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I have to say this movie is SO different from anything I've ever seen, at least recently. I was somewhat drawn in by Joe Keery, but also just because this film seemed like a good changeup, and man it was. All of this movie is presented as found footage, while not a really new concept, but done differently. Much of the camera footage can be seen from actual created livestreams on Instagram and other sites with full-on chats, donations and everything. Spree follows Kurt, also known as KurtsWorld96, who is desperate to gain a following after spending years trying to gain an audience. As a driver of Spree (like Uber) Kurt decides to do some horrifying experiments with passengers. I feel like this film has a lot to say about social media and streaming platforms that I can connect with that allowed me to enjoy it. But at the same time this movie is just absolutely insane overall. The first message that stands out the most is how people will do so much just to try to gain a following today. This is so true, both as a creator who's willing to be okay with a smaller audience, and as a viewer who sees the vast amount of content that's out there. The second is that the community that follows the creators often never think that deeply about what they're watching live. They'll often just comment things like "Holy shit" "monkaS" "LMAO" or "Wow", just to show off their basic reaction, and have no thought on the implications of something like what Kurt does, or whether it's okay to do this stuff. They're just there to see and react to content in the end. This is shown if you read the many chat messages that people type (hard to read all of them). That's why so many absurd things get popular, because in the end they're invoking a strong reaction that gets attention. What Kurt does kind of takes this to an extreme, but it gets at the idea of this. Joe Keery plays this eerie role of a guy who you can somewhat tell from the beginning something isn't right with him. It doesn't always work, it can feel weird and discomforting, but it mostly feels right based on how desperate he is to gain followers/attention.
David Arquette couldn't feel more out of place in this movie, who just acted as this father figure with a weird backstory that did nothing for the film. I can't say I'm that big of a fan of this movie's attempt to be current, aside from the chat messages giving you insight on how people respond to what Kurt does. The found footage style kind of works for this type of movie, but I wasn't a huge fan of it. This doesn't affect how I feel about the film really, but if you're afraid of taking an Uber/Lyft (like me) this movie kind of reaffirms that fear.🤣 I was originally going to give this a 6.x, but after a day of having watched it, I feel like I liked it a little more. It just had a lot to say about content creators and the community that surrounds them that kept me thinking for a while. But I wouldn't say it's for everyone; it's quite possible you could be totally turned off by the messed up and violent nature of this film.
7.2/10
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