THE SUBSTANCE (2024) MOVIE REACTION!! First Time Watching | Demi Moore | Margaret Qualley

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[@budilesmana5203]

Timeline is vague (1980s with present gadget) and la is snowing pretty much confirm maybe this happen in alternate universe.

[@ivanthorne8523]

"She pretty but not that pretty" the problem it self

[@chIorin3]

?????

[@artaquino6388]

right?

[@artaquino6388]

@@chIorin3 the premise of the movid

[@Tiyanaonmarz]

i was thinking the same....

[@toxicpills897]

Yea pretty much proving everything that the movie is about

[@boogerlui]

You guys didn’t seem to really get the depth of this movie, very surface based reaction. Not every reaction needs to be mugging for the cameras. Listen to the comments here and grow from them, there’s a reason that a consensus of people are trying to give you constructive criticism

[@markchesteraquino2966]

I was kinda disappointed too since i was waiting for them to react on this movie, it's like they saw this movie like a comedy 😭

[@skullholic]

I agree, this movie isnt funny

[@sabrinawalker1421]

I’ll save myself from watching this reaction then thank you

[@LonerFez69]

😂😂 this movie is hilarious what are you talking about lol

[@knightfallprotocol]

Jesus christ, this is like watching a movie with your 60 year old grandmother. Gotta ask questions every two seconds (most which were never meant to be asked) instead of just watching the damn movie and finding out.

[@abdelghanibacha4790]

I agree the girl is annoying with her questions

[@freelikeyve]

i wish Denise would PAY ATTENTION more! literally every 15 seconds asking questions "but what about??? but how??? but wait??? does she switch??? now what??? are they connected??? right??? what happened???"

[@MollyMoon-j3f]

The guy with the bald spot is saying "She's not that pretty." Once again men giving their unwanted opinion.

[@SpookyMartini]

Time stamp ?

[@derojasep]

I didn’t like his comment because I think she’s THAT pretty, but the fact that you’re criticizing him by mocking his aspect doesn’t make you a better person either.

[@mrsshuster5428]

14:58

[@mrsshuster5428]

@@derojasepliterally though, the men with that hairline and triple chin have the nerve to make those comments

[@thefirstbourne149]

What’s the big problem? He called the “perfect” her not that pretty. If anything, it’s just he doesn’t like the standards set by these people. Kind of sounds like the point of the movie to me.

[@FullPlaythroughs]

7:40 you literally just saw her use the USB device and you're still saying it's not modern day

[@destructyo757]

true but it is intentionally anachronistic with decor looking like it's straight out of the 70s and the 80s-style aerobic craze. wow it's almost like the movie is trying to make a point about the timelessness of its message!

[@modernamami5861]

It’s not. Fargeat likes to build her own separate worlds with her movies. The time period is a mix of 80s, 90s, and the present. Elisabeth has a smartphone but she uses a landline to call The Substance. Even the way her recliner is set up in front of the TV is meant to nod back at an older aesthetic.

[@rasmussenrandy5082]

@@destructyo757 Not really timeless when we see Harvey's smartphone, Fred's Tesla, and Elisabeth's flat screen. It's not just the USB.

[@destructyo757]

@@rasmussenrandy5082 not sure how that relates to what I was saying but ok. or are you saying the world of the culture in the movie's universe isn't very obviously a mishmash of a bunch of different decades "because phone"?

[@rasmussenrandy5082]

@@destructyo757 It's not just "because phone", there's also a Tesla and a flat screen, even a modern Mustang that Sue rides in. I would say the movie is meant to be surreal, not timeless. But hey that's just me!

[@mimimi5656]

Moral of the story: love yourself

[@user-ft3ul5lp6z]

Waste of time...missed the point of the movie

[@albertcanvas2079]

"She's pretty but not that pretty?" lol 😂 what a great reaction guys hahahahahahaha what a waste of time!

[@Tiyanaonmarz]

to me he kinda missed the whole message of this movie right then and there lol

[@dudlEEk]

@@Tiyanaonmarz right, lol. Not to mention, she deffinitely is THAT pretty. 😁

[@destructyo757]

i had a legit "did he really just say that?" moment when that happened. i think these guys should stick to more plainsailing stuff, because between her constantly asking irrelevant stuff about the mechanics of the world and him dropping a line like that, they clearly don't get it. and it's not even a difficult movie to parse!

[@djwhitepeople]

It's wild to watch a movie that's overtly about unrealistic beauty expectations put upon women and the male gaze, and then look at a hollywood starlet who is not only beautiful, but also had any 'imperfections' removed in the movie with prosthetics, vfx and makeup, and say she's not that pretty. Borderline parody territory here

[@A5xxxxx]

When I heard him say that I was like '😱whattttt? She's absolutely stunning!' And Demi Moore looks phenomenal! I heard they really helped each other throughout filming this which is so lovely as well.

[@giMRez]

This reaction is too painful to watch like smh

[@tungahh]

Why does he laugh so easily? It's not even something to laugh about 🤣

[@AstralAustin]

But it is🤣

[@and-i-oop]

Probably nervous laugh

[@mimimi5656]

Reflex

[@b3z3jm3nny]

Horror and comedy are super similar, both deal with the unexpected

[@derojasep]

There are, actually, some parts that are really funny because they’re meant to be.

[@budilesmana5203]

The mirror scene is not scary it more sad, because thats how self hate people see themselves. They hate to see the reflection the mirroe

[@ДенисКондратьев-у9ъ]

The 90s? There's freaking usb stick,common guys!

[@BloodHardCandy]

And a literal smartphone

[@pobstrel]

​@@BloodHardCandyAnd a Tesla!

[@rasmussenrandy5082]

You guys are very sweet but my god can she stop asking so many questions and just watch the movie 😂

[@urbanzs]

Fr I like watching them but it’s annoying asfk ☠️

[@OPaquila]

@@urbanzsshut ya lame ahhh up

[@aimlesswitch]

Critical thinking wasnt present during this reaction

[@brandbell2927]

I think they are one consciousness the whole time so they are one. I think the issue comes from them having different brains. So the memories of Elizabeth are not in Sue’s brain so they pretty much forget everything when they are in different bodies so they feel like separate people.

[@DeathBeforeComicSans]

He was right-it’s de-MI as in “Demetria” (not DEM-i as in “half”) 😜

[@b3z3jm3nny]

Yeah was gonna say this too - it’s not pronounced like the Demi in Demi Lovato

[@CarolSte]

A channel for reacting to movies that they don't understand at all? Wtf, they just can't understand anything that's happening and "shes pretty but not THAT pretty"... haha someone doesn't see themselves

[@sehnisweet343]

Yeah I feel like maybe they should stick to kids/teen movies so they can understand what’s happening and be able to comprehend it

[@FanPops]

Wow

[@tetamale4280]

with this movie in the theater I cried, I screamed, I laughed, I felt every possible feeling and I left the theater wanting to see the movie again.

[@2SanJunipero]

------------ and what did you get out of this movie? What was the point? Does it change how you view yourself and other people? If not, then watch it again!

[@jayfrancelf]

When I watched this movie in the theater, I was literally sitting there feeling ashamed about being a man. Not in a derogatory way toward the movie, but because I thought back to 2021 when I saw pictures of Demi Moore. She had clearly had some kind of plastic surgery done on her face and my first thought was “damn, she was so fine back in the 90s. Now she looks terrible”. I was comparing her to herself 30 yrs ago. I was doing the very thing that the movie was displaying. I saw myself in the men being shown in the movie. Now, in fairness to myself I also look at picture of me from when I was in my physical prime and I tell myself I fell off. Basically what I’m trying to say is that the movie hit me in a much different way than these two. I felt terrible for Elizabeth and how she was trying to adapt to reach a standard that’s literally impossible to reach. The self hatred and constant comparison was heartbreaking.

[@ryancole4893]

Saw this in theaters opening weekend and LOVED IT! So good. We need more movies like this.

[@lynnlamb83]

I get your point about just wanting Sue herself to fall apart on the stage, but the whole point of Elisasue was to show Harvey's monster that he created (as well as society-the people in the audience), which was this horrifying amalgamation of Elisabeth and Sue. The monster shooting blood on everyone is like "her blood being on their hands". Sue dying in her perfect form would just cause them to pity her. It was over the top with the monster on purpose.

[@pillsburryDoughFun]

They are one but they are jealous of how they see each other. Is like holding a mirror to your face constantly. Hence why she built that closet to store her old self. She did not want to be reminded of her past “mediocre life”. It really is about loving all the good and bad that you are. And how you want everyone to see you in “social media”

[@mikemullen472]

This movie feels like a dream. It's so surreal

[@budilesmana5203]

The ending symbolizing that people representing by the people in audience make sue/eliza here do all of this. They make her to please everyone in the audience even risking her own body. Like "my blood is in your hand now" Well some people get it some people dont and thats okay

[@mattbernabe]

He was correct on the way he pronounced Demi. That Demi Lovato is the one that's pronounced differently.

[@yvyi.]

Eli and Sue share the same consciousness, they’re the one and same person. You also aren’t supposed to think too much about the movie cus some scenes aren’t supposed to make sense, at the end they both were alive at the same time just to have a fight scene. edit: those scenes like where Sue’s insides fell out when the guy pulled the zipper, or the chicken bone inside her body are ‘nightmares’ she experiences before waking up.

[@halloweenlivesforever2227]

And also yes mam you were right, Margaret Qualley played a character Alex in 2021's miniseries "MAID".

[@CharlieWilson2345]

I just watched this movie for the first time last night!!! How lucky for me lol

[@arinashiman4202]

omg i’ve been waiting for you to react to this movie !!!!

[@budilesmana5203]

1. Elizabeth having a nightmare about her have sex with that guy right before switch shows that she is connected to her other self sue who is also her who damaging her old self by taking more time 2. Sue also start having nightmare before switch because elizabeth binge eating and the dream is related to food. Confirm again they still one consciuss with diffwrent body and split personality because of self hatred to the her old self

[@budilesmana5203]

Sue and elizabeth is always 1 person. but at as time went on, she developed split personality because her self hatred became so much

[@teesh871]

That's how I saw it but you verbalised it better than my head did. You slowly see her hate herself and get more aggressive as time went on

[@anthonyduran7553]

Once heard of a dating couple where a guy broke up with his girlfriend because she hated the movie. He on the other hand liked it and understood the plot quite well.

[@Picklezxz]

yall don’t understand how much I love this movie!! I’ve been waiting for yalls reaction !!!💞🙏

[@marwaali8152]

Oh yes love watching your movie reactions can't wait for the smile 2 one 😊

[@Bloxy100]

Will you watch terrifier 3 when it comes out on digital

[@jsonkody]

1:55 ... snow ... I think everyone needs to hear this: "This movie is a metaphor and it speaks in metaphors. It's basically a construction that carries metaphors." That's why you can't, on any level, think about anything here strictly from a practical point of view. Yes, it doesn’t snow in California, but snow is a symbol of winter, and winter in life symbolizes entering the final stage of life - entering old age.

[@MBG.426]

YESSSS I LOVE this movie!

[@evanoliva5011]

Will you be doing Smile 2 soon? 🙏🏼

[@naijagal81]

I love the conversations this movie is starting. My takeaway from this film was true happiness is from within, there is no substitute or quick fix. The "quick fix" here is too intoxicating. People, be nice in the comments. We all have different perspectives and have lived through different experiences.

[@aychelleff]

I’ve been waiting for you guys to react to this one! Especially as a married couple, I think the way you two interpret this one will be very interesting! Love you both and thanks for the amazing, consistent content ❤

[@budilesmana5203]

She still remember what she said because again they one person but because the switching, it create self hatred to tje point killing the persona of the old self, so sue in tv basically mock her old self

[@lafields08]

Sue and Elisabeth represent ego and the real self, respectively. They’re not conscious during the other’s week. It’s a bit abstract. The point is that we self-destruct, chasing youth. Yes, the audience represents societal pressures but the lesson is how we treat ourselves as we age. That’s how they’re “one.” Ego won the battle in Elisabeth’s case, clearly. It destroyed her entirely. I think the old man/young doctor are just doing The Substance normally. He is aging, The Other is not. Sue is abusing The Substance. She’s evil and self-obsessed. The doctor isn’t. But it goes to show that even when done “properly,” The Substance can’t make you happy. The old man felt eaten away because constantly comparing your current state to your younger self (or other younger people) is not self-loving. It’s a resource, not a cure for vanity.

[@MorbidxAngel]

I feel the the point of the movie is missed lowkey between these two which is kinda unfortunate, but that's kind of how the issues developed throughout time when it comes to women and aging within not only professionally but in the entertainment/beauty industry.

[@thanevincent7953]

42:07, she slightly resembles Christopher Llyod. xD

[@vinissin_souza]

This was a great movie 😮

[@mrgood91082]

@FanPops let’s watch the movie if the year! Poor Fred from 10th grade homeroom! Who’s side are you in: #TEAMELISABETHSPARKLE

[@tetamale4280]

what a year for horror movies 🥰

[@Venussy6000]

YOOOOO I've been waiting for this reaction! Love you both somuch

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Keep it up you both

[@DanielSelk]

Now do Smile 2!!! =D

[@_Von___]

Are u uploading the unedited watch along?

[@FanPops]

Sorry for the delay! Just dropped it 😀

[@budilesmana5203]

2 of them still 1, there was never she and her, it was only her and her only,

[@tetamale4280]

the fact that everything happens in the bathroom, being the place where you expose yourself the most and hiding the bodies there as if it were something shameful, is an incredible metaphor.

[@aganeko]

She is gorgeous. What are you talking about ? Lol

[@k3n12ock]

This movie is friggin' wild!

[@budilesmana5203]

Timeline is vague (1980s with present gadget) and la is snowing pretty much confirm maybe this happen in alternate universe.

[@soothingsleepandstudysound587]

Gotta do terrifier 3 when ya can

[@Pr1nce_am]

Watch terrifier 3 👀

[@budilesmana5203]

They awake at the same time because eliza terminate the connection between her and sue. But eliza decided to revive it and now it became 2 bodies. But when sue kill eliza, her conscious back to one and finally remember they are one

[@rflyvv]

please make reaction to Agatha All Along

[@arinashiman4202]

Hi guys! I am a huuuge fan of your channel 😊 What do you think about starting to watch and react to the series on your channel? I would like to recommend you a horror series called "From", it is becoming more and more popular now. It is incredible, you will definitely like it!!!

[@urbanzs]

I love that show!! my dad got me into it lmaooo

[@LonerFez69]

All the people suffering from the same mental illness is getting triggered by a movie reaction 😂😂 they want you to panic watch and give sympathy like other reactors lol

[@ninalopez1630]

😂😂 a substance cant be a matrix because if you combine a substance with another substance it will definitely turned out shit💥😂

[@justneyspears8310]

Loved your reaction!! Loved the commentary throughout!! Societal expectations+rules are deeply harsher on all women and cuts deeper when we get into intersectionality. Men often suffer from body dysmorphia that were involved in athletics or dance during boyhood. Gym junkies that workout for aesthetics over health…Wearing a bathing suit and society expecting abs (height/weight proportions). As a gay man, I even resonated with the films’ themes. Loved your commentary!! Loved the fashions i.e 🐉 robe+💛coat. Glad the algorithm did its thing to stumble across your channel. Deliciously disgusting this film is! It has style+substance🧪💉A social commentary on aging with body horror elements using practical effects, impeccable sound+editing. No amount of change will ever be enough to appease everyone much less undeserving, misogynistic men who do not actually appreciate women for who they are, but only how fckable they deem women to be. Sue represents the younger version of Elisabeth, still impressionable, full of faux confidence bc the patriarchy has beholden a woman’s value to beauty and youth, still fertile. Elisabeth chases her youth in the form of Sue much like someone that keeps running back to the plastic surgeon’s office. And there are consequences bc one begins to stray so far from their original appearance, dare I say monstrous. The greatest tenderness the character gives herself is when ElisaSue emerges and the greatest vacation she gives herself is the absence of a body for judgment. Just a mere amoeba with Elisabeth as the nucleus of the cell. The violence we put ourselves through comparing ourselves to our own younger version of ourselves when we look at pics of us a decade ago. We must be kinder to ourselves. I like that her yellow coat symbolized the egg in the beginning and then we see Sue wearing the coat to emphasize they are one post injection. *Outward beauty, but inner ugliness to thyself. The enemy is the inner me🩷🩷

[@SnarkierThan-U-R]

You DON'T get a Star on the Walk ofg Fame just being an exercise show. I'm out, the dude keeps laughing at nothing funny.

[@valentinaloreleyarmella6936]

React to SPLIT

[@cinnamon69lesbico]

Did either of you NOT see the old guy in the diner was the nurse?

[@Carter_5272]

i hope you React terrifier 3 and Smile 2❤

[@FanPops]

Yes and Yes! 😀

[@halloweenlivesforever2227]

Amazing reaction guys. Love then all and getting caught up after covid again but also would like to tell yall that the girl, SUE, that came out of Demi's back is Margaret Qualley, Daughter of famous Andie Macdowell, also she was in 2016's "THE NICE GUYS" with Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling and also played one of the Manson girls that Brad Pitts character Cliff gave a ride to the ranch where the Manson group was hiding out at in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 "ONCE UPON A TIME IN...HOLLYWOD".

[@diegosur]

Yeah most things don't really make much sense in this one, just kinda gotta go with it.