The movie is about the vampirical consumption of youth that the fashion industry has. It's a twisted movie, with intentionally empty scenes and characters. The lead, Elle Fanning is great. Her character undergoes a transition in the middle of the movie that makes it almost like there are two characters. She is the ideal of beauty; an ideal that the movie proves does not exist. The only real characters in the movie are Gigi and Sarah. This movie is an art project. It is almost entirely metaphorical. The cinematography is great, but the standout is the way the movie is colored. It's awesome just to look at, with stark contrasts, Red vs. Blue. Visuals alone make it worth watching: they are the center of this movie, not the plot. This movie and La La Land are my two favorites for this year. Interestingly, they are both about LA, and breaking into the industry, and achieving unachievable greatness. But if La La Land shows the good in LA, then Neon Demon shows they bad. It's like the two sides of a coin- the movies are polar opposites, yet center around several of the same things. Rated R for a reason, 17+
Review of The Neon Demon
