Review of Titane (2021) by Rebecca31 — 04 Feb 2022

Oh wow I think I may need some therapy after that experience. Titane is really like nothing I’ve seen before, it’s truly horrifying in a “what the hell am I watching and why am I watching it” sort of way.

After a series of violent and unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years. That’s all I can say about the plot as it’s definitely better to go into Titane knowing as little as possible. It really feels like a mishmash of genres, never comfortably fitting into one. Occasionally a director will make a movie so insane you won’t know whether you’ll love it or hate it, the only thing you can do is watch it and find out. You might be disgusted and walk right out of the cinema or you might be glued to your seat unable to look away as you’re too desperate to know what happens next. Either way you’re in for something you’ll be stuck thinking about long after you’ve stopped watching. Robert Eggers got a similar reaction from me after The Lighthouse and now director Julia Ducournau has created something grotesque, unpredictable and unique. You also may remember hearing that Titane won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival so clearly some people out there really loved it, that being said I’ll never watch this again.

Titane is not going to be for everyone, it will shock you and make you squirm all while intriguing you and reeling you in deeper and deeper because no matter how disgusted you feel watching Titane a part of you can’t help but want to know what the hell will happen next. It was giving off strong David Cronenberg vibes, so if you’re a fan of his movies then there’s a good chance you’ll like Titane. Also recommended for fans of director Julia Ducournau’s other movie Raw. It’s safe to assume if you liked Raw then you’ll probably like Titane too.