Join your horror hosts as they become younger, more beautiful, more perfect.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to The Substance
02:02 Themes of Vanity and Self-Acceptance
05:57 Cinematography and Visual Storytelling
11:57 Character Analysis and Gender Commentary
18:00 The Role of Beauty Standards in Society
21:59 Self-Abandonment and Personal Reflection
24:54 The Burden of Appearance
29:50 Self-Abandonment and Identity
33:42 Choice-Based Feminism and Beauty Standards
40:05 Patterns of Self-Destruction
48:08 Fashion as Identity and Expression
49:24 Cinematic References and Symbolism
52:38 Symbolism in Horror: Frankenstein and Beauty and the Beast
54:40 Subverting Masculinity in Film
56:03 Body Horror and Eating Disorders
01:00:51 Fairy Tales and Female Identity
01:04:50 The Cost of Beauty Standards
01:08:25 Self-Reflection and Body Image
01:12:06 Cinema as a Reflection of Society
Podcast art by The Ink Witch
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Keywords
The Substance, horror film, vanity, self-acceptance, cinematography, beauty standards, gender commentary, body horror, personal reflection, film analysis, appearance, self-abandonment, identity, choice-based feminism, beauty standards, self-destruction, fashion, cinematic references, symbolism, mental health, symbolism, horror, femininity, body image, beauty standards, film analysis, eating disorders, masculinity, fairy tales, self-reflection
