‘Saccharine’ Is Body Horror at Its Most Squirm-Inducing
The film 'Saccharine' explores the dark themes of eating disorders and the pursuit of thinness through a horror lens. It follows Hana, a woman who becomes entangled in a disturbing cycle of disordered eating and supernatural consequences. The film critiques societal pressures surrounding body image while delving into Hana's psychological struggles and the lengths she goes to achieve her ideal self.
- ▪The film is directed by Natalie Erika James and addresses the unhealthy pursuit of thinness.
- ▪Hana, the protagonist, engages in a cycle of binging and purging, reflecting real-life struggles with eating disorders.
- ▪The plot thickens when Hana discovers a mysterious pill made from human ashes, leading her to defile a corpse in her quest for vanity.
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Eating disorders have been around a long time, but they’re currently occupying a weirdly prominent place in mainstream culture. The AI-tweaked realms of social media push ideals that are increasingly unattainable—even if they feel within reach, thanks to new weight-loss drugs whose side effects are only starting to come into focus.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000758377","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"io9","SECTION":"io9-reviews","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"io9-reviews","TAGS":"natalie-erika-james,saccharine","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); “Ozempic face” isn’t part of the conversation in…
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