Thus, Sue, a younger version of Elisabeth, is born.
InThe Substance,Elisabeth and Suemust switch every seven days for the serum to continue working.
During the climax ofThe Substance, Elisabeth and Sue get into a fight in their apartment.
This ultimately results in Sue killing Elisabeth.
After killing Elisabeth, Sue naively believes she will be able to live her life on her own terms.
However, of course, this is not the case.
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Therefore, Sue tries to reuse the one-use-only Activator serum.
However, despite her appearance, Monstro Elisasue is still determined to perform at the New Year’s show.
Even though Elisabeth is killed earlier in the film, she is revived when Monstro Elisasue is born.
While Sue is more of a villainouscharacter inThe Substance, this final transformation is tragic for Elisabeth.
The Substance’sfinal moments are a warning against pursuing perfection instead of finding happiness in your own skin.
InThe Substance, Elisabeth is insecure about her age and appearance, which leads to her taking the serum.
Demi Moore is favorite to win 2025’s Best Actress Oscar, for her role in The Substance.
If she wins, it’ll be a historic moment for a niche subgenre.
The whole process ofcreating Monstro Elisasue forThe Substancetook Persin and Fargeat over two months.
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
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