Baby Blood
I saw Baby Blood recently -- it's a bloody movie. A really, really, bloody movie! Blood is a plot device of this movie -- I would venture so far as to say that blood may even be a character in the movie. The movie is set somewhere in Europe -- France I think, as this is a French film -- that seemed to have had better times. The mood is depressing and grey. It's as if entropy has had its way with the place. Everything is running out of energy, including the main character, Yanka, played by Emmanuelle Escourrou, who slowly loses the battle with "the evil within."
So what's the movie about? Yanka is a circus performer in an abusive relationship with the circus head honcho. She wants out in a bad way, but either hasn't worked up the courage or hasn't had the chance. Her opportunity arrives with the addition of a new leopard to the circus. The leopard carries within it, an ancient creature that has existed since the birth of the planet. For some unknown reason, it wants to be born from a woman -- so at night, it exits the leopard, and enters Yanka. Yanka runs away from the circus after that, but the creature within her, starts to grow as a baby, speaking to her, demanding to be fed blood. It directs Yanka to find men, seduce them, and kill them so it can feed on their blood. Yanka fights it, but gives in eventually.
Yanka doesn't have a good relationship with men, and the creature takes advantage of that, cajoling her into killing men -- pointing out to her that they want only to use her; to abuse her. I couldn't help but think of the film as being a bit vindictive to men. The male characters in the film seem two dimensional, lacking any real character. They all seem to want only one thing -- which Yanka uses to her advantage. In fact, I believe there was only one female killed in the movie, and it wasn't for her blood. She just happened to have been in the way.
To watch this movie, you definitely need a strong stomach. There's a whole lot of gore in it, but it is one of the better gore-horror movies out there. The story isn't that bad; the cinematography pretty good; and the acting great.
So what's the movie about? Yanka is a circus performer in an abusive relationship with the circus head honcho. She wants out in a bad way, but either hasn't worked up the courage or hasn't had the chance. Her opportunity arrives with the addition of a new leopard to the circus. The leopard carries within it, an ancient creature that has existed since the birth of the planet. For some unknown reason, it wants to be born from a woman -- so at night, it exits the leopard, and enters Yanka. Yanka runs away from the circus after that, but the creature within her, starts to grow as a baby, speaking to her, demanding to be fed blood. It directs Yanka to find men, seduce them, and kill them so it can feed on their blood. Yanka fights it, but gives in eventually.
Yanka doesn't have a good relationship with men, and the creature takes advantage of that, cajoling her into killing men -- pointing out to her that they want only to use her; to abuse her. I couldn't help but think of the film as being a bit vindictive to men. The male characters in the film seem two dimensional, lacking any real character. They all seem to want only one thing -- which Yanka uses to her advantage. In fact, I believe there was only one female killed in the movie, and it wasn't for her blood. She just happened to have been in the way.
To watch this movie, you definitely need a strong stomach. There's a whole lot of gore in it, but it is one of the better gore-horror movies out there. The story isn't that bad; the cinematography pretty good; and the acting great.
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