After hearing about Mia Goth’s legal drama I wanted to see what was going on. The only film I’d seen the actress in prior was Nymphomaniac by Lars Von Trier. What I learned after devouring this horror trilogy over the weekend is: Ti West is absolutely brilliant and Mia Goth is one of the best actresses of all time. Absolutely blown away.
Cinema if done properly, like all good art, is suppose to transform you, change you, transport you, expand your universe by shattering expectations through good storytelling. Who I was before watching X The Movie is not who I am today. What a fucking ride, to continually surprise the audience without losing the integrity of the story is no small feat. As I said in my Instagram post for this blog, I thought Maxine was reminiscent of Emily Meade’s character in The Deuce. A small town girl wanting to be famous even if it’s through avant-garde porn. Nope, nope, all is not what it seems as Howard Suber would say (read The Power Of Film Explains It All). The plot is so original, if you gave me a play by play synopsis, I wouldn’t believe you. Side note: Brittany Snow managing to fit a pitch perfect moment into a horror porn film took me over the edge, she gonna get her song in.
The scene in Pearl, where she argues with her mother is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Tandi Wright’s phenomenal. Top tier acting, writing, cinematography, production. It’s taking everything not to make this a dissertation. Fucking art. How have more people not dressed as Pearl or Maxine for Halloween? Thank you to everyone involved for this quality work. Via: Pinterest & HBO Max
