I'm not into body modification or suspension, but that does not mean I can't view this with respect for those adult's choices & lifestyle decisions. I'd heard this movie was better than Modify, so I watched this one first, because the other barely mentions Haworth (pronounced HAY-worth), who DID create this industry & in fact designed the tools by which others presently in the field he birthed, use. The gore (blood & lots of it) factor can be a bit much, seeing people in pain & bleeding isn't much fun, but once one gets past the 1st few sticks, and realizes these people choose & some even get off on that pain, it gets a bit easier to take--until the suspension part, that was hard for even me to watch; again after awhile it got easier, but never once did I think "Gee that looks like fun". Haworth gives much info on how dangerous this can be for just anyone off the street to do, and he has a medical instrument/inventor background, a somewhat pioneering but safely type attitude, explaining the legal, medical & even moral/ethical sides to the lifestyle, including a touching scene with his dad. I don't believe he was egotistical or arrogant so much as honest & frank about what lead him to & kept him part of the lifestyle. Some focus was put on people who had later changed their mind about their own modifications, so it was a well rounded close look at an industry few get a peek into. The quality of the video, sound and production was excellent despite this being a documentary. The relationship issues were valid in how modification & suspension affects ones relationships with peers, lovers, family & others. I wish this had been longer, covered more of the modification than the suspension, which filled nearly half this movie. If you are squeamish about blood, you will have a problem watching this, and there are close up genital scenes, which may not be suitable <18. I would watch it again and recommend it to others interested in this subject.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Review of Modify
Modify
Having seen Flesh & Blood 1st, this movie is definitely more balanced & complete in content, coverage of the issues, all aspects of modification from plastic surgery to body building, hair color to skin color, corsets in clothing & in skin, sex change operations to suspension from hooks, permanent make-up to piercings. As well, legal, medical, ethical, societal, historical, religious & spiritual, discrimination & the effect in one's life, family, community & within oneself, no questions were left unanswered. No perspective was ignored. This is definitely the better of the two films, with a much wider range of interviews, input, personalities & examples. The hardest part to stomach were the plastic surgery operations so that by the time one sees even extreme modifications, nothing can compare to the surgical augmentation footage. Instead of one man's view, as in Flesh & Blood's focus on Haworth, here we get an enormous amount of perspectives; however there were none who were against modifications, though their protests were addressed thoroughly with Q&A's throughout the film. Excellent quality film & audio. Highly recommended.
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