Comments on: Splice

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:04:23 +0000

At least with this one, no one seems to be telling anyone about the rape issues. The reviews seems to be being purposely vague so as not to spoil the “deep moral issues” the movie brings up. Ugh.

And, well, I’ll see mostly anything no matter how uninformed I am about it.

By: anolinde

anolinde — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:49:32 +0000

What. The. Everloving. FUCK?!?!

Between reading this and your Girl With the Dragon Tattoo review, I’m getting so fucking sick of and disgusted with all the goddamn fucking rape in these movies. I just don’t get it. Why the HELL would anyone pay to see this???

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:17:18 +0000

I have no idea why no other reviews are mentioning this! It’s completely baffling to me. There are so many things in this movie that are far more disturbing than the moral implications of the sci-fi version of human/animal hybrids.

By: Vix

Vix — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:36:15 +0000

Ummm..how come none of the other reviews I’ve read have mentioned these things?

My mind is boggled by the connotation that Elsa’s ambition is a result of mental illness.

And for the life of me I thought all along that is was Sarah Paulson in this movie not Sarah Polley.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:51:42 +0000

I just discovered this review which is infinitely more capslocky with rage but also manages to convey these points much more hilariously than I ever could.

By: emilymargrit

emilymargrit — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:32:12 +0000

God, thank you for this. I’ve been trying, TRYING to find a review online that skewered all these points, but all I’ve been getting is gushing adoration of the movie’s “intentions” and questioning of moral plot lines.

I saw it yesterday with really high hopes, and I’m pretty much exactly the target audience for this flick.

The lack of logical choices made by supposedly incredibly bright people in this movie was just too much for me, and the sex all felt forced. You are exactly right. The Elsa/Clive unprotected sex near the beginning was just a freaking plot device.

Bluh! But thanks! I’ll be reading more of your stuff now, thanks…