When comedy and terror meld, the result is usually as macabre as it is hilarious. A murderous baby is the main character of one of the coolest series of the moment, according to the time the victim of an absurd controversy on the internet
‘The Baby’, one of the latest HBO Max bets, is off to a strong start. A desperate woman, with a baby in her arms, flees through the night, chased by the police. Two law enforcement officers nearly caught up with the fugitive and shone their flashlights at her, rifle in hand. The fugitive leans off a cliff and seems obsessed with throwing the boy into the void. Moments of great tension. What happens next is unexpected. This is how one of the most curious series of the moment begins, the premise of which has confused some internet users. The critical mass of ‘twitter’ has sparked a huge discussion around an obvious satire on motherhood that uses black humor as a throwing weapon. There seems to be a conspiracy to destabilize the traditional family concept and streaming entertainment platforms are to blame. In the 21st century, the premiere of “The Devil’s Seed,” “The Other,” or “The Prophecy” could spark fervent rants about being a bad mother, not to mention cult productions like “It’s Alive!” or “Baby Blood.” With this latest high hemoglobin French film, the story that concerns us has quite a few points in common, although the main character is on loan and passes from hand to hand as in a series of favors that turns into a real nightmare.
The baby in question is as cute as it is ominous, as people around him die under strange circumstances, such as in the ‘Fatal Fate’ saga. Accidents worthy of the ‘1,000 Ways to Die’ program happen. The panic of a ridiculous death is present in a story as funny as it is perverse that appeals to the commonplaces of the horror genre and inverts them with absurd situations. Chapters of 25 minutes, the perfect duration, which have little to do with the psychological horror of ‘Servant’, the hair-raising series sponsored by Shyamalan, equally recommended (great double show). Each episode begins with an accident, with endearing characters, some cartoonish, who don’t know how long they’ll stay on stage. The enigmatic creature from the underworld is a potential Damien, but his good face, which has never broken a plate, causes him to be eliminated time and again by whoever adopts him without knowing why. The pout hypnotizes everyone, but the snowball gets bigger and bigger and absolute catastrophe is imminent. The devilish child, that naive being, is simply ashamed, but the doubt remains in the atmosphere of suspense. ‘The Baby’ is the brainchild of Siân Robins-Grace (‘Sex Education’) and Lucy Gaymer, with Michelle de Swarte (‘The Marchioness’) and Amira Ghazalla (‘The Rhythm of Vengeance’) leading the cast.
Filmed on camera and ingeniously framed, ‘The Baby’, a solvent black comedy, laughs at some clichés about motherhood, plays with it, as ‘Prevenge’ did with more profundity, a film that toured numerous festivals in 2016 and drew attention. drew because she doesn’t value the cruel behavior of her protagonist, a pregnant woman who doesn’t hesitate to slit her victims’ throats, whether they deserve it or not, to say goodbye with a kiss on the forehead. His wicked deeds are due to the commands of the voice of the baby within him. Between horror and comedy, Alice Lowe, featured in Ben Wheatley’s funny and very black ‘Tourists’, was placed in front of and behind the camera while pregnant in real life, a fact that heightens the concern of a proposal that could be troubling for unusual people viewer. The trauma, physical and psychological, that pregnancy can cause takes on physicality before our eyes. Again, the audiovisual genre becomes perfect for drawing metaphors, this time with some reflections on femininity, in addition to seeking the accomplice laughter of the biased audience.
‘The Baby’ is available on HBO Max.
Source: La Verdad
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