The Substance critiques the societal obsession with perfection by exposing its inherent contradiction. Beauty is both unattainable and unsustainable—fundamentally paradoxical. Beauty is a construct that is impossible to embody because it is ever-shifting.
My favorite metaphor is probably Elizabeth’s discarded body, perhaps a representation of trauma or the parts of ourselves we cast aside in shame. After creating Sue with the substance, Elizabeth abandons her own body and leaves it behind in a dark room. This act of rejection is…
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The Substance 2024
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