The movie has a very serious problem that is tied to the nature of the genre, its immortality: it's full of dialogues that explain, explain, and explain... it feels more like an essay than a film. Horror, on the other hand, never dies because it's a boundless machine: it doesn't need to explain. Other genres, from westerns to musicals to war films, have to justify their narratives and "close" them credibly. Horror doesn't. It has no limits and no obligations. Cronenberg deserves credit for resetting monsters, zombies, and vampires and bringing horror inside us, into our bodies. But in cinema, it would be better to make a spectacle of it, not philosophy.
Shout by Benedetto GrecoBlockedParent2023-11-04T09:53:00Z
The movie has a very serious problem that is tied to the nature of the genre, its immortality: it's full of dialogues that explain, explain, and explain... it feels more like an essay than a film. Horror, on the other hand, never dies because it's a boundless machine: it doesn't need to explain. Other genres, from westerns to musicals to war films, have to justify their narratives and "close" them credibly. Horror doesn't. It has no limits and no obligations. Cronenberg deserves credit for resetting monsters, zombies, and vampires and bringing horror inside us, into our bodies. But in cinema, it would be better to make a spectacle of it, not philosophy.