both be awake. Didn't make any sense to me.

The acting was solid. The soundtrack was cool, too. Not sure about the message, though. Is it a satire about our throwaway culture and obsession with youth and sex? Then why was the nudity so damn gratuitous? Seems pretty ironic to me. Or is it greedy men in Hollywood bad?

Shocked at Demi's performance. I never considered her much of an actress. 3/4 into this film and liking it a lot.

And agreed Sue is a smoke show. In the last scene of Pump it Up the wife turns to me and said "isn't this getting really old" talking about the numerous scenes of aerobics and I said "no not at all".

bonfarr said:

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3/4 into this film and liking it a lot.

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So umm...how was the ending?

Watched this last night using the MUBI trial.

Yikes! I'm not a horror fan at all, but love thrillers and things with well done social commentary, so went in hopeful.

It looked great and the acting was great but I agree it devolved in the end. It just seemed to drag on. Maybe it was because I was literally averting my eyes at parts but things just seemed to go on and on and on.

While Demi was really good, to think she is one of the front runners is wild to me. I don't think that's a Best Actress winning caliber performance.

Also the fact that the director as nominated over some of the other possibilities is a bit wild as well. It tried to say something, but where as recent movies like Parasite or Triangle Of Sadness, pulled it off, this one lost the reigns a bit.

Like a post above said, I initially thought they would be one consciousness, not separate. The premise didn't work that well as "old" Demi wasn't even conscious of the joys the young version was experiencing. Wanting to be young again? Sure. Hey, what about a young clone of you gets to party while you sit in a closet for 7 days and get absolutely nothing out it? Nope! I mean I understand what is was trying to speak to, but I just don't think it worked.

Watched it tonight…

I'll preface this by saying I absolutely hate gore horror movies so this was probably never the movie for me. I'm not sure what I expected but it definitely wasn't that. I guess I didn't really see the appeal of why Elizabeth would want something like that if she doesn't get to experience it? Going into it, I had assumed that they just shared the same consciousness. Not that they were two completely separate people (no matter how much they kept saying that they were one).
The final 30 minutes or whatever just drug on way too damn long and got so damn ridiculous. I did laugh when a boob grew out of the Monstro thing though.