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The following post contains spoilers for the movieMandy.
Theresa lot going onin the new movieMandy,from writer and director Panos Cosmatos.
(In the case of his female followers, theyve of course pledged their bodies, too.)
They neutralize Red and bring Mandy to the cult compound and Sand starts to attempt to indoctrinate her.
The result is the films most surprising and disturbing scene.
All of it, mine my wants, my needs, my pleasures.
It is the mantra of the abuser and the bully, and this is how Sand thinks hesupsellinghimself.
The male ego is a terrifying, terrifying thing, you know?
If its shattered, it becomes even more dangerous.
That was one of the earliest scenes that I wanted to do.
Because shes the center of this film, I wanted her to be the one to essentially destroy him.
He would die physically later, but I think he died right there.
Its a violent certainty native to warped masculinity that Cosmatos wanted to undermine with his film.
I might actually be allergic to testosterone, the director says.
Im no role model, but this is, like, off the fucking charts.
The way people express themselves online, thats also how they express themselves in the real world.
Its unsettling and dystopic to the extreme.
