David Cronenberg's second feature is a slight improvement over Stereo and showcases a couple of elements that David would begin to use in his body horror films. Crimes Of The Future uses the same method that was used on Stereo. A narrator who is in charge of narrating the events, characters who resort to mimicry and gestures and the absence of sound. The only difference is that it is Cronenberg's first film made in color and the soundtrack consists of quite strange sounds. The film also acts in a rather random manner, making it somewhat difficult to follow the plot. The story is told in such an ambiguous way that in order to understand what it is about, you need to read the hypnosis after watching it, which summarizes everything in small lines. What can be understood is that the story takes place in a dystopian future, where, due to a disease caused by a cosmetic, many women died, making them almost extinct. Reference is also made to human evolution, survival and sex in a mix of what possible future awaits a society where there are almost no women. Because women are important for humanity to continue to exist, a future without them is quite difficult to imagine. Much of what happens here is bizarre, but considering the main theme, it is clear that the male population suffers from terrible despair. The most shocking thing is the ending that touches people's morale and raises the question of how far human beings are willing to go to survive in a catastrophic situation. It can be said that Crimes Of The Future is an oddity that as a film in itself is questionable, but it leaves a thesis about one of the many futures that can await humanity. My final rating for this movie is a 6/10.
Review of Crimes of the Future
