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- Usually taking place in daylight and within Pearl’s psychosis, they’re meant to be played as dark comedy. That very mix of tone doesn’t hit as poignantly as it wants to, but the kills are effectively bracing.
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Sep 16, 2022 · Usually taking place in daylight and within Pearl’s psychosis, they’re meant to be played as dark comedy. That very mix of tone doesn’t hit as poignantly as it wants to, but the kills are effectively bracing.
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Pearl: Directed by Ti West. With Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland. In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.
- (111K)
- Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Ti West
- 2022-09-16
- Generational Trauma
- Underlying Mental Illness
- Repressed Sexual Expression
- The American Dream
As a first generation American, Pearl contends with both the American values system of the early 1990s and that of immigrant parents clutching onto their native culture at all costs. Her mother, Ruth, refuses to allow Pearl to be anything but an extension of their life circumstances. The First World War, a pandemic, and extreme poverty are only som...
Pearl is undoubtedly a psychopath. She enjoys hurting defenseless beings; befriending predatory beings excites her; she relishes in the idea of her parents demiseto perpetuate her goals, and she impulsively destroys anything obstructing said goals. In an unforgettable monologue from Pearl to her sister-in-law, Mitsy, she confesses to every misdeed,...
In an era when women couldn't even vote, Pearl's psychopathy is intertwined with her repressed sexuality. Pearl longs for the expression of her body and mind. When Pearl meets the projectionist, he immediately entices her with salacious compliments. As a woman who has only ever interacted intimately with her father and absent husband, Pearl is imme...
The American Dream is a key component of every character in this movie. Ruth is an immigrant who presumably left Germany for better opportunities in America. The result is the opposite, leaving her with an invalid husband and a morally decrepit daughter. Pearl's husband, Howard, is born into wealth but rejects it, opting to live a humble and hard-w...
Sep 14, 2022 · Mia Goth returns in Ti West’s Pearl, a prequel to the slasher movie X, which helps build out a promising new horror franchise. Pearl comes to theaters on September 16th.
Aug 16, 2024 · Pearl confesses everything to “Howard”: her infidelity, her murderous tendencies, and her dark jealousy of Howard’s family life. She says she was incensed that Howard left her on the farm alone.
- Anna Menta
- 2 min
Lusting for a glamorous life like she's seen in the movies, Pearl finds her ambitions, temptations, and repressions all colliding in this stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story of X's iconic...
- (214)
- Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
- R
It's extremely bloody and gory but well made and smart; it's really a dark feminist tale. Characters are brutally killed with axes and pitchforks, and body parts are severed. People are also severely burned, suffocated, eaten by an alligator, even blown up (flinging gory bits everywhere).
