It felt too real—I actually cried. The body horror doesn’t bother me… but skip the eyelash‑stitching scene. Between modern glue‑on falsies and vintage lash‑sewing, that was genuinely too much.
But the rest—the tapeworm, the maggots, the worms—didn’t freak me out. The worm scene especially hit me: swallowing lies about her appearance. It’s so metaphorical and emotional, not just shock value.
Elvira and Alma are uniquely beautiful in their own ways. And honestly, beauty standards are overrated. Sure, Agnes is conventionally pretty, but she’s not unique. Personally, I love features like vitiligo, freckles, red hair, gap teeth (hi), and other uncommon traits. That’s real, human beauty.
The film is a deep commentary on how women have been conditioned to chase men—and sacrifice so much only to lose him to someone else. It flips the archetype, reminding us it should be the other way around. This was also directed by a woman.
