BONES AND ALL is the Most Disgusting Movie of the Year | Movie and Book Explained

[@pollyc.1957]

God...damn. Can you imagine being murdered and cannibalized for being too snarky to customers, but really you're just having a bad day? Like these two just completely assume you're a waste of space and the world would be better off without you, so they eat you? Like, damn bro, I'm not getting paid enough at my job, a customer screamed in my face, my partner is cheating on me, and you arbitrarily decide I don't deserve to be anything but your next meal. I think that would legitimately hurt my feelings more than my actual murder.

[@rajneeshmeena6502]

I agree. "they ate me because I was having an off me" is definitely more worse than being killed for no reason

[@diahreea2022]

Why are you treating a movie like real life lmao

[@perfectblue2992]

@@diahreea2022 you have no point

[@islandboy4445]

@@diahreea2022 because customers in customer service can actually be legitimately terrifying and it's just getting worse and worse. Most are fine, but you do get the completely irate one every now and then that low key traumatize you/gets violent.

[@hydralily1646]

@@diahreea2022 is that not the point of movies? To get emerged in it and think about it a little deeper.

[@benzaiten933]

I think if instead of cannibalism their 'thing' was playing with Yu-Gi-Oh cards, or similar, the movie would be improved by 120%.

[@ratwhisperer8667]

we need more stories about teens isolated by their love for magic the gathering

[@Nicolesid1]

Imagine the high stakes if they were playing pokemon with vintage cards... or even just opening old boxes

[@pyrosianheir]

See, that would actually get my butt in the theater.

[@seraphina1724]

This thread is full of nerds (affectionate)

[@RMaher-cz7gw]

Quietly hiding there hunger for card games 🤣

[@IsSarahPi]

Hate the review saying Russell and Chalamet "ate and left no crumbs", they actually left quite a mess!

[@AmandaTheJedi]

They were very messy bessy's

[@scootymcscootface]

There weren’t technically any “crumbs”

[@shoujokadyan5502]

I mean, they did eat them bones and all 🤷‍♀️

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Ate and left crumbs is pretty stupid

[@blueblack3591]

Hahaha

[@aliceallgrown]

just based on hearing it described sounds like a metaphor for sexual abuse and violence. The way it runs through families and taints relationships, causing you to cannibalize the closest people to you, perpetuating cycles of violence. Sounds like a story with a weighted thought behind it.

[@amypatterson7395]

Yeah, with how sexually charged almost all the instances of cannibalism are in the story (and how early it starts, and how it is “passed down” through the family) it really seems like a metaphor for CSA trauma to me at least.

[@sidheo3741]

@@amypatterson7395 yeah, what stood out to me in particular was the joke about each other's 'first' being their baby sitter

[@HiBasil]

Also a brilliant metaphor 👏👏👏 I saw this movie as a metaphor for addiction. It crossed my mind when I saw the scene of the guy who wanted to try it just for fun. This usually infuriating to see for someone who has to do it because addiction leaves you with no choice. This movie can be read in so many ways!

[@lynziewithaz5491]

Dude……. damn

[@GlobalsoftPirka]

Where did this whole “hereditary cannibalism” trope come from? The movie ‘Raw’ also uses that trope.

[@user-unfriendly_-o-]

The line "it's a cannibal love story" made me think "did they make the show Hannibal but for straight people"

[@barbiquearea]

Sounds like something Armie Hammer would definitely be into.

[@whoisthisperson8454]

I thought the same thing!!

[@elvishkat]

nyeahhhh queer and queer coding/baiting are not the same thing friends.

[@kronos1794]

@@elvishkat Shhh, let them have it.

[@krose6451]

Hahahahaha

[@Hailey-bz2ym]

My friend and I went into this not knowing anything and to say we were shocked is an understatement

[@Manthab]

So did my roommate she was so confused about the fact it was a romance and more gore than horror lol

[@ha_des]

same here, my friend wanted to see it because of Timothée Chalamet, I only knew it was a romance/thriller and the first gore scene really surprised us

[@toddhollen]

Yeah the description on Rotten Tomatoes really buries the lead and that's all I knew about it going in.

[@vasi119]

same 😂. Someone suggested this movie and I didn't watch the trailer or anything, just thought it would be fun to go to the cinema again. And last night I was soooo surprised 😂

[@blueblack3591]

Oh boy

[@settheworldonfire94]

The first line of the Wikipedia page for this film calls it a “romantic cannibal road trip film.” My reaction when I read that was, “excuse me, a WHAT?!!” Anyway, the Wikipedia summary is wild.

[@VladGrim]

If no on edits it, I will!

[@cherchehacknostale]

What lol

[@0gammag0]

@@VladGrim Careful, he’s a hero

[@anac.r.1478]

i liked the movie way more than the book, but damn i wish they didn't invert the role of maren's mom and dad. to me it just made her mom the crazy woman in asylum trope and didn't have that punch of a mom slowly coming to hate her daughter

[@suburbancarwash209]

Idk you get that with her dad. I think the mum thing worked because it added to the fantasy of the story, it also added to the idea of inheriting addiction

[@anac.r.1478]

@@suburbancarwash209 yeah but you still get the inhereted addiction if the dad is the eater. maybe i just wish they went a bit deeper with familial connections in general since it was my favorite part of the book.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

The writer said it was because he felt her having access to someone the same gender as her would add a minor comfort she loses from it being her dad - who may both struggle extra with the usual puberty stuff, then this totally unknown compulsion.

[@spiderlily723]

Instead of 'dad abandones their kid' and 'mother hates her daghter' liches?

[@iamcool544]

You know "dad abandoning" and "mother hates her daughter" are both cliches as well right?

[@joygasm916]

When I read the book I kinda fixated on the part where Maren remembers being told by one of the boys she ate about the types of cannibalism in the animal kingdom. Specifically Copulatory Cannibals like Black Widow Spiders and Praying Mantises. And how their mates don't seem to put up a fight because on some level they know they've served their purpose. So from that point on I pegged Maren for a Copulatory Cannibal in that she eats her mates. Sully I thought of as a scavenger like a Vulture. He picks his meals when they are close to death follows them or stays close until they are dead, and that's when he swoops in. Lee is harder to pin down, because his meals were people who threatened him, hurt him and his family, or generally pissed him off. I know there are animals that do attack/ kill when threatened and some do eat their kills. But I couldn't pin a specific animal to Lee. Except near the end of the book SPOILER when he fulfills the role of a black widow spider's mate. SPOILER OVER . So it ain't a perfect metaphor but its a notion that stuck with me when reading. I feel insane just having typed all that. Great Video! I was super curious about this one. I think I'm gonna end up preferring the book. But I still wanna see the movie.

[@sir-ani8927]

That's actually a pretty cool though

[@iamcool544]

That would require her to be impregnated by every person she eats though.

[@joygasm916]

@@iamcool544 Not necessarily, I kinda figure that not every male spider successfully mates with a female spider. Some just walk in hoping to mate and get eaten lol. But like I said it's not a perfect metaphor just something that my brain latched on to . I'm not even sure the author even intended anyone to care that much about the animal cannibalism/flesh eating tendencies mentioned in the book.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

That's a really interesting take which fits

[@Wormwoodification]

Good insight.

[@flyingkitty67]

There are going to be so many edgy toxic couples tattooing lines from this movie on themselves.

[@ps1hagridoufofcharacter]

jesus i hate that thought

[@Romanticoutlaw]

@@ps1hagridoufofcharacter if you hate that thought, you'll _really_ hate when people start naming their kids after the characters. It may not happen often, it may have plausible deniability, but at least one couple is going to do it.

[@tainaalves3320]

why is that something i see MGK and Megan Fox doing

[@Rey_Palpatine]

@@tainaalves3320 It would be the next natural step in that relationship. I think I heard that they drank each other's blood before, and there's also that thing with the rings 💀

[@emotapw]

@@Rey_Palpatine I thought the ring thing was fake?

[@Testyourmemory350]

My favorite part was when Timothy looked into the camera and said "It's Bone'n Time"

[@AiValentine23]

Go to bed 😐👉🏻

[@josephpreston4373]

Thank you

[@FTMothman]

🧍🏽

[@ab-gail]

Ok that’s hilarious. Thank you.

[@girthday-birl2000]

and then bone’d all over everyone else

[@s.w.d4010]

I thought it was funny that Maren never met another “eater” in her entire life, even though she and her father travelled throughout The United States. But as soon as Maren is on her own, every where she goes she meets an “eater.” They literally just walk up to her. That was very convenient.

[@lavender3717]

in her first scene with sully she explains she's never been able to use her smell sense before, which is why she can sense other eaters after their encounter

[@s.w.d4010]

@@lavender3717 Yeah I know. Again the “eaters” found her, so what does her ability to smell them have to do with anything? Sully found her, the eater at the lake found her & Lee. I guess Maren smelled Lee but then she saw him covered in blood and then Lee told her that he ate the man from the store so I guess she really didn’t need her sense of smell to tell her that Lee was an eater. I just thought is was strange that no eater found Maren before she was abandoned. Still a pretty good movie though.

[@littledewdrop]

@@s.w.d4010 i might be wrong, but didnt sully say that “eaters tend to steer clear from each other” or something? i would assume other eaters have sensed that maren was one, but since she was a child they didnt really do anything about it until sully saw her alone and “hungry”

[@s.w.d4010]

@@littledewdrop I think that was only Sully’s rule because Maren calls out Sully’s contradiction when he tries to get her to stay with him.

[@SailorAnxiety]

Yeah, but her mom always kept her decently in the book, but going off alone you become a prey (usually) and go under the grid where misfits are sooooo much more easily than going to school with you parent always having a job (changing it, yeah, but having it) it's like where I lived when I was young: I spent 17 years of my life without seeing any wildlife, then I just started having walk at dusk, night or dawn and BAM: foxes, rabbits, boars and a couple of deers. WHILE GOING TO WORK or just having a bad night. So it didn't felt *that* weird. More like going from easy mode to hard mode though the loss of the privilege that was having an actual house and a parent looking after you.

[@twentywordsorlessYT]

My gut reaction to Timothée Chalamet in _Dune_ and _CMBYN_ : "PLEASE CAN SOMEBODY FEED THIS CHILD" My gut reaction to this film, one year later: "NO NOT LIKE THAT"

[@_SpreadingLove_]

Poor Timothée Chalamet went from pairing up with an actor who's an actual cannibal, to getting the role of a cannibal. Oh, Hollywood and its riddles.

[@winxbuneari5430]

What?

[@Whatcha_]

HUH??????

[@aurilcia]

@@winxbuneari5430 it's a reference to bizzare things Armie Hammer is into.

[@Nkkicute]

IKR lol I was thinking the samething! His co-star practically lost his career for allegedly being into this and now he stars in a movie about it, how ironic!!!

[@redvelvet5374]

Knowing how sick Hollywood is, they probably did it on purpose.

[@madisyngolab330]

Never seen the movie (and don't plan to tbh) but what confuses the hell out of me is the fact that these cannibals seem to be eating their victims raw (including blood, bones, organs, etc) which, if my research as a writer has taught me anything, can't be good for the human body to digest. I mean, at least Hannibal Lecter cooked his meals like a civilized cannibal. Anyway, this will probably all be addressed as the video progresses, but it's just something I thought of initially Edit: It in fact is not addressed

[@sergiscynical]

Maybe it’s a Tokyo Ghoul thing

[@albinocyclopse9952]

I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I just assumed that they were biologically different from regular, non cannibal humans. Like these are ghouls who are compelled to eat people because they aren't normal people.

[@sergiscynical]

@@albinocyclopse9952 especially since it’s hereditary

[@Rey_Palpatine]

Yep, apparently the book goes further with the implication that there's a supernatural element to it and the cannibals are biologically different from ordinary humans in some way

[@RuYevon]

It's a story

[@reb3578]

No baseball scene set to Muse? No, not prestige Twilight.

[@phillipwalker8827]

Hi, how are you?

[@PurpleMask131]

Hard agree.

[@criskp6861]

😂

[@sophiaisabelle01]

We appreciate Amanda's transparency in this review. Seems like Bones and All isn't everyone's cup of tea.

[@JoeChillton]

I was expecting schlocky but it was mostly straight to my annoyance

[@barbiquearea]

It certainly should be Armie Hammer's cup of tea if you know what I mean 😉

[@SmartStart24]

Sophia! lol I love your comments 😂

[@breadphones28]

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[@gateauxq4604]

When she brought up the sound I knew I wouldn’t do it.

[@chasebarber10]

As a person who watches disturbing movies, this movie was pretty good. It definitely felt like a metaphor for generational trauma.

[@ekekekekk]

100%.

[@chasebarber10]

@@ekekekekk and like the thing about metaphors like this it really is up to the viewer to interpret it for themselves which is why I like movies like this. They can be healing.

[@dripfoe_3307]

​​@@chasebarber10 Would you say the same thing If the cannibalism was swapped out for an uncontrollable need to grape infants to death. Yeah probably not.

[@amberrj.]

I got an opioid/benzo drug addiction metaphor after watching the movie. Everyone says "oh just stop. Use willpower". These ppl don't know the awful agony of craving something so badly, you'll sometimes go against all morals just to feel normal again or get outta bed so u can keep your job. They'll never get the feeling of your body becoming useless due to the unbearable physical/mental pain. The nights of insomnia & projectile vomiting. It's a need that nobody will understand unless they too have experienced it. At least that was my interpretation.

[@mindyengledow6860]

It's so horrible.I remember the days I couldn't get out of bed or function because I was dopesick.

[@sarahberkner]

Yeah I'm sure their point in making a movie about the horrible act of cannibalism was just to have people empathize with drug addicts. Not. I do have sympathy on people who are addicted to drugs, I also have sympathy on anyone who thinks this kind of thing is worth watching.

[@misstweetypie1]

How is a small child supposed to eat a 20+ year old babysitter in one sitting. Also, how would she kill her?

[@luvcherry]

you know how a lot of waste is eliminated through co2 in our breath maybe they just breathe and poop like crazy 💀💀

[@MT-lk7qt]

That's what really stood out to me in the synopsis. Maybe it makes more sense in the book (I refuse to read it to find out), but it's cartoonishly 0-to-100 "i was a normal kid. then i ate my entire babysitter".

[@emmao6578]

Glad to find someone else asking the important questions, that part completely stumped me too. It conjured up a cartoonish image in my crazy brain of a tiny baby climbing all over the babysitter like a manic squirrel, taking bites out of her while the babysitter desperately tries to grab the baby and pull it off her. Why is my brain like this 😅

[@Delilah2112]

The way I understood it is that she took bites from her face, arms, neck... so the person would have died of blood loss derived from those injuries

[@misstweetypie1]

@@luvcherry that’s so morbid, hahaha. But then so is the whole book!

[@dolfyn1234]

Once again, thank you for providing content on a film I'll probably be unable to watch (can't get past the cannibal part). Really enjoy your insights and thoughts on different films and books. And we need a compilation of Amanda's Life Advice. Or t-shirts

[@hintsiren]

Yesssss I can’t watch a lot of the stuff Amanda reviews but I can watch the videos :D

[@cherchehacknostale]

@@hintsiren same those 365 days vidéos too ! Amanda was doing such a funny review it made me want to watch then I re-read the plot and was like no way in he'll I'm wasting time for this

[@chibiktsn3]

The real horror was the eating sounds we heard along the way. lol JK, but only a little. It's the eating sounds that get me. Hannibal is one of my favorite shows, so I don't hate the cannibal themes, especially given that this is prestige horror (or at least is trying to be). What I CAN'T stand is eating sounds.

[@evelyndavies448]

This movie rlly intrigues me and I low-key wanna watch but I CANNOT STAND EATING SOUND. THATS LIKE THE ONLY THING STOPPING ME FROM WATCHING IT

[@mariazeredo6657]

As someone with misophonia O can't stand eating sounds either (once I almost had a panic attack). Also nice to see another fannibal around :)

[@leviacronym6770]

@@mariazeredo6657 Loved the Hannibal books, and the show. IMO Mads makes a better Hannibal than Anthony. If you like that kind of stuff, there's a movie called "Ravenous" about cannibals and something about it seems oddly romantic, dark, and funny. Boyd is like Will, and the other guy (won't spoil it) is like Hannibal.

[@mariazeredo6657]

@@leviacronym6770 the only book I read was the prequel "the origin of evil" (which I loved) because I still haven't had the opportunity to get my hands on the other books but I want to. I also prefer Mads' portrail although I think Anthony's portrail was immaculate for that movie, because in the end they're different takes on the character. I will check out "Ravenous" it sounds right up alley. Thanks for the recomendation :)

[@hanna4918]

Same here. That was the only thing that really grossed me out, but I mean I'm just as grossed out when a person irl is eating anything loudly lol

[@tyrannicpuppy]

What most confuses me is that I'd seen ads for this movie EVERYWHERE. Reddit, Facebook, TV ads at all times of the day. Almost all of them being nothing but quick shots of the two 'hot leads smooching and being angsty'. No mention of it being highly rated or containing anything socially objectionable. Basically feeling like the ads were just baiting younger audiences to come see the poor star crossed lovers and their tragic love story. This video here is the first time I had any clue it was a cannibal story. Admittedly, I'm sure that was just a google search away, and none of the ads interested me enough to bother looking it up, but that advertising campaign (at least here in Australia) feels really weird now I know the actual plot of the movie.

[@litfilms_7]

I was thinking the same thing! It creeps me out

[@madamemystery4256]

I guessed there was going to be some sort of angst or violence in the show due to a trailer I saw on TV. But yeah. No idea whatsoever it was about cannibals which is arguably something on a whole other level then your 'average' violence typically featured in a film

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

Look up how many shows and movies are releasing about Cannibalism and you will be disturbed.

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

@@madamemystery4256 There making more and more of these. Like there trying to normalize it.

[@tyrannicpuppy]

@@Shelikesfutarule34 My surprise has nothing to do with it being about cannibals. Only that there is less than zero mention of that being a plot point and all glam shots of angsty teens making up every trailer or ad I've seen for the movie.

[@mandipandi303]

This convinced me that I should not under any circumstances see this movie.

[@sanher20]

Don't do it it's complete trash. Worst movie I've ever watched in my life

[@mandipandi303]

@@sanher20 Good to know. Even though I'm hard-of-hearing, I'm super squeamish when it comes to sound design too. Seems impossible, but it's true. I nearly puked listening to Batman Unburied. It seems there are many reasons for me to forgo seeing this.

[@geeloxoxo2574]

@@sanher20 I'm about to watch it rn 😃

[@jakehoon69]

its not even a bad movie. ppl are genuinely so dramatic. it was beautiful and metaphorical.

[@mandipandi303]

@@jakehoon69 Oh, I'm sure. I'm just very squeamish when it comes to sound design (ironic considering I'm hard-of-hearing). I'd probably throw up if I tried to watch the movie- even though I think the story, premise, approach, and filmmaking itself sound very interesting. I'll probably just stick to the book.

[@Jokerasmaw]

There’s a real life story where a guy in Germany put out an ad in the paper requesting people who may want to be voluntarily eaten… And got a response. A man responded and they decided to amputate and cook his Johnson and eat it together before he was murdered and eaten, this backfired because the cannibal overcooked his lil Johnny and it ended up being tough and inedible. In the end the man was murdered and eaten and when the cops came and arrested the cannibal he showed them the contract and the ad but yknow… that’s not how the justice system works. True Story.

[@Keznen]

That guy was sympathetic because he was obviously mentally ill and what he did was consensual. He didn't just go out and kill someone unsuspecting for it.

[@Jokerasmaw]

@@Keznen for sure. I was just sharing this story because Amanda mentions at one point that someone wanted to be eaten and said “who would want that?” And it’s like wellll there are all kinds of folks in the world!

[@upgradeninja7350]

Did he agree to the murder as well? how old was the guy. What were the charges since it was somewhat consensual.

[@Jokerasmaw]

@@upgradeninja7350 ye, everyone involved was stoked about it. They were both in their 40’s I think. The charge was 1sf degree murder I’m pretty sure

[@Jokerasmaw]

@@upgradeninja7350 it happened in Germany, I’m sure you could google it.

[@beardpandaa]

"lots to digest" and "maul me by your name" made me laugh a lot kudos. Yeah I'm gonna rent it when it comes out for at home viewing, watch it alone, close my laptop, throw it out the window, and take a shower for 20 years

[@beardpandaa]

Oh god now I just thought of armie hammer fml. He's gonna watch this movie and have a good wank and I'm not super happy about that...

[@em0rion253]

I love how Amanda always wants every single button up shirt she sees in a movie

[@hibiscuspetals02]

It's the lesbian urge to own every colorful button up shirt in the men's section of a department store. We've all felt it 😔

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I didn’t read the book or see the movie, but they’re not supernatural creatures? They’re just cannibals? How do they overpower people and eat them so easily then? How does a child just eat their babysitter without some sort of super strength or something?

[@ladyfashionsoul]

She doesn’t fully eat her babysitter. She started biting her and got her neck and she bled out.

[@money1137]

In the book it’s mentioned in the acknowledgement that they’re ghouls but it literally doesn’t point to that anywhere in the book so I was so confused how they were able to eat entire bodies with no leftovers every single time

[@liben5052]

@@money1137 honestly that makes the story at least a little more cohesive. tokyo ghoul is rife with cannibalism but is accepted because thats whole different species but here its just like they're people who crave flesh and like. the fuck man?? how should i feel empathy for characters who are apathetic to other humans suffering, even as a power fantasy how do you excuse harming those innocent victims, you'd think there's more ethical ways of sourcing raw meat.

[@killitwithfire5377]

I‘ve always thought it is probably a lot easier to overpower someone if that person doesn‘t expect it at all and if you truly have no restraint. Like, you have the strength to bite off your tongue no problem but it‘s impossible to consciously do it because of your self preservation instinct. i assume this applies to attacking other people too in some way. they never register them as a threat and if you get started with a full power bite to the neck, I‘m assuming that person won‘t be able to do much about it. Maybe this doesn‘t apply to real life humans but if you‘re already accustomed to eating people, you might be able to use that a little better.

[@MaCabaret]

It’s not really explained in the book. It’s not even really that gory. It’s basically “I smelled him and then I did the bad thing”. In the film it’s more realistic, they don’t eat the whole body, they just chow down.

[@catherinedemedici9525]

Knowing the amount of mass a human stomach can fit inside it every 6-8 hours, it is impossible two teenagers could fully eat an entire human body in a few hours, it would take days, and it is also impossible a baby could eat a teenage girl. Knowing the cannibalism scale is mathematically impossible made it a lot less scary for me.

[@Devi_Seona]

You obviously didn’t watch the movie.

[@LataeTV]

They aren’t entirely human

[@713zxn6]

they are literally vampires

[@sarahberkner]

There was actually an insane man (I don't know if he was on a certain drug or what) that ate most of someone's face off. I don't understand why people think that kind of thing is entertaining.

[@kathybrem880]

@@713zxn6no, I think they’re ghouls

[@abbywolffe4114]

My friends and I were supposed to see this movie but accidentally bought tickets for the wrong day, so we snuck into Wakanda Forever instead. Seems like we dodged a bullet.

[@amandaadkins1874]

You did!! The plot line went no where and the acting sucked!

[@kaonashiyakuza]

Hopefully u watched Wakanda forever cuz the opposite happened to me n i was stuck with Bones and all.......n watched it 🙂

[@greaterrestoration6214]

Sounds like a loss no matter what to me.

[@Nina2598-k5x]

@@greaterrestoration6214 nah ur just a hater 😂 wkf was good 🥱 so stop 🙄

[@astridediva]

Wakanda forever is 10x better than this bull crap

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

I've gotten so many ads for this movie and I'm gonna be honest, even listening to this review and you describing everything has made me a little squeamish, so this movie is definitely not for me. Thank you for the review! This book and movie sounds super interesting, but is definitely going to be one of those that I just read the synopsis and the reviews. I'm curious to see how the general public feels about it at the end of the day because it doesn't sound like something for the faint of heart/stomach.

[@fatimakhan-wy7tl]

Me and you are on the same boat. I didn't even know that this movie had anything to do with cannibalism cause I kept seeing ads even on pinterest of all places that they made it seem like this is another YA/new adult romcom.

[@taymc407]

@@fatimakhan-wy7tl Interesting, I wonder if they're using targeted ads...er.. targeted trailers. The trailers I kept getting made it look like a slasher/horror.

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

@@taymc407 yeah, I also saw ads suggesting a young adult romance. I did know this wasn't for me since I heard someone else mention it was about cannibals, but the ads focused on the coming off age/ romance story

[@donkeykong3628]

Funny, I don’t remember seeing a single ad for this. In fact, this video is the first time I ever heard about this movie/book lmao

[@wildwesley9328]

Same! I got so many ads. I probably would never have heard of this movie otherwise and wasn’t planning on seeing it before but the way my stomach turned at hearing the descriptions, I know that it’s not for me

[@sylvanaric7437]

SPOILERS - Okay I feel kinda stupid for thinking this after watching this but I really thought Sully wasn’t real at all, but the darkest part of Marens self. While watching I thought that she made him up to cope with her new reality of being alone in this world while being the way she is. His style, his way of speaking, the incredibly specific things like the rope: I really thought she made him up and was not giving in to him the two times she saw him, except for at the end, when she had her first bones and all. Also, he was STILL alive after all of that violence??? ..Please tell me I’m not insane

[@money1137]

Nope he’s real and actually related to her in the books lmao

[@huntsman9316]

@@money1137 scuuuuuse me?!

[@cassidymalott225]

I like your interpretation better

[@anastasiagirl1342]

I love horror films, thrillers, and even some gory films. But my god the sounds in this film turned even my stomach! 😅

[@amandamoore7512]

Does anyone think Hollywood realizes they used Timothee Chalamet to make a Vore AU fanfic Twilight movie?

[@saininj]

When I first saw the trailer, I thought they'd have a supernatural element like in Tokyo Ghoul or something.

[@AmandaTheJedi]

The book has a biittt more of that vibe because Lee's described as eating an entire body in 7 minutes

[@silcrow4045]

Yknow what, this could absolutely work as a Tokyo Ghoul in america style thing.

[@Adelynoir]

I feel like the reason monsters are often used as metaphors for mental illness or LGBTQ themes is because they aren't real. It works because there is no real world comparison and therefore no real world consequences. Cannibals are real. This is the same as trying to humanize and create empathy for a serial killer and doing so by trying to create similarities to people with mental illness or LGBTQ. Like yes, these people feel isolated, separate, scared, and sometimes they feel like they were made wrong or broken. Doesn't make it right to compare them to someone like HH Holmes. I think the book tried to create some fantasy with the idea that this isn't normal, there is something fantastical about it. That may work better because it creates a firm line between reality which is necessary for these sorts of metaphors to work

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

Exactly. With all the shows and movies coming out about Cannibalism it's like people are trying to normalize it. I've been keeping track of this topic for a couple of months now and day by day people are becoming use to this.

[@liben5052]

you nailed it, i was thinking of hybristophiliacs when i heard the premise. like this is the most outlandish grasping for straws at being "discriminated" i've ever seen for a straight romance. being literal psychopaths and being surprised society rejects you when you prey on innocent people.

[@ghostface4404]

@@Shelikesfutarule34 or, increase the hate and violence against marginalized groups.

[@qoisaa3294]

they aren’t human lol

[@ghostface4404]

@@qoisaa3294 do they act like it?

[@AmandaTheJedi]

PRESTIGE. TWILIGHT. You be the judge Look, the hair rope alone gets it 'most disgusting'

[@HiBasil]

Almost threw up in the theatre when I saw it 🤢

[@milktea6676]

I mostly watch the movie for the wholesome stuff but yeahhhhhhh It is hard to watch

[@IsSarahPi]

Does anyone get the feeling that he mostly eats women/girls because of the plaits?

[@bladedancer9140]

Just read the wiki plot summary… wtf lmao

[@barbiquearea]

@@HiBasil Was it really that gross? I think I will pass on the popcorn and treats if I go see this film.

[@kevin4061]

I feel like it'd be acceptable to call this the vore book

[@elvishkat]

do you know 'exquisite corpse?'

[@Bell.-]

@@elvishkat I've been wanting to read that one actually

[@MT-lk7qt]

travis the intern is on SO MANY vore message boards, i just know it

[@bec7080]

My comment was that the movie definitely wanted to go straight to vore and in a sexualized nature. And that would be fine if it wasn't being compared to twilight because that seems like it's getting marketed to teens. Not really a great combination imho

[@beemcbuzz7354]

I've read the book (thought the cover was nice and bought it on a whim) and ya know, at the end of the book there was a blurb about the author mentioning that they were a vegetarian and very very like against ANY consumption of meat. The book made quite a bit more sense after lol.

[@FreyjaJ]

Lol, definitely. As a vegan myself, I'm definitely on board with the book and film exploring the cognitive dissonance of consuming animal flesh (in this case humans...eeeek). Hopefully it will inspire some conversations and consideration.

[@lucafiles]

@@FreyjaJ there’s just absolutely no comparison between eating livestock and eating people. after finishing the book i saw the end where the author mentioned that it was a metaphor in favor of veganism, and my reaction was pretty much “oh, give me a BREAK.” completely ridiculous

[@Keznen]

@lucafiles7665 When lab-grown meat finally takes off, every kind of meat will be humane, including human meat. Humans are still animals.

[@Keznen]

@lucafiles7665 Also this comparison was done badly anyway. Mostly because they're eating raw meat instead of cooking it. lol

[@FreyjaJ]

@@lucafiles That's exactly what the animal agriculture industry wants us to believe. I used to believe it, as well. Then I found myself in college studying to become a neuroscientist in medical research. My disillusionment was swift. Decided to look into alternatives, found I wasn't alone in this desire, and now I'm a neuroscientist working on the frontier of cruelty free medical research using data and technology and doing everything in my power as a professional and as a vegan advocate to help others see past the lies proliferated by animal ag and animal-based (horrifyingly cruel) research. Do I think the comparison in the book/film is a perfect one? No, of course it isn't, but it's not nearly as far-fetched as it seems when you look beyond what these industries want us to see and believe about animals.

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

One thing you mention multiple times is that in the book Merin eats people -despite- them being nice to her. I don't think that's the case, she eats them -because- they like her. It's that overwhelming longing for connection that manifests as an insatiable hunger. I think that changes some of the context of her motivations

[@1998Cebola]

Yeah, the movie makes that more than explicit with the final love/eat scene, which for me was the key moment of the movie

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

@@1998Cebola That's not a factor in the movie though. They removed that motivation... So it really doesn't make sense in the movie.

[@natashaharsh9793]

That's an interesting take but then why would she wait till the end to eat Lee. Which really angered me because book Maren was really warming up to him, there's finally an expression of feelings and then she does that. And the ending, the one in the book 😤 made me not like Maren at all.

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

@@natashaharsh9793 That's not an 'interesting take' That's explicitly described in the book. She eats boys who are attracted to her or who are overly friendly toward her. She only ate Lee at the very end because he was never that close to her. He was always aloof, going off without notice, kinda nice but not too nice and never affectionate. He was super fucked up after what happened to his girlfriend and he wasn't ready to move on from that so he kept Maren at arms length. At the end when he reveals his feeling for her, he's doing two things: He's finally committing suicide as a result of his guilt and he's setting Maren free from her guilt. All this is why I'm starting to hate the movie the more I think about it. In the movie there's absolutely no explanation of why "eaters" eat. None. At one point they say it's a compulsion but that's not enough, they don't show you why they are compelled to eat. So in the movie, they're just flat out psychopathic murderers. Also, in the movie, what the fuck is the difference between an "eater" and a cannibal? Eaters can smell other eaters... ok, so what? That random policeman is a cannibal but what's the difference between him and the other eaters? They eat people just the same way, it's not like the book where they can eat a whole person in 6 minutes... so like, I just don't get why they changed so much for the movie. It completely destroyed the plot.

[@natashaharsh9793]

@@afluffywhitekitty8589 maybe I missed something, but I don't remember where the author states the reason Maren or anyone else eats people. It's all up to the readers discretion. I don't think (book) Lee wanted to be eaten by her. He enjoyed the company of someone with a similar issue as him. Lee being an eater made the most sense. He was a protector and I assume thats why he ate people. Their time together felt like a slow build that lead to feelings for each other. And Maren could care less for connection. She longed for an explanation of why she was the way she was. Which is why she went on the journey to find her father. In my opinion the whole story is a metaphor for the way the vegan author feels about humans comsuming meat.

[@deeviousrat]

i still don’t know how i feel about this movie. it mostly just made me leave the theatre saying “what?” 🤨 it felt like something was missing but i can’t put my finger on what.

[@takejaylor3528]

I see what you did there

[@natashaharsh9793]

That's how I felt when I got to the last paragraph in the book.

[@sarahberkner]

Something missing, maybe any hope for humanity?

[@anastasiagirl1342]

Omg the hair thing made me so uncomfortable. I was like squirming in my chair ready to loose it! 🤢

[@caithenry8429]

Bless you for mentioning that most of the cannibalism is through the sound design. Definitely will not see this in theaters because I would be bee-lining to the bathroom to puke. Might watch when it comes to a streaming service where I can mute those parts. But damn you are right on how dope the costuming is and how that pink striped shirt was amazing

[@dylansereno9233]

I'm worried about the fangirls and fanboys who miss the possible and most likely intended interpretations of the film and just start to adapt cannibalism as their aesthetic or "character trait"...

[@sarahberkner]

I doubt they made a movie about cannibalism to teach people some important life lessons, even if they put some in there, I think they made a movie about cannibalism to attract people that watch horribly graphic and disturbing movies.

[@sheridanfrancis4814]

I want people’s opinions on the rise of cannibal media. Fresh earlier this year, the choice to make this falls serial killer that had a series devoted to them the Milwaukee cannibal, and of course bones and all. What do you think is driving this? In the fictional stories what do you feel it symbolizes? Do you think there will be more in 2023?

[@AmandaTheJedi]

I think this year it’s kind of coincidence. Fresh and this filmed around the same time in 2021. Cannibal stuff isn’t super uncommon. I also think all three pieces of media exist for very different intentions, regardless of how you end up feeling about them. Like what’s going on in Fresh is very different from what’s happening in this. Cannibalism is just being used as a vessel in both of those movies to express an idea. (Also totally okay not to be into that) The ‘true crime’ drama is a totally different beast.

[@harpershultz3606]

I took a class on the psychology of horror when I was in school and trapped tend to be driven by human fears and the symbolism they represent. For example the zombie craze of the 2010s seemed to be our global fear of disease and pandemic. Then we had an actual pandemic and that form of media seems to be dying down after the COVID pandemic. I guess after facing that fear in reality it’s no longer fun theoretical escapism. With the rise of cannibalism I feel that it’s the global fear of food insecurities and the ethics of consumption.

[@friday13thirteen]

@@harpershultz3606 i also wonder if on a more symbolic level it has to do with anxieties around humans exploiting one another and seeing each other as resources to be consumed, as the wealth gap gets larger & larger and more prominent in public discourse - poor people fearing that billionaires will literally or symbolically devour them in their quest to hoard all the world's resources, wealthy people fearing that the lower classes will rise up against them and literally "eat the rich"

[@nuria.l-l-9827]

No coincidence. It is called Overton's window. Check it out

[@DragonMaiden77]

It’s a psychological thing. Humanity has a fascination with cannibalism because it’s such a strong taboo, ingrained in us because even in survival situations, human flesh still isn’t the best food source because you get so many unique diseases and it’s just not very nutritionally beneficial. When something happens that involves cannibalism, it usually catches everyone’s most darkest fear but also part of their darkest most subconscious desire; because what WOULD it be like to taste the most taboo of meats? Had a class on this, and a few books going over cases of cannibalism in human history.

[@Marykarnett]

The amount of times I read “it hit me then” or something along those lines while reading the book popups on the screen is insane.

[@briliz]

I actually liked this movie 😭😭 my friend and I cried watching this and we’re so pissed off at Sully There was definitely a part where she has to turn away because she couldn’t watch it but overall it was not bad for us It helped to know that in reality they were eating chocolate and cherries lol

[@ameliasellers6396]

That explains the sounds lmao. Also yeah that makes everything a bit less disgusting.

[@hartlaure]

Dude saaammmeee I was open mouth crying in the theater when the ending was playing

[@qoisaa3294]

same lmaoo

[@yoyohayli]

These are the kinds of stories I love. I LOVE explorations of people as monsters and monsters as people, exploring themes of addiction, outcasts, compulsion to do bad things, etc. It's not something I relate to very much, but I find that these kinds of stories bring about the most heart wrenching emotional contemplations from myself along with the characters. It also is a good reminder to just...always be kind to strangers 🙈

[@siamesetwin2996]

i agree

[@annajohnston9528]

I love that sort of story too! but this one seems off and is just not my thing oddly enough

[@liben5052]

@@annajohnston9528 same but the thing about bones and all is it's inherently psychopathic. they'll feel sorry for themselves because they don't fit into society but not bat an eye at harming other people. this cannibal romance is like the most absurd striaght romance grasping at straws for a reason to be "discriminated", plus it's clearly marketed to a specific niche of kinks and whatever. like interpret it how you like, whether its commentary or just stuff you're not supposed to think about seriously (why tf did they research so much on it though) but it just reads to me as a snuff film thing and of course hollywood would romanticize that shit.

[@LemonSte]

not too kind though or you'll end up with a Sully on your hands

[@paleflowers]

i definitely agree! i feel like the movie really explored those themes

[@allih8021]

I was curious about this movie and was pretty stoked you were covering it and....yeah. Two minutes into your intro and I've decided I do not have the stomach to even hear you (entertainingly) talk about it. I knew it was about cannibals but didn't realize how graphic the film was so even your brief descriptions were enough to just have me nope-ing on out. Thanks for the warning and for braving this one for us!

[@andreacinefilo]

I enjoyed it a lot. Guadagnino continues to impress me. The cannibals' nomadic lifestyle reminded me a lot of the vampires in Near Dark by Kathryn Bigelow. I don't think the Academy members are gonna love it, they rarely consider movies with a good amount of gore (they didn't even include Palme d'or winner Titane among the ten nominees for best international movie) but I really hope Mark Rylance will be nominated, he was surprisingly creepy and intimidating.

[@ethansloan]

I also found myself thinking about Near Dark with all the nomadic elements. Overall, I have pretty mixed feelings about the film. I think the cast and the cinematography were pretty fucking amazing, but the script was a little all over the place, like they couldn't settle on one theme so they decided to try all of them. I also think the runtime was much longer than it needed to be. Ultimately, I think I would have preferred this story without the cannibalism angle; just a cute/sad love story about homeless teens.

[@andreacinefilo]

@@ethansloan Well, without the cannibalism angle, it would have been just like every other teen drama.

[@lollalofi3933]

@@ethansloan them being cannibals is the whole point of the movie, but everyone has their own taste 🤷🏾‍♀

[@clairesilverspar]

I am so grateful for this review. I had no idea what the film was about, thought it was maybe a cute/wierd love story and was thinking of watching the movie. This is definitely not my cup of tea and you saved me from a shock, thanks!

[@danaabercrombie6982]

I was more bored than disgusted. In fact it was rather tame compared to what they do on Interview With The Vampire on AMC

[@barbiquearea]

The film is more of a character study that leans more on the performances of the leads than telling a entertaining story.

[@riley9703]

there’s an Interview With The Vampire show????

[@jaydawalker1358]

@@riley9703 Yeah The last episode released a while ago

[@danaabercrombie6982]

@@barbiquearea I know that, it's still boring

[@danaabercrombie6982]

@@riley9703 yes

[@32fps]

I dunno if I was always like this or if it's come from working in the industry and seeing how SFX work, but all I thought while the cannibalism was happening was "hm, I wonder what they're actually eating. I wonder how they they designed this and what it's made out of" 😅 Shout out to the group of girls behind me who, while the credits were rolling, turned to each other and one asked "Are you guys nauseous?" and one of them replied, "While it was happening I was, but I'm ok now." To those who haven't seen it--the cannibalism isn't really shown that explicitly (to me) and doesn't happen too many times on screen. I mean if you're really squeamish definitely avoid, but it's not hard to look away for the few times it's shown if you want to avoid it. As for the movie itself, I didn't think it was perfect but I was really enjoying it until the ending. Part of me was like "well, really, what did you expect to happen," but another part of me was just sad that the movie was basically saying her mother was right, that people like them can't have love and live happily. I'm similar to you in that the longer I'm away from it the more it settles in my mind, and personally I can deal with the ending a bit better. And I agree, they should have spent more in their "happy/fairytale" time together to really sell the love and connection between them. I will say, though, that I enjoyed the take on Maren's character that what was truly bothering her was exactly *that* she didn't feel worse for what she was doing. The freakout about the guy at the carnival in particular, it was like she *knew* she should have been more upset over it but she wasn't, therefore making her upset and further angered at Lee for not feeling how she thought they should either. Like she needed someone else to tell her that yes, she should find all this horrible and she's a terrible person, but Lee was just reflecting back at her what she didn't think she should be but ultimately was.

[@hartlaure]

Great comment, I completely agree with the “happy/fairytale” aspect. I feel like we got maybe ten minutes of their “happy life” together and then the ending arrived…

[@thatlemonadeguy6742]

Cannibalism for me has to be one of the most versatile tools for symbolism that media can have, that's why I really loved this movie. Each person probably had a different conclusion based on their viewing experience.

[@ceilinh6004]

"You don't need to play with your food, Lee!" And I'm dead. But not eaten.

[@wingracer1614]

Well it is Prestige Twilight. "James, don't play with your food."

[@HolldollMcG]

Thanks for reviewing this. I have misophonia, so mukbangs are out, and this movie is definitely out, for more reasons than just my issues with sound. But, of course, stuff like this makes me curious, so I appreciate videos like this allowing me some understanding without having to make the sacrifice myself. 🙂

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

I was touched by this movie in the most unpleasant way possible. This review helped me work through my healing process.

[@hessu275]

I really liked it. Dark, twisted, sometimes suprsingly emotional and funny (thanks to the weirdness of Sully). It takes balls from Luca to direct such an edgy story. Taylor and Timothee are both outstanding, also Mark Rylance leaves a strong impact

[@sabaducia]

There was something so jarring but tender about the final scene. Trent's vocals after the the final scene is a major juxtaposition, but suitably dark. Nice final moment.

[@sadezem991]

I had definitely gotten the parallel to addiction, and how addicts are viewed in society, when I saw another review but wasn't sure if that was just something I had seen because I'm an addict myself. So I'm glad you mentioned that as well. I can especially see that theme in the excerpts around 10:08. I can relate those feelings so much. I don't really love the idea of relating addiction to cannibalism but I feel like I would really enjoy this story, especially the book. I can never find any good books about drug addiction so maybe this will do.

[@sarahberkner]

Now that you point that out, relating addiction to cannibalism sounds highly offensive. One is hurting yourself and maybe the people around you, and another is killing someone else and eating them.

[@AyresForceOne]

One of my favorite movies of the year. Taylor Russell should be nominated for Best Actress IMO; same goes for Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross for the score and whoever did the cinematography.

[@CaptainMarvel-ew7rn]

The movie was garbage. Just another hipster snore fest. Trying to be all deep. But it justcomes off cringy. I get what it’s trying to say. But at the same time it’s trying to romanticize the whole “it’s okay to be a sick weirdo”. And that’s a fat no no. Like we don’t have fucked up things in the world to deal with. Ow we’re going to have a generation of kids looking at this movie like it’s some classic that was mis understood. Anyways. Glad you liked it. I’d consider getting some counseling buddy.

[@H.M.Writer]

OMG I've been waiting for this review! I saw it a week ago and I still feel f*ing disturbed! 🤢🤮 While it was shot beautifully and the acting was great, I thought it would have been better as a vampire film. The idea a born cannibal taught an ordinary human to "smell" out their victims seemed off to me as the cannibal aspect appeared to be an innate aspect from birth. It seemed a bit like humans who hang around vampires hoping to be turned; didn't really work for me with cannibals. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@VelvetCake423]

agreed. While i think the movie is good, i just cant feel sorry for the characters at all because they're humans hurting humans. Sure the movie frames the 'hunger' as something the feeders cant control, that they're born with... but at the end of the day they're still human who dont NEED to eat other humans to live and considering many p*dos also use the whole "but i cant control it!" excuse i just cant care about the characters. it 100% would have worked better as some sort of monster movie where if they dont eat people then they die. Vampires, Ghouls ...just anything but humans lol

[@roseinskyrim]

I’ve only briefly seen parts of previews for it and I thought they were actually vampires, yeah. Didn’t realize they were humans/cannibals. I thought it was almost a continuation somehow or spin off or ‘nod’ or ‘different story in same universe’ to those movies about the girl who is a vampire and gets a kid to become her new like… idk, steward? Person who watches her? Let The Right One In, or something.

[@MinorKey135]

@@roseinskyrim I think you’re thinking of the term “familiar”

[@leviacronym6770]

@@roseinskyrim Don't want to spoil Let The Right One In, but you should read the book. Good book and unique, too. You also learn about Eli's backstory, what Eli really is, and Eli's real name, etc. Eli also learns how to take blood without killing people, for example.

[@mimir3702]

I thought that too at first but feel like vampires are too liked and supernatural...? I really come to like the taboo aspect of cannibalism as a metaphor. it would have been too supernatural too i think. it's already close to the supernatural line with them having this urge since birth to eat. they kept it nice and simple closer to a weird reality instead of a supernatural world

[@themimsy]

There's been a concerning rise in Cannibal themed movies lately

[@elvishkat]

body horror in general, I think.

[@bluebay1031]

@@elvishkat That’s less concerning though. Horrors always been around and body horrors always going to be a big part of that. But the rise in cannibal themed movies *specifically*? That’s a different story.

[@umairaali1952]

It’s way too dark idc what it’s a metaphor for its fucking weird

[@riz7855]

@@umairaali1952 yeah like honestly i don’t really wanna see that shit anymore lmao it’s too much

[@Shelikesfutarule34]

Exactly I've been keeping up with this topic for months because in the past 2 year or 2 we have about 5 movies covering this and more movies and shows covering the same thing. It's like people are trying to normalize it.

[@lisah-p8474]

I have misophonia so listening to people loudly chew would drive me nuts. The sounds of eating bother me more than cannibalism. 🤷‍♀️ I'm not sure what that says about me. Lol

[@AJLovesMC12]

Finally, a review that I can relate to! I was feeling sick the entire film after the very graphic cannibal scenes.🤢

[@hartlaure]

Dude sammeee I’m still thinking about that finger bite🤮

[@rebeccanascimento8234]

Seems like it could an interesting plot for horror. However,after the whole Armie thing, with Guadanino and Timothy involved right away with a project of this nature. It just makes me very very unconfortable with a subject that was already hard to watch....

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I saw this movie and as the dredits came up, some guy a few seats down started loudly talking,"What a dumb@ss movie, dumb@ss ending, no wonder no one came to watched it, it's such a dumb@ss movie" The theatre was half full...

[@kathyjones5327]

In the book what grossed me out the most was when the mother removed an ear drum from her baby mouth. I'm disturbed and haven't been able to finish the book.

[@JulesKM]

"Prestige Twilight" is hilarious! I'm looking forward to watching this, but I'm thinking I'll wait until it's on VOD so I have control over the volume during certain scenes lol

[@mindtheprivacy]

The fact that you read it and review the movie is outstanding.

[@toni3762]

Saw it at the London film festival in October with Timothée, Taylor, Luca in the audience and so many people walked out because they couldn’t handle the gore of this film. I personally wasn’t completely taken by the concept of this one after watching it the first time. I think I need to rewatch it at least one more time to know if I think luca’s style works for me with convincing me to relate or support the main characters. I wish they would have gone more into the ethical and existential themes of being a cannibal but a direct script is just not what Luca is very going to do and usually I love that about him but I wish there would have been a tiny bit more specificity. But performances, cinematography everything technical the score was absolutely stunning; prop the best Luca film in that regard. But yeah I don’t know if emotionality I connected that much with this one.

[@ethanlackey8048]

Them accepting themselves makes sense to me, they aren’t technically human, they don’t have the aversion to eating human flesh to any large degree besides minor instances like her confusion and fear after finding out, and Lee having a family so he felt bad about the dude, but he got over it pretty fast. For them it’s instinct, they are who they are and aren’t like us. The Eaters are sort of like a mythical zombie hominid that can breed with us, with a small population. So I can see why it’s like this, a serial murderer is usually not sorry about their actions, it just is what it is. Though I’d totally slaughter every single one of them cause ya know, cannibals. Like that freaks me out, any of them just walking around among everyone, waiting to strike. Kinda like a murderer or rapist.

[@sxatcychan1988]

I'm kinda surprised no one's compared book Maren to the protagonist in "Teeth".

[@maggiebeanbell4211]

I’ve been waiting for someone to compare the movie and book because they look vastly different and I’m so happy for it to be someone I trust! I read the book bc I wanted to prepare myself for the movie and it captured me so deeply, but I still don’t know if I can handle the body horror, at least not until it’s on vod.

[@Soapynah]

This summer I read Tender is the Flesh which has similar-ish themes, and even though it icks me out (to put it lightly) I actually quite enjoy the contrast of the brutality and the themes we usually see in movies/books like these, kinda refreshing in a way?

[@Jdblackerby]

Very intelligent and thoughtful deep dive into the book and movie. Well researched and entertaining to watch and listen to. Subscribed. Great job!

[@AmandaTheJedi]

Thank you so much I really appreciate the kind words!

[@cheshiredeimos1874]

Haven't watched the movie and don't intend to, but I just keep getting hung up on the math of it all. A healthy human adult weighs on average anywhere from 120-250lbs. I struggle to eat a half pound burger and a basket of onion rings in one sitting. How are these two devouring entire bodies on a spree. You'd need at least a month! And that's not factoring refrigeration.

[@sugasaysstfu9009]

I love this different opinion and approach on the movie. And i love hearing and seeing the way people watch them. For me this movie, especially the beginning scenes in the store, was a story of two people desperate for identity only to meet each other and help each other find an identity as one. Their moral compasses are extremely different in this movie and they both contribute this through the other. The scene in the store where they are first pictured together you can see how curious they are about the other. And as the scene progresses they visually become one against Barry and this theme continues throughout the film. But instead of being one against an antagonist they become one just to find purpose and understanding. And while their relationship is quite toxic it's extremely necessary you realize at the end because this is just one part of Marin's life. She has learned self identity from Lee and she also learned love. I really enjoyed this movie but totally understand why on a first watch people wouldn't understand or just not like it at all. It is a truly disgusting but beautiful movie.

[@ghostface4404]

She accepted and embraced her evil... Fully became an animal.

[@aadrian575]

omg they made a movie about armie hammer’s teenage years

[@kaonashiyakuza]

We decided that after going to the cinema we'll be hungry enough to eat our delish of fast food.... except that the movie we watched was "Bones and all" and i left with no appetite to have lunch or even drink water.... My bf thought it'll be a romantic movie for our simple romantic date. There was a moment of silent terror after we left the haul

[@benh4579]

the film is gross but to me at least it wasn't that gross? highly possible that I'm used to more in your face films but I just didn't find it that gross ( the film is good and has great acting). the true "disgusting movie of the year" is terrifier 2 without a doubt

[@Goldlucky13]

i watched the first terrifier when it came out and that was so gory i'm genuinely scarred from a specific scene. i can't believe that 1. they made another one and 2. it made it to theaters and 3. that somehow people are saying it's WORSE, gore-wise, than the first.

[@benh4579]

@@Goldlucky13 idk if I would say worse but more intense yes. not sure how 3 will top it

[@heunam3593]

I think the first one hits harder because you dont know what to expect, the second goes further imo even with some hit or miss scenes. And the blood looking ketchup red helped me distance myself too lol

[@supposedlymel]

When I first heard the name I thought it would be something like the movie To The Bone. I was very surprised when Amanda said they were cannibals.

[@cjtsang]

Yeah the queer-coding in this one seems...messy and not very well-thought out

[@money1137]

Nope especially since it wasn’t like that at all in the books. Everything queer related was added so unnecessarily

[@ghostface4404]

@@money1137 ... just like this puke of a film.

[@firstloveacrossthesea5835]

I thought it was a movie about vampires, that’s what I got from the trailer. I had no clue that it was about cannibalism.

[@marynystrom9734]

I was the only person in the theatre when I went to see this and that just made it feel so much creepier. Plus surround sound so I kept hearing crunching noises behind me 😅

[@takethra334]

I get the thematic juxtaposition of Sully's selfish "love" vs Lee's "selfless" love - but I don't think the fanatical, obsessive, enabling relationship they have would even really qualify as selfless... they just kind of give me Heathers vibes. If Veronica and JD's relationship was even MORE toxic lmfao

[@tuckershuff1441]

At the beginning, I was straight up whispering to myself, "Holy moly she Gollumed that girl!"

[@bryh555]

One of my fun traits is that I find the romance part of the movie the unappealing part that makes me not want to watch this rather than the whole cannibal thing lol I love horror but can't do romance

[@Logitah]

Haha! Same! 😂

[@bronwynbrin]

I was eating when I started watching this. I'm not eating anymore Also, love your videos but can't make it through the whole thing - looking forward to your next review!

[@tukushtacos2518]

You learn important things from the letter. Like how the mom wrote it in case her husband broke a promise and had her show up after looking for her. Which was a promise to kill her as a baby, explaining why she came home distraught and secretive thinking he would go through.

[@renatabarbosa574]

If Amanda's review made my stomach turn, I doubt I could even watch this movie at all. I think I would pass out!

[@mfmlmme4283]

Lee does wear the fringed shirt again actually. To me it signified that he was comfortable to be his true self around Maren.

[@Shadowbard379]

Okay so I find it quite the wired story for the “accepting yourself” trope. Most of the time when people use that trope they go out of their way to emphasize how harmless the trait is and how their differences aren’t a threat to society overall. Seeing it inverted to where it’s a real and active threat is kind of interesting and as it involves killing others, I can’t say that it seems like a drug or other mundane flaw. Like actively murdering people can’t be given the whole “just love yourself” treatment. Especially with the compulsion. Overall a crazy story.

[@shanonfreek]

So many of my friends from high school were talking obsessively about this film on social media. Because parts of it was filmed where I grew up. And for that reason I chose to not even see it. I would hate to have happy childhood memories at the local bowling alley be tainted. Glad to finally get around and watch you review it.

[@Andrononymous]

For some reason...this movie, the plot, it struck a very very deep cord with me. I do not eat people obviously but...I did not even watch the actual movie but shit the end made me tear up.

[@sammysalsa1947]

You don’t eat people you say?? Hmm…. Sounds an awful lot like what a cannibal would say 🧐🤨

[@JohmathanBSwift]

I very much enjoyed this movie. It's ok if other people didn't like it. I had the whole movie theater to myself, so when it moved me, I was free to express that moment. I went because the drector had Tilda Swinton in one of his movies. She was amazing in SnowPiecer. Now I'm going to watch a number of his other films.

[@msliper]

I'm sorry, in the book... she ate the babysitter and left bones coz she didn't really have teeth then?... this is too funny, she wouldn't be able to eat flesh without teeth anyway? wtf?

[@lucianacarvalho3136]

I still don't understand how they eat the bones without breaking their teeth

[@msliper]

@@lucianacarvalho3136 maybe it's all a metaphor

[@lucianacarvalho3136]

@@msliper I think it could be about addiction

[@TheMisstressSilence]

By chance would we get a review from you for the series Hannibal played by Mads Mikkelsen? I feel like you would like that one better for all its symbolism and esthetic. Still gruesome, but very sophisticated.

[@higo4067]

I’ll be honest, I haven’t watched the movie but when I first heard of the title I thought it was based off the comic book. I was mildly disappointed it wasn’t.

[@TheLadyLiddell]

I don't like equating murdering people to struggles like not being able to fit in or feeling like an outsider. Because things like being LGBTQ or neurodivergent or struggling with addictions shouldn't be seen with such a negative lense, that's the exact opposite of what these communities want.