Should you watch The Neon Demon?
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The Neon Demon
Film · 2016
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
The sides of The Neon Demon
- A sixteen-year-old model new to Los Angeles
- Rival models obsessed with her beauty
- A fashion world lit in neon
The Neon Demon is good for you if…
- you like every frame lit like a fashion shoot.
- you like Cliff Martinez's pulsing electronic score.
- you like a fashion story that turns into a nightmare.
The Neon Demon is bad for you if…
- you can't stand cannibalism and gore in the last act.
- you need momentum and long silent shots lose you.
About: beauty · envy · innocence
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