Forma Humana

I have watched this short film a few times. It is original, although it draws from some earlier works - an old Twilight Zone episode comes to my mind that comments on the idea of beauty. It is well acted, especially the young actress lead. The message is very unsettling and I'm uncomfortable every time I watch it. I'm sure that was the filmmaker's intention.

My ultimate disappointment with Human Form is the same I had with The Birch. Sometimes a film presents a great idea that is disturbing. If the movie fails to tell an interesting story about the idea, that is a lost opportunity. Human Form doesn't go anywhere. The characters don't evolve. The dread doesn't change. I'm just left feeling sad at the end.

Human Form is definitely a look into the human mind that you won't forget anytime soon. With disturbing visuals showing the true internal horror of body dysmorphia and the hatred of one's own appearance to a dangerous level. Despite the short runtime of the movie and things that could be explained further than they happened to be, this is definitely very effective and memorable for a short film, with amazing effects and a soundtrack that'll keep you on edge.

If you want jump scares and killers, expect none here, only the dread of the human mind and the fear of yourself. If you're into psychological horror, this is a must watch.

a girl.her drawings. his family. a desire. and the high price for it. "Human Form" is an uncomfortable film. because it propose, in precise way, the deep portrait of near reality. the trend, the teenager and his desire to become like the others for be accepted, the temptation and the profound, bitter solitude, the fall as revenge. faces remembering Modigliani portraits. and a warning who escapes from the frame of horror genre. because it reflects the ambition to be the other. the subjectivity of beauty definition, the life reduced at masks. and the dictatorship of majority. aesthetic surgery as the solution for become one of many others. and the innocence. as form of solitude.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... so no pun intended. Maybe in some weird future (parallel universe?) there will be a beauty standard where people want to look like the ones in this short movie. You probably will think this is weird to say the least ... but if we believe something ... than we want it. And if we can't have it - we want it more. Very true for any age group by the way, but even more so with the little ones (kids/teenagers).

All that said, this is quite horrific ... but more in your head than actually depicted nightmare scenarios ... so you may not see too much (though makeup is really good), but it is about the idea ... and how the actors portray it! Very well in case I wasn't clear!