are all fairly decent, but those moments where the film really stands out are those that she has alone I would say like the scene I just mentioned. "[15] On Metacritic, it has an 81 out of 100 rating based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". The scene changes to a restaurant where Justine is eating with her parents. 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. 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. 8/10. I'm glad so many folks on r/horror have enjoyed this film. He then opens his shirt, revealing scars and missing chunks of his chest, and tells Justine that she will find a solution. The movie is not out an out horror movie like Conjuring. Spoilers, you should read before your spoiled for life by this sick film. 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. In either case, Raw should be remembered for its innovative and unique plotlines and memorable characters. Renowned composer-conductor Lydia Tr has a few weeks until recording a major symphony, one more feather in the illustrious cap of her career, when a series of her actions and their consequences finally catch up to her, throwing her life and her dreams into chaos. In an effort to balance social normality with exemplary student achievements, as well as being peer pressured into eating a piece of raw meat as part of another initiation ritual, Justine partakes in nauseating habits like hair chewing, skin picking, and blood drawing itch fests. 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. There's lots of long-shots and nicely framed cinematography that took some thought, but I really think this the primary merit of the film, and it falls short in many other areas. KEEP READING; First 'Bones & All' Image Reveals Timothe Chalamet and Taylor Russell in Luca Guadagninos Cannibal Film. Julia takes an overly done genre trope (cannibalism) and completely makes it fresh, organic, and ready to serve to the masses in a very beautiful, elegant, and most disturbing way in which a young woman is on a coming- of-age quest in her life and discovers her sexual side as well as a new appetite. Justine is a little awkward as she gets gussied up, goes to parties and flirts with boys. Throughout the film, Justice wanders and observes everyone around her with curiosity and a fascination for exploration. I really don't think it's a film that adequately carries a torch for feminism at all. Much like The Ring or It Follows, the . In order to save her best friend, Tracy, and all the party guests, Lydia . The movie is a science fiction action film based on the Predator franchise. 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). but that's a conversation for another time, likely. Frustrated with her surprise male roommate and aggressively thrown into a midnight class initiation, Justine flows with the animalistic turmoil alongside her roommate, Adrien (Rabah Nat Oufella). Before that, she was the film critic for The Associated Press for nearly 15 years and co-hosted the public television series "Ebert Presents At the Movies" opposite Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, with Roger Ebert serving as managing editor. Bloody Awful. Warning: ending spoilers for Jordan Peele's Us. Is highly over rated, and kinda boring. First of all I'd agree the film was well shot. Then, as he opens his shirt, scars and portions of his chest are visible. It was intriguing. I did not. I am not making this up. If we stop sexualizing everything, then we could arguably make an impact on things like rape culture, etc. That is until Alexia awakens in utter horror at her own sister chowing down on her finger like a piece of pork rib. She gets a nasty rash and later Jeffrey Dahmer syndrome which makes dating tough. Read the review of the film. The look in her eyes lets us know that this wont be nearly enough to satisfy her. Did you do one for The Blackcoat's Daughter? The sisters pissing together standing up, the close-up shot on the protagonist's crotch while waxing where you can see part of the actor's labia. Once again, spending the summer vacation in his family's summer house, as he does every year, he meets and . 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. . Two sisters are vegetarian students at a veterinarian school which was also attended by their parents. Justine confronts Alexia and fights her, eventually biting each other until they are pulled apart by other students. The two people inside were consequently forced to crash into a tree. That's why the kids were forced to be vegetarian from conception. Copyright 2021-2023. At bottom, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a character study of its grinning, self-estranged protagonist, Cosmo, a small-time, rough-around-the-edges businessman trying to maintain an invented persona of Mr. Lucky suavity and charm. The film, set against the backdrop of university hazing, explores a young straight-A overachiever discovering new desires and pleasures of the flesh. The central figure of this action drama is Amandeep Ajit Pal Singh, portrayed by Sidharth Malhotra. Paints, biting and picking out pubes. She consumes raw chicken in the morning and later throws up a long clump of her own hair after feeling unsatisfied. "We finally landed on them doing it in front of a room full of delinquent girls that . 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 . When 20 people walked out of RAW in Paris last year at it's first screening it was for none of these reasons. I HATED this movie. In the Cloverfield movie, it is 2009 as the item splashes into the water. This time its name was "Raw" in English and "Grave" in French. I can appreciate the horror theme of cannibalism, although I religiously hold Hannibal Lecter as the only cannibal movie done right because it choose not to just focus on the shock and horror of gore but also include a psychological nature that wasn't encrypted, symbolic or metaphorically executed. Others avoided her. There, Justines father informs her that neither she nor Alexia are to blame for what happened. Acknowledging that there's an explicit and unchangeable hierarchy that humans have installed as our primary societal and behaviors formats clashes with circumstances like that of Justine and Alexia. As night falls, the family sees four shadowy figures standing in their driveway, holding hands. Even more bewildering is the fact that this stupidity was written by a women. For me, that reveal was one of the most disturbing parts of the movie. Its the school where their parents first met and where her older sister Alexia attends. The girls inherited their need to feast on human flesh from their mother. Raw is a movie about changes and transitions and settling into being the person you will be for the rest of your life. Justine is surprised to find Alexia has turned into a meat eater. Alexia tries to wax her bikini that evening. I got the vibe throughout the movie that she doesnt want to have this desire or be a cannibal, and struggles to resist it. She is initially incensed that Alexia killed Adrien, but she later cleans up in the shower with Alexia. It is required of the newcomers to consume raw rabbit kidneys. He begins to exchange glances with a very desirable young woman. While on their way, Mills and Doe get into an argument wherein Doe asserts that his doing was, in a sense, holy, purging people or chastising the ones committing either of the seven . Now ''Brazil'' has reopened and is playing here at Loew's New York Twin and Loew's 84th Street Six. Adrien learns Justines secret, and they have sex as a result. Shes initially resistant and repulsed, as anyone would be. This one is a backdoor prequel set in the Northern Great Plains in North America in 1719. Adrien plays a clip of Justine crawling on all fours for the woman. The focus isn't on the nudity. You can breathe now; the disturbance ends her. Raw produced a captivating and stomach-churning body horror unlike any other film in recent years. Now I've said in other reviews that I don't mind gross, bestiality, disturbing in films I watch. 'Raw's Themes And Ending Explained: Animality vs. it's really weird and annoying and terrible. At a different party, Justine overindulges and Alexia transports her to the mortuary. I think the appeal of coming of age movies is that as a child/teen/young adult they learnt something over the course of the movie, which is going to shape them for the rest of their lives and is somehow elevated because they are young. She attempts to mentor Justine saying that this is how they have to live now: with manipulation and sly quickness. Steven Spielberg's version of H.G. We're not being sold sex, even in a movie about it. Finally, he assures Justine that a solution will be found. I dont know why rape culture is brought up in a film thats so transgressive. When I'm watching a horror film about the allure of cannibalism, I want to watch a horror film about the allure of cannibalism, and not watch a movie where there's other primarily dramatic aspects swirling around which detract from the horror. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The tremendous box-office . The vegetarian Justine (Garance Marillier) has never tasted meat since she is allergic and protected by her mother. Raw is the latest horror film that has become the target of (almost) universal acclaim. I agree with your review very much. The whole movie is a bit of a journey. I would look at the lights in the room or the people around me, just so I wouldn't have to look at the screen during some parts. So, this lazy load AdSense script can be used in blogger with a few changes and a small trick.Use Ctrl + double click or Ctrl + Click n' drag to make multiple non-contiguous selections for editing Press Ctrl + Alt + Z to remove last set caret/selection Ctrl + click on caret or selection to remove it from set Select several contiguous lines . He explains that when he first met their mother, he could not understand why she did not want to be with him. In one of them, the older students force her and her classmates each to eat a small piece of raw rabbit kidney. At another party, Justine gets extremely intoxicated and Alexia takes her to the morgue. Alexia discovers Justine doing this when she awakes, but she later informs their parents that her dog Quicky ate it. This is the ritual that they apply to welcome new students. The planet has not yet been attacked by the monster. 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. The father was telling the daughter that she would find a way to deal with it, like he and her mom did. RT is also giving mostly positive reviews. The following day, at the Park son's birthday party, a grief-maddened Geun-se escapes from the basement, bludgeons Kim Ki-woo and kills his sister Ki-jung. If she had gone heavier on any one of a few elements(photography/art direction, traditional horror devices, emotion), I might've enjoyed it enough to recommend it. An hour, 15 minutes in, with 20 mins left, I don't understand yet why she's eating meat so obsessively, particularly raw unclean meat, and human meat? It is the world's oldest national broadcaster, and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, employing over 22,000 staff in total, of whom approximately 19,000 are in public-sector . There is lots of nudity in the film, but all of it is almost an afterthought. She shows up at a party later that evening. The next day, everyone in school stares at Justine, some avoiding her. There are a lot disgusting scenes, pointless and stupid. 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. The freshmen class is hazed and forced to eat meat. The plot revolves around a girl character 'Justine' who used to be a pure vegetarian just like her family. Raw was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. To sell 'Raw (2017)' as simply a 'cannibal movie' is to do it and its creators a major disservice, as is to avoid watching due to its apparent 'extreme' nature. Not just a 'cannibal movie', this is a coming-of-age drama that explores feelings of alienation and repressed taboo desires (cranked up to eleven). We may be slightly more intelligent than most species, but still- we're animals. Soon she feels attracted to eat not only meat but also human flesh and learns a family secret. Paramount Pictures. Having realized from the moment Justine ate her finger that they share the same condition, Alexia takes her sister on a devastating whirl spin, attacking a bypassing car, killing the injured person inside, eating his brains from his cracked skull, even offering her sister a piece of fresh brain with disturbing ease. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Newmarket Films. Alexia is imprisoned for the murder of Adrien, and Justine is sent back home. She goes to a gas station late at night with Adrien so that no one will see her eating meat. Its quite ridiculous. Justine discovers she is allergic to meat. Justine leaves with Adrien and later discovers an itchy rash all over her body. The ending of Raw entertains philosophies that the students discuss earlier in the film. Wells' 1897 alien invasion novel may be set in the modern day . Once she started getting cannibalistic and going ballistic, ironically the movie got boring, haha. But as we come to learn at the end of the film,it's something that runs in the family and I was just like, was it really necessary? Apart from this, I liked the cinematography of the movie and the extremely beautiful locations which are shown in the film.Credits: Images and footage Source: Focus World and Wild BunchDirector: Julia DucournauProducer: Jean de FortsWriter: Julia DucournauDisclaimer: Any footage in this video has only been used to communicate a message (understandable) to the audience. Would Justine, Alexia, and their mother be afforded all of their human rights if exposed for being brute flesh-eaters? She pulls off the blankets, finding Adrien dead with most of his right leg eaten and a stab wound in his back. Director Julia Ducournau brings a sense of humanity to the story. And it comes from the mind of another young, brilliant woman, French writer/director Julia Ducournau, making her wildly assured feature debut. "[18], David Fear of Rolling Stone praised the film highly, giving it a rare perfect score of 4 out of 4 stars; going so far as calling it "a contender for best horror movie of the decade". You may want to discuss rape culture, but it's rather bizarre to do so in a horror forum. The next morning, Justine wakes up in bed with Adrien but she notices she is covered in blood. Justine goes back to her dorm and takes a shower, where she picks a chunk of his lip out of her teeth and eats it. When he first met their mother, he says, he didnt know why she didnt want to be with him. The story I was told went like thisRaw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs can spread germs to ready-to-eat foodsunless you Use separate cutting boards and plates for raw meat, poultry, and seafood. Two years later, and Juileta and Renato have custody of Henrik. Well yes, now that you mention it. Despite having a budget of less than $250,000, director Damien Leone's ultra-slasher sequel has made more than $5 million at th The film revolves around how RAW agents located in Pakistan gathered information on Pakistan's nuclear mission during the 1970s. 3/10. There, now you don't have to watch this disgusting movie I wish I hadn't, but no one can say my review is bad because I didn't watch til the end. Especially recommended on the big screen. A dog in the room checks out the pre shave spot. Rose brutally stabs a terrified patient to death at her hospital in front of her screaming boss, Morgan (Kal Penn). However this was the most boring, unsexy, uncool, stupid movie I've seen in a while. Marillier's youthful beauty and timid curiosity brings life to the character, and the actress puts herself through many difficult scenes that would have most actors turning their nose up at. That moment comes in the ninth episode of Season 3, when J.J. saves Kiara from a wilderness therapy camp. A very rare beast - an excellent cannibal movie. The plane crashes, and it breaks and falls apart, except for the very last row, number 19, which remains intact and safe and sound. It is not one of those twists that invalidates everything before, but it does help explain it. [22], Justin Chang of The Los Angeles Times wrote that "the fluidity and unpredictability of the human appetite is one of the movies most playful and persistent themes. Justine bites off the center of his bottom lip during their kiss. . I missed something somewhere and I can't understand. 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. [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. The corsages he brings each of his . Still my fav feature of 2017. Debut writer-director Julia Ducournau knows exactly what she wanted to do and did it, and the resultant film is a different breed of horror with no cheap jump scares and with the camera never flinching from all body and animal horror. Justine starts to change after the taste of meat and after a waxing accident, her eating habit changes radically. This is an assured coming-of-age drama that explores relatable feelings of alienation and, maybe not so relatable, repressed taboo desires (cranked up to eleven). It was a 5.5/10 for me, because it's so derivative - which again might be because its artistry was also overhyped before I watched it in the cinema. I also really hope no dogs were killed or tortured for the dissection scenes! Explain the meaning of the slope related to the context then the slope in the context is the average height(cm) per age. It's tough to put a finger on what I mean, but I must say for greatness and including it in my favorite list of the year, something is missing still, but it may very well make my list of top5 horror films from 2016 and also always nice to see something of quality coming from France with this genre these days compared to how bad things are looking here in Germany. One image shows them with their parents. Since Justine is a vegetarian, she declines. All rights reserved by Brainless Pen. Making its way onto movie screens after a successful festival run, Raw arrives with both critical acclaim and a sense of notoriety, having apparently rendering festival-goers faint and puking in the aisles, to the point where the paramedics were called. I really liked it, but by the end of the film I felt like it tried to cover 2 separate things but never ended up going in a clear, definite direction. Some people may be missing a wicked French humor at play here. Her education of animal physiology and animal rights become heavy subjects of debate amongst her and fellow classmates. He gestures toward a scar on his lip. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. She meets her roommate Adrien on her first night there. The next day, Justine is the center of attention at school. [13], The film had a limited theatrical release in the United States by Focus World starting on 10 March 2017. it is awful. Deprecated: Function create_function() is deprecated in /www/webvol23/a2/94s3sdwxk2hd53s/ledarlyftet.nu/public_html/wp-content/themes/itheme2/theme-functions.php on . 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. The atmosphere is well developed, especially those incredibly effective party scenes that perfectly capture what it's like at a wild college party. While kissing, Justine bites the middle of his bottom lip off, leaving the other party guests shocked and disgusted. Be sure to watch it until the end, however, because everything ties together in a very intuitive and satisfying fashion. But that turns out to be a . Another great moment from her is also a great moment for Ducournau and I am speaking of course about the scene under the blanket in bed where she tries to keep her desires back, but not a chance as they have overtaken her long ago.

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