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    Deadgirl

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    "Deadgirl" is a disturbing thriller that will leave you feeling uncomfortable because hidden underneath the fictional scenario there are a lot of ugly truths. I can’t exactly say that I liked the movie, but I was disturbed by It, and I think that is the intention of the people who made the film. The premise is that two high school seniors, Rickie (Shiloh Fernandez) and J. T. (Noah Segan) are frustrated. They are obsessed with women to the point they often don't consider them anything except sex objects, despite the fact that they have female friends. They also hold some amount of resentment towards them because neither have girlfriends, or are able to get dates. Not for any specific reason except for the fact that sometimes it just happens when you're in high school that from the limited pool of women you might consider asking that none of them are a correct match for you. One day, they discover a mute, naked woman in the basement of an abandoned psychiatric hospital. There's something wrong with this woman, so wrong that you might not even consider her a human (and I don't think you're intended to) but this discovery reveals a terrifying nature about J. T., and some of the other high school students that will leave Rickie and you shaking.

    The set up is an original take on a zombie film, setting the dead girl more as a victim than a threat and setting up a conflict that both the characters and the audiences will have to confront: just because it looks and used to be human… does that mean that it is one? I feel like the movie does a good job of blurring the lines of morality, even if ultimately for me, what goes on In this film is profoundly wrong.

    A big problem that the film has is that the young men in the film are the true villains and there aren't really any characters to cheer for here, only some you hate less than others. The ending is also a disappointment, with some things happening with only a thin explanation and at least one complete character overhaul. The film deals with the exploitation and objectification of women through metaphor quite effectively. I really think that there is a lot of intelligence and ingenuity at work here but the fact of the matter is that some more casual movie goers who only watch movies to have a good time and not necessarily to be moved or to have their perceptions twisted and turned around simply will not be able to grasp onto this picture. Many will dismiss it as exploitative trash but if you can stomach it it's a well made film that will make you uncomfortable; and it should because it's about an unpleasant subject that needs to be discussed. (Dvd, October 31, 2012)

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    adamwatchesmovies@  12.4.2015 age: 26-35 2,867 reviews

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