Over two months of no posting. I'm a bad blogger. OH WELL.
So last night Dan and I saw a screening of the new movie, Splice, in theaters on Friday, June 4. I went into this thinking it was splicing human and alien DNA, as well as picturing the creature killing everyone. This was not that kind of horror.
The film began as a scientific challenge. Two scientists, married and at the top of their field, have successfully spliced several animals (I remember a pig and chicken, there are a few more... but no aliens) together to create creepy little slug things. But these slugs produce a chemical that could be used to cure diseases. But as is science, that is not enough for the ambitious duo. Let's add human DNA to the mix. The sheer creation and development of this creature was interesting to watch.
The two scientists spend the middle chunk of the movie growing attached to the creature, later named Dren, and hiding her from everyone else. However, there is one scene towards the end that destroys the whole film. At our viewing, the whole audience freaked out and some people left. Then it was all downhill from there. It got to the point that a woman hit her head and the audience laughed. Honestly, if they had taken out two to three extremely awkward scenes, the movie could have been great. But there are some things our society is just not ready for... human DNA being spliced with animal DNA and this story.
*SPOILER SPACE*
A few more notes...
So these awkard scenes. No suprise, it has to do with sex. The married couple has sex, which is not a big deal. But Dren witnesses it. Dren starts to develop an almost hypnotic power, which is not really explained. And yes, the scientist man has sex with her, chicken legs and all. And at the very, very end, the scientest woman is raped by Dren (who since changed into a male... another plot point under-explained). Unfortunately, these disturbing scenes are too distracting to give the rest of the movie proper credit, although most of it was well-done.
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