With a slew of body horror films coming out within the past few years (<I>The Substance</i>, <I>Grafted</i>, <I>Shell</i>, and <I>Thinestra</i>), <I>Slanted</i> takes a different approach. Instead of weight-related issues, this one deals with race, and it's an interesting look at how that and other factors, including social media, affect people who want to live in a different skin.
Both Mckenna Grace and Shirley Chen gave great performances. The transformations, from-to and to-from, were fantastic, and each character showcased their acceptance as they "climbed the ladder", but also their respective downfalls.
<I>Slanted</i> is a must-watch. With so many young people living vicariously through others online, an unhealthy obsession for most, I look forward to seeing more films this.
Slanted
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3/8/2025Runtime
102 minsOverview
Joan Huang, a desperate-to-fit in, insecure Chinese American teenager, undergoes experimental trans-racial surgery to become white and secure her chances of being named Prom Queen and winning the acceptance of her peers.
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A caustic sci-fi satire that weaponizes body horror and high school social hierarchy to skewer the desperation of assimilation and the cruelty of peer acceptance. The film cuts deep beneath its premise's dark comedy to reveal something genuinely tragic.
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