The Neon Demon

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LOUISA SAYS:

What…did I….just watch?

Not for the uninitiated or those with weak stomachs, everyone’s favorite polarizing surrealist director Nicolas Winding Refn is back with the lurid, gory, sadistic, and horrifyingly beautiful “The Neon Demon....

I don't really foresee The Neon Demon becoming my personal all time favourite film, but from a purely aesthetics point of view, it might just be the best movie I've ever seen.

Final rating:★★★★½ - An all round great movie and a whole lot more.

It's not anymore a competitive world, but jealousy!

It started off very well and in the half mark, it completely lost. In the initial part, it looked like a normal film and then I think even the writer does not know what could happen, they just improvised with whatever they had. Writing was t...

Awesome up til the climax. Goes from a guts-deep analysis of 1) narcissism and its development, 2) the horrors of fashion culture to a by-the-numbers "wow figure out the mystery wow" thriller. Turn it off when there's 30 minutes left and it'll be your film of the year

I honestly don’t know if I loved this movie or hated it.

I would describe it as beautiful and emotional, which would match my description of a piece of art.

This probably calls for another screening…