{"id":638580,"date":"2024-09-17T02:01:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-the-substance-take-one-and-film-reviews\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T02:01:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T23:01:58","slug":"watch-the-substance-take-one-and-film-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-substance-take-one-and-film-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch  The Substance | TAKE ONE and Film Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4095199fc0e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4095199fc0e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-substance-take-one-and-film-reviews\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Substance_TAKE_ONE_Watch_Online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Substance | TAKE ONE Watch Online&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Substance_TAKE_ONE_Watch_Online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Substance | TAKE ONE Watch Online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n        <strong>Coralie Fargeat\u2019s THE SUBSTANCE is a delirium-inducing concoction of numerous body horror films and literary influences, further combining an askew glance at fame and a gaudy gore aesthetic to an eye-catching effect. A resurgent performance from Demi Moore and an accomplished one from Margaret Qualley give the film enough momentum to carry Fargeat\u2019s vision to the finish line, even if it is sagging in just about every way by the time it gets there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is the host of a popular daytime aerobics show. Her career has declined from the height of its Oscar-winning fame, a neat pr\u00e9cis given via a fixed initial gaze on her star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame: where she once strode triumphantly, tourists now apologetically wipe dropped fast food from its cracked surface. Upon learning Dennis Quaid\u2019s sleazy TV executive seeks to replace her on the show, an encounter with a young hospital worker leads her to seek out \u201cthe substance\u201d via a mysterious phone call. A slick video promises a younger and better version of yourself, but you must shift your consciousness between each every seven days (\u201crespect the balance\u201d). This \u201cbetter\u201d version of herself is embodied by Margaret Qualley, who adopts the name (and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent mononym) Sue as she pursues new fame.<\/p>\n<p>To go over the specific mechanics of how Sue and Elisabeth come to share a world and mind would be to rob THE SUBSTANCE of the opportunity to maximise the impact of its toe-curling manifestation of a female mid-life crisis brought on by societal chauvinism. Although Fargeat\u2019s film will sear retinas with its bulging masses of flesh and gaudy depiction of Sue\u2019s rise to fame and the disgusting men that frame it, the film is also capable of more subtle buildup. The casting of Demi Moore as the fallen star is an especially fascinating and metatextual element given her comparatively light recent filmography compared to her pinnacle of fame in the 1980s and 1990s. The lighting conveys a mature grace as she sits disconsolately at a bar. She may not possess unblemished youth, but the care with which the film balances her beauty with her maturity renders the horrors that follow all the more tragic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAlthough Fargeat\u2019s film will sear retinas with its bulging masses of flesh and gaudy depiction of Sue\u2019s rise to fame and the disgusting men that frame it, the film is also capable of more subtle buildup.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-657x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"657\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-39987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-657x250.jpg 657w, https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-680x259.jpg 680w, https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-175x67.jpg 175w, https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1-1536x584.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/takeonecinema.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/thesubstance_t1.jpg 1869w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The film ruptures that singular existence apart, birthing Sue into the world via a fearless gaze and tearing of flesh that \u2013 whilst obviously inspired by the likes of Cronenberg \u2013 seems to share the boldness and lingering but unglamorous objectification of Julia Durconau\u2019s RAW. At the same time, THE SUBSTANCE skirts to the edge of evoking 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in sequences birthing the other self, speaking to its greater braveness to invoke more obviously stylised imagery to deliver its effects. The flooring of the studios\u2019 corridors has a clear echo of THE SHINING\u2019s Overlook Hotel (complete with bloody third-act callback), and the shady alley where Elisabeth picks up new supplies of \u2018the substance\u2019 has the appearance of a mailroom adrift from this plane of existence. The stylisation extends to the film\u2019s sound design, with every bodily contortion, spine rip, and visceral interaction resounding in agonising detail.<\/p>\n<p>As the film settles into a body-swap dynamic, the camera notably leers at Sue during the sequences of her filming the new edition of the fitness show \u2013 having replaced her elder alter ego. The film\u2019s gaze is satire to the point of caricature, and a viewpoint THE SUBSTANCE is keen to subvert and upend when Sue\/Elisabeth\u2019s paranoia rises about the durability of her Machiavellian biological scheme. As that progresses, the film morphs into a Dorian Gray concept made flesh, sent further off-kilter by how it presents this increasingly unhinged experience of its main character(s).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe film\u2019s gaze is satire to the point of caricature, and a viewpoint THE SUBSTANCE is keen to subvert and upend when Sue\/Elisabeth\u2019s paranoia rises about the durability of her Machiavellian biological scheme. As that progresses, the film morphs into a Dorian Gray concept made flesh\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The amped-up and hyper-stylised take on the expectations of female beauty is extremely on the nose and ferociously confident. The film descends into an almost hilariously extravagant festival of gore and perhaps overextends itself. That confidence results in an overlong final chapter that is as hedonistic in its approach to gore as Sue is with her newfound youth or Elisabeth is with her spiralling self-worth. The plot point that marks this transition is beautifully and disgustingly observed, but the extended final segment somewhat reduces its horrifying impact.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike Elisabeth, THE SUBSTANCE does not tragically throw away all it has built in the pursuit of renewed and flashy notoriety. Even if the film starts to lose the neater focus it has for most of its runtime, the distinctive vision and delirious finale come full circle to the film\u2019s opening in a bloodily satisfying manner.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LNlrGhBpYjc?si=bOBDS5wcQB01l4NJ&amp;controls=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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