little pigwhich opens in theaters on October 14, is the directorial debut of Charlotte Pereda. And this is worrying for several reasons. On the one hand, showing a suffocating view of human cruelty has become an instrument of a more sophisticated form of violence. On the other hand, delving into murder and cruelty as a desire for some kind of justification surprising in its power.

But essentially do the use of violence and physical aggression – as a concept and as a fact – from the first scenes with unrelenting firmness. Small episodes, violent and perverse, interspersed with others in which pain is inflicted in the midst of claustrophobic shots.

little pigat least one horror story

In the formal realm little pig this is slasher, a film in which blood is shed like an irresistible and at times disgusting feast. But beyond that, it’s also a psychological thriller that explores the minds of two marginalized and isolated beings.

Sarah (Laura Galan) finds herself at the center of bullying because of her appearance. At the other end, a nameless stranger (Richard Holmes) becomes a distorted expression of her deepest and most desperate desires. little pig seeks to combine both scenarios in a twisted quest for revenge. At least that seems to be his first intention.

But not everything is so simple, and one of the great successes of the film is that it never gives simple answers to the questions posed. The terror that manifests itself is closely related to loneliness, violence, aggression and, in the end, violence.. Although little pig he tries to justify barbarism with obvious explanations.

Moreover, create parallels about the gradations of treacherous circumstances. Instead, he delves into the quality of her story to tell of the horrors—internal and external—that surround Sarah as a victim. And also as a witness to something more terrible, which is almost accidentally connected with his life.

But above all, a careful allegory of inexpressible desires

But while this is happening, the camera and script follow Sarah through the ordeal of being a fat girl in a hostile environment. The one who tries to remain unnoticed, who daily struggles with shame, humiliation and collective cruelty.

Pereda turns her character into the center of a body horror that doesn’t need injury or outright violence.. At the same time for his life scripted horror story because of its many facets.

Pereda soon discovers that Sarah’s pursuit is just a prelude to something bloodier. little pig interspersed with scenes of violence between teenagers and tiny snippets of everyday life with bloody overtones. Finally, he reveals his true intentions. From a scapegoat and an inhuman sacrifice, Sarah will witness a savage rage that somehow feeds on her pain.

isolation and suffering little pig

The footage is cramped, stuffy, mostly terribly uncomfortable, showing the character’s life through a miserable glass. The abuse she is subjected to by the teenage girls around her is just one aspect of the fear and eternal suffering she experiences every day.

Pereda, who is also the film’s screenwriter, sinks into isolation and extreme suffering. To the point of creating a type of terror based solely on the emotional aspect.. But little pig It doesn’t stop at this almost immersive take on Sarah’s ordeal as she is stalked and abused. He only uses it as an open door to move on to more complex and scary topics.

Soon the plot is carefully pieced together to show some sinister connection between Sarah’s suffering and the brutality inflicted by the killer. By then, Pereda is struggling to show some kind of connection between the story and her character’s body, which causes deep discomfort.

The mysterious killer who changes everything

Is it possible to extrapolate two similar ideas into the same space without one justifying the other? The transmission accomplishes this by making the silent stranger the focal point of a well-constructed fear perception. This killer, whom Sarah discovers almost by accident, will become the focus of growing tension in an atypical version of evil incarnate.

little pig

The plot, which for the first twenty minutes followed Sarah in detail, her pain and sorrows, then turns its attention to the murders of a stranger. But by that time, the story had managed to connect on the one hand with the other the perception of time and cruelty as a mysterious language. Does Sarah feel affection for a man who, little by little and with methodical patience, kills victims whom she herself thought to hurt?

The transmission blurs the landscape of reality in favor of a sense that the story is contrary to Sarah’s wishes. It deepens them through the concept of an overwhelming need to be understood, even through violence. With a staging that suggests that the introspective journey becomes increasingly painful and difficult, little pig This raises big issues. Violence breeds violence? At best, violence creates the conditions for understanding horror?

There are no answers to such questions. little pig, which has perhaps the most controversial ending among films of its kind in recent years, knows it and does not offer it. Perhaps its greatest success as a production that relies on what is hidden in plain sight.


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