Review of Raw (2017) by Jdiaz — 12 Mar 2017
VISCERAL (visceral) a. 1. Felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body.
2. Dealing with crude or elemental emotions. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Should I be worried with the fact that I liked this movie so much? As with any movieVISCERAL (visceral) a. 1. Felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body.
2. Dealing with crude or elemental emotions.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Should I be worried with the fact that I liked this movie so much?
As with any movie that I rate 5 stars, absolutely nothing that you read here will do the movie justice.
This film was stunning. When I came into the theatre I had not seen the trailer for this movie and knew close to nothing about it. As soon as credits rolled I was shocked to my core and completely speechless. If I had to describe this movie in one sentence, as bad as it sounds, I would say it is unlike anything I have ever seen before. If I had to describe it with one word, I would say visceral.
Raw perfectly captures sibling relationships and adolescence. It has extraordinarily good musical choices both in the score and in the soundtrack. It also has the most shocking depiction of cannibalism I have seen in my entire life. As strange as it sounds, the scenes featuring cannibalism are oddly relatable. I can't really say why this film works, all I know is it does. It had several of those moments when you really want something to happen but you know it won't, and it doesn't. Except in this movie, it did. I felt my jaw drop at least five times. Finally, it has extremely funny moments that come out of nowhere and alleviate the dark nature. Wow!
Raw is also a special movie to me. Of all the movies I have rated 5 stars it is the only one that I would not recommend to everyone. It is extremely graphic and, some would say, disgusting. And I **** loved it.
This is Julia Ducourneau's first movie and I cannot wait until the next one.
Conclusion: If you have trouble seeing blood and gore, stay away from this. If not, eat it up like a raw human leg.
This review of Raw (2017) was written by Jdiaz on 12 Mar 2017.
Raw has generally received positive reviews.
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