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About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins to experience increasingly terrifying and unexplained events. Crushed by escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to come face to face with her past. The scar on Skye’s knee is in the shape of a smile. In one scene, Skye places a bottle of VOSS water on a stone/marble kitchen counter and a noise is heard that matches the sound of a plastic object being placed. The VOSS water bottles are glass, something that is actually specifically emphasized in the movie, and so the audio doesn’t match the action seen.. Skye Riley: [to Smile Entity] You’re not in control, me! . Featured on The 7PM Project: Episode 17 October 2024 (2024). A very disturbing depiction of the smile phenomenon using the pop music scene and celebrity culture as a backdrop. Skye, the central character, is at the center of this harrowing story that presents layers upon layers of one’s life spiraling out of control. We see most of the story from Skye’s point of view, and so the film does a great job of building empathy for the character, despite all her moral failings. It also presents some deep themes about the toxic culture of pop stardom. In the film, The Smile takes on many meanings as it reflects and pressure to show off and smile for the cameras when mental health is struggling. Her manager, her assistant and fans seem sane in the chaos, but their actions seem like instruments of torture. It’s so upsetting, I personally feel that Skye goes through too much and in the end I was just relieved that the movie was over. If you like body horror, you’ll love this. The movie is pretty scary, but it’s more disturbing than scary.
