*I am talking spoilers from the very beginning*
I came out of watching Coralie Fargeat's The Substance (2024) very much in my feelings. A grotesque and gnarly film discussing the beauty standard is 100% my cup of tea. Starring a career best turn by Demi Moore, we follow Elisabeth Sparkle as she tries to remain relevant in an industry which tells her she has "past it".
I wanted to spend a bit of time processing why this film hit me the way it had, and perhaps more than other audiences and of course its all down to our own perspective and experiences. I am someone is very aware of the beauty standard, and very aware of how fatphobic society is, topics this film hits hard (notably with zero fat people to help tell the story).
So here is a 30 minute stream of consciousness as I deep dive into The Substance.
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