Film fans divided over whether Demi Moore’s The Substance is a comedy or horror after Golden Globes submission

A fierce debate has broken out online over the genre of Demi Moore’s new film, The Substance.

The film, which is billed on Wikipedia as a ‘satirical body horror’ film, was recently submitted to the Golden Globes in the Best Musical/Comedy categories.

This has divided fans of the film and led to a debate over what genre it is actually about.

‘Label this year’s best movie as a comedy? Surely there is little country humor in it. But a comedy???’ one questioned.

Another wrote: “This movie is many things, but funny is not one of them.”

A third disagreed, writing: “I don’t know why people are confused.” This was clearly a comedy. Black comedy, yes, but extremely satirical in nature.

Another moviegoer agreed, commenting, “Comedy can be many things and you don’t have to be honest about being a comedy.”

“Some things are just funny without telling you they are.”

According IMDbThe Substance features in several genres, including horror, black comedy, and drama.

Demi stars in The Substance, directed, written and produced by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former Oscar winner who has transitioned to a successful television career with a popular aerobics show.

But when she turns 50, she is unceremoniously fired from her show because the network, run by an over-the-top Dennis Quaid, is looking for a younger host, even though the show appears to be getting solid ratings.

When Elisabeth learns about a mysterious drug called The Substance that can help her stay young, she jumps at the opportunity.

The dark substance causes him to grow a second, younger body (played by Margaret Qualley), which he can inhabit for seven days straight, although he must return to his body for a full week of rest before alternating again.

Her younger self turns out to be a hit on the network and catches her old show, but Elisabeth notices that her younger self is having trouble using her body alone for seven days straight, and her delayed transfers begin to have an upset stomach. significant. Impacts on Elisabeth’s body.

The film has been applauded by film fans for being a return to the body horror subgenre pioneered by filmmakers such as David Cronenberg (The Fly, Videodrome), Brian Yuzna (Society) and Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond).

Demi, who undergoes multiple shocking physical transformations in The Substance, has received some of the best reviews of her career, while Margaret has capped a string of acclaimed performances with auteur filmmakers.

The film features an impressive amount of gore for an international co-production that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and won its Best Screenplay award earlier this year.

In fact, it is so bloody that moviegoers have abandoned screenings in both Britain and the United States due to the extreme levels of violence on display.

Demi told Interview magazine she was “moved” when he read the movie script.

She felt it was “a unique way to explore this theme of aging, of social conditioning, of what I also see as the pressure of the idealized woman by the man that we, as women, have accepted.”

He continued: “At its core, what it’s really about is what we do to ourselves, and I loved that it was illustrated in such a physical way, showing that violence with what we do with our thoughts, how we attack ourselves. ourselves and distort things.

“There is great power in knowing that what we do to ourselves is a choice and that we can make a different decision,” she continued.

“And for those who aren’t looking for such a deep message, it’s just entertaining.”