Opus

Hard to rate, hard to review. I don't think I've ever seen a cult story like this before. Apart from the music, eeriness, and acting, all of which were done brilliantly with a wild amount of enigmatic tension, nothing stood out like the premise. It knows you're expecting the traditional 'escape' style narrative, so seeing certain things play out weirdly felt...weird. Most of the negative reviews seem to miss the sinister conversation 'Opus' calls for. The director wants us, like Ayo, to question what makes a cult. Who? Why? How? Whether it be moderate or extreme, cult behaviour has always been mainstream..."Teach them young and the world will be yours".

This film was so creepy😱😱. And was much more elaborate than I first thought. I thought it was going to be a close midsummer (I still haven't watched that yet) but this film has great potential for sequel I think only because I feel like this story didn't have a clear end there is a lot more to explore with the plot and whatnot. The cinematography had a very nostalgic feel along with Ariel's clothing. It was tied very much to the eighties which links with the moretti and sort of foreshadows Ariel's position or role at the end of the film, which I am assuming is the new leader or trailblazer for the cult society she was stuck in.

They never circled back to the whole bush shaving thing

Every year there's a movie about "people who are invited to a villa/island/luxury place by surprise and something very "mysterious" and possibly very "cult like" happens” and it's getting boring.It's too repetitive. Wait at least 5 years before reusing the same plot.

weird but interesting and thought provoking. reminded me of the menu

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