Warning! Spoilers ahead for the ending of The Substance.
A newThe Substancecosplay recreates Demi Moore’s Monstro Elisasue appearance from the end of the film, and the result is grotesque. Directed by Coralie Fargeat,The Substancestars Moore as Elisabeth, a fading celebrity who takes a black market drug in order to create a younger version of herself. The film, which stars Margaret Qualley as the young Elisabeth, aka Sue, earned glowing reviews from critics earlier this year, with particular praise levied at the film’s wild ending sequence, which sees Elisabeth transform into a monstrous beast known as Monstro Elisasue.
Camon Instagram now recreates this Monstro Elisasue look fromThe Substancein a disturbing new cosplay.The cosplay features the artist sitting on the subway wearing an Elisasue bodysuit, which recreates the creature’s drooped face and bodily growths. To complete the look, the cosplay features details from the film, including Monstro Elisasue’s breast bulging from within the dress, as well a defaced Sue mask on a stick. Check out the impressive cosplay below:
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The 2024 Horror Movie Didn’t Please Everyone
Monstro Elisasue and the pure blood and gore ofThe Substance’s endingis one of the most shocking aspects of the film, but it’s also been quite divisive. Though critics generally enjoyed the movie, as evidenced by its 90% score onRotten Tomatoes, the film’s wild left turn has been more divisive for general audiences.The Popcornmeter score on Rotten Tomatoes is a lukewarm 70%, and viewers who didn’t like the ending have also been fairly vocal on social media.
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Demi Moore’s most grounded and emotionally realistic scene in The Substance also dramatically serves as a microcosm of the entire movie.
Love it or hate it, however,The Substance’s ending has announced Fargeat as major figure in the world of horror.Revenge(2017), her 2017 indie thriller, was also well-received and features some surprising moments of violence, buther 2024 effort means there’s now a great deal of anticipation regarding what she will do next. As noted in many ofThe Substance’s reviews, Fargeat has a clear directorial style, and having a unique voice is something that all great filmmakers possess.
The Substancegrossed $55 million on a reported budget of $17.5 million, making it a commercial success.
Our Take On Monstro Elisasue In The Substance
Fargeat’s Wild Swing Works
ThoughThe Substance’s third act may have been divisive, these kinds of wild swings are worth celebrating. The alternative, after all, is something that plays it safe, which is far less interesting, especially in a genre like horror. Plus,Monstro Elisasue ultimately plays into key themes of the filmregarding bodily standards and aging.
Moore’s performance in Fargeat’s film was a particular highlight, and her eventual transformation into Monstro Elisasue is at once terrifying, tragic, and so ridiculous as to be funny. The fact that Monstro Elisasue is cropping up as a cosplay only speaks toThe Substance’s impressive reach as a film and the strength of Fargeat’s grotesque vision.
The Substance
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Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading celebrity, turns to a mysterious drug that promises to restore her youth by creating a younger, more beautiful version of herself. But splitting time between her original and new body leads to horrifying consequences as her alternate self, Sue, begins to unravel her life in a disturbing body-horror descent.
