At the Sundance Film Festival, the nine-foot man Alexander Skarsgård rushed onto the stage with a collar as if he was possessed by a fighter.
What's even more outrageous is that the new screaming queen Mia Goss really dragged him around the field like a dog......
Dedication to "art" without a bottom line, of course, is aimed at promoting the new film.
What kind of movie is it, it is worth the two of you to work so hard -
Infinity pool
Infinity Pool
This is the third feature film of David Cronenberg's son, Brandon Cronenberg (pictured below, second from left).
He has introduced his "Virus Antibodies" and "The Possessor", and his father's grotesque aesthetics and the concept of "new organism" have long flourished in him.
This new film is also quite controversial, love love death hate death hate, fundamentally not a work suitable for everyone to watch.
The male protagonist, James, is an "outdated" writer who has only published one novel.
His wife, Aim, is the daughter of a publishing tycoon, and the reason and process of the union between the two are self-evident.
In order to help her husband find inspiration, and also to adjust her married life, which has become a little awkward.
Em spends a lot of money taking James on a vacation to the fictional island nation of Ritoka.
On a picturesque beach, a girl named Gaby recognizes James and says she is a big fan of his.
James, who has been a soft rice man for many years, was finally recognized by the outside world, and was inevitably ecstatic, and immediately agreed to the fans' dinner invitations.
Gaby's husband, Alban, was in attendance, one of whom was an actor with no drama to play and the other an accomplished builder, who were so similar to the James.
Their attitude of "artists should have funders" is even more in line with James's heart.
After chatting happily, the next day's outing with a group was quickly put on the agenda.
Even if one has a husband and a wife, there is still a strange ambiguity quietly breeding.
When James went to the toilet, Gaby's commotion was even more stunned and shocking......
As a result, on the way back at night, James accidentally hit and killed a local resident by his car.
He and Em had planned to call the police and turn themselves in;
Gaby claimed that the judiciary was chaotic and that he could not be caught in the net.
With her experience of vacationing here every year, the only way out for them now is to slip away.
Mr. and Mrs. James returned to the hotel in disbelief and spent a night of torment.
The next day, the police came to their door, unsurprisingly, and put them in jail for hit-and-run.
The law here is outrageous, and the murderer will be executed by the hands of the family of the deceased, and the whole process is full of barbarism and cruelty.
However, the sheriff also told James that he could spend a large sum of money to enforce the "stand-in law".
To put it simply, it is to use local black technology to make a stand-in of James.
The avatar possesses all the memories and feelings of the entity, and can therefore completely and completely take his place for punishment.
James had no choice but to obediently sign the paper.
The familiar "Conenberg-style" sensory stimulation struck again.
After spilling slime, distorting the body, and an unconscious psychedelic operation, James' stand-in successfully "broke out of the cocoon".
Next, there is the bloody execution ceremony.
The James couple had to "appreciate" his own death, along with the local residents.
Em couldn't bear such a "spectacle", so he packed his bags and left the perverted island that night.
James lost his passport and had to stay in the hotel.
At this time, Gaby, who missed the wonderful show, reappeared.
She apologized and comforted James, saying that "dying as a stand-in" is a fairly routine operation here, and there should be no psychological burden.
That's right, Gaby and her husband have already been through it.
That year, Alban was invited to build an infinity pool on the island, but was sentenced to death for the accidental death of a worker.
It was after that time that they would gather here every year with "like-minded people" to enjoy boundless "freedom" and indulgence.
Tonight, this group of outlaws is preparing for the whole big job—
Go to the home of a local official and steal a medal.
The people put on the masks of the local characteristics, and humanity ceases to exist.
All kinds of bestiality that bullies men and women and do evil things will not be listed for the time being.
Before leaving, Gaby handed the gun to James and aimed his hand at the officer's head......
Their undisguised crimes were quickly eliminated by the police.
But only a "small amount of money" is needed, and everyone can talk and laugh and taste their "rebirth".
James, who was originally hesitant, gradually got lost in this vain carnival.
The departure of his wife made him completely free, and he was trapped in the gentle countryside of Gaby and couldn't extricate himself.
Gaby and others took the opportunity to propose a new step -
Kidnap the sheriff and get back James' passport, which he is suspected of having stolen.
The outlaw fanatics easily caught the sheriff, and then "burned incense" to change James's clothes, instigating him to teach this "wicked man" who had harmed himself in prison.
Under the influence of the drug, James almost went insane, and an old punch kept slamming into the sheriff, who was bound hand and foot, and wore a mask on his head.
When the other party fell to the ground like mud, Gaby took off his mask-
What kind of sheriff is this, it's clearly just another stand-in for James......
Such a despicable joke made James wake up in an instant.
Later, he found his passport in Gaby's room.
All kinds of realities undoubtedly show that from the moment he landed on the island, he had fallen into the trap of this crazy woman.
James, who got his passport back, hurriedly booked a ticket and prepared to escape, but was stopped by Gaby and the others along the road.
They forced each other with guns, making James walk in front of the car like an animal, while recounting the struggles and failures of his life.
When night falls, Gaby takes the previous stand-in "Shining" on the stage.
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Gaby is ashamed to declare that only through bloodshed can James' tragic past be released, and this "dog" is the last step in his "sublimation".
Under the influence of the drug, the delirious James began to fight frantically with the stand-in;
In the blur of flesh and blood, the surviving James is like a baby prostrate in Gaby's arms, as if he has truly ushered in a new life......
At the end of this sinful night, Gaby and the others are no longer entangled.
James packed up the urns of the three stand-ins and finally set foot on the return flight.
And in the pouring rain, a part of him may have been left forever on this small island that is both heaven and hell......
I don't know if it's a coincidence or affected by the epidemic, the recent "intention" films "Triangle of Sadness", "Menu", and even the more commercial "Knives Out" and "White Lotus Resort" are all such similar routines-
The strange and remote space, the killing and death, the social relations between people are broken and reorganized, and the taboos of perversion and the darkness in the heart are completely released.
Visually, "Infinity Pool" is in line with the alternative style of the Cronenberg family.
In terms of content, against the backdrop of many homogeneous works, it really seems a little empty and weak.
The rich use money to clear their name, and for this reason they do not hesitate to "kill" a part of their own soul.
It's too shallow, and it's still a little too shallow after all.