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Another nail in coffin for Hollywood...

posted a month ago by JohnBraun604 (289)
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well Demi Moore is in amazing form...
but what this movie says about stardom and vanity, as one of the fading and dwindling pool of bankable stars ...what does this say about them?

Movies are already less fun and important, now you have a film showing the ugly underside and just reinforce the idea that Hollywood is superficial, and increasingly irrelevant.

Why this film and why now? Seems like shooting itself in the foot and overmaking the point.

[–] JohnnyDoe (1882) a month ago

An international co-production between France, the United Kingdom, and the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance#:~:text=An%20international%20co%2Dproduction%20between%20France%2C%20the%20United%20Kingdom%2C%20and%20the%20United%20States

Fargeat was born and raised in Paris.[8] She decided to be a filmmaker when she was 16 or 17 years old.[9] Fargeat studied at Sciences Po before beginning work on film sets. In 2010, Fargeat attended La Fémis, a prestigious cinema school in Paris

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coralie_Fargeat#:~:text=Fargeat%20was%20born%20and%20raised%20in%20Paris.%5B8%5D%20She%20decided%20to%20be%20a%20filmmaker%20when%20she%20was%2016%20or%2017%20years%20old.%5B9%5D%20Fargeat%20studied%20at%20Sciences%20Po%20before%20beginning%20work%20on%20film%20sets.%20In%202010%2C%20Fargeat%20attended%20La%20F%C3%A9mis%2C%20a%20prestigious%20cinema%20school%20in%20Paris

[–] JohnBraun604 (289) a month ago

Awesome answers...thank you!

[–] letess (1513) a month ago

This movie is fun. It’s not shooting itself in the foot. You’re supposed to just go on long with the espionage of the whole thing. Demi is in amazing form but she also has had a lot work done. She made a bold and brave choice selecting this movie and it works. This movie was made in France. It doesn’t matter if it’s Hollywood or anywhere, there is always the younger woman. That’s the way it is. The fact that it literally blew up in your face on screen just made the theater crowd roar louder.

[–] TheArgentinian (7061) a month ago

Supply and demand, bro.