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: The story touches on "eco-horror," suggesting that humans are evolving to digest the microplastics and synthetic waste that have permeated the planet.
: This central mantra replaces the famous "Long live the new flesh" from Cronenberg's previous work, emphasizing that physical mutation is the new human frontier. Crimes of the FutureHD
: The film features disturbing biomechanical furniture designed to assist people whose bodies are in constant flux, such as a chair that shifts to help the user swallow food. : The story touches on "eco-horror," suggesting that
: Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux) turn his spontaneous organ mutations into public avant-garde spectacles. : Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) and his partner
The film is set in a world where humans are losing the ability to feel physical pain, leading to a culture obsessed with surgery as a new form of intimacy or "sex".
Interview: David Cronenberg on Crimes of the Future - Film Comment