It’s not as harmless as it sounds: many female spectators of the film The Substancefrom French director Coralie Fargeat, take offense on TikTok that men laugh loudly or swear during its screening, reports TerraFemina.
“I heard guys laughing the whole time. movie ? I’m sure we didn’t see the same one!” said a viewer who had just seen the award-winning film Screenplay Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2024. “Guys laugh during the most sickening sequences”, confirms another.
“The deeper meaning of the film”
Some viewers even seem ulcerated by the film very feminist which denounces theageism and the ” male gaze “a male gaze that sexualizes women’s bodies: “a man left the room […] shouting ‘what a piece of shit! tiktokeuse. Sorry to all those who don’t understand the deeper meaning of this film”.
As a reminder, The Substance tells the story of how a middle-aged actress (played by Demi Moore) is tempted by a dubious substance that promises to rejuvenate her. Our film specialist Caroline Vié describes it as a “rather gory” film that denounces “the youthist diktats that society imposes on women”. women “.