Demi Moore on the Cover of Elle

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Once the highest-paid actress in Hollywood, the iconic superstar graces the cover of Elle Magazine’s December-January issue.

Demi Moore Talks Baring It All Onscreen in Her Latest Movie https://t.co/7lPpV2WzIu
- ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) November 14,

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[purrple_267]

I don't think The substance was scary or revolutionary, but as a body horror connoisseur, I enjoyed the fuck out of it. The composition, colors and music in every scene were just perfect.

Must be another case of Barbie, because I randomly saw a youtube reaction where the top comment was 'I'm glad to see gay guys reacting to it, because all the straight men just don't get it.' and the messages are so simple, I don't even want to know what they're not getting this time.

[ebenetwo]

I love a colorful movie so I enjoyed it but lol here comes the pun, it lacks substance

I was also confused at first cos it seems to be set in modern era but the coveted profession is an 80s aerobic dance instructor…?

But I just went with it cos whatever it still held my attention start to finish

[purrple_267]

MTE. The 80's was strange, but if it was just for the aesthetics, I don't mind. The real 80's fashion was atrocious, but I like this version. At first I thought it was part of the heightened reality because 80's must have been when she was at the top of her fame, but if she's 50, it's too far back.

[automaticpeople]

I didn’t think much of the 80s thing, until I saw a reaction video and they were questioning whether it was set in the 80s or not. I just assumed Elisabeth’s show was meant to have an 80s aesthetic, but not that the movie was set in that decade.

[purrple_267]

Same, I thought the whole movie was magic / heightened realism.

[ivn]

[Spoiler (click to open)]I think the film’s time period is deliberately obscured to drive home the idea that it’s a different universe altogether. I don’t think anything in the movie is meant to be realistic, except maybe for its portrayal of humanity’s shared experience with self-hate.

[rihaty]

I liked that it lacked substance - it felt really intentional to be over the top and extremely on the nose. I felt like all the pieces worked well together, but I get why people can feel underwhelmed by it. I saw it pretty early when it came out though so I also wasn’t inundated with hype.

[skankyoulater]

Coveted? I thought the point was also that she was dated / stale.

[automaticpeople]

It’s a lack of empathy from many. It’s not necessarily that they don’t “get it”. They just don’t care/agree that women are pressured so much.

[purrple_267]

I believe that. Saw a comment that men say all the men in the movie are assholes, not realizing this is how men act towards women not other men.

[floatinglately]

i’ve seen people complain that the harvey character is too goofy to come across as a real threat and like… ok? so women aren’t allowed to be infuriated that a talentless misogynist holds real material power over their career unless he’s also a sexual predator? that’s where the bar is? he doesn’t seem like a rapist so why should we hate him?

i didn’t think it was a perfect movie or anything but some of the critiques are real telling on themselves hours IMO

[cautionwalrus]

It’s funny you mention Barbie because the Substance reminded me of it quite a bit! Both movies totally obsessed with production design/world building and also trying to get an ham fisted, imperfect feminist message across to their audiences.

If a straight man didn’t “get” the movie, he’s willfully obtuse or dumb as rocks. The Substance beat you over the head with its message both visually and contextually, nearly constantly.