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Splice was written by director Vincenzo Natali and screenwriters Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor.[4] The script was originally meant to follow up Natali's Cube (1997), but the budget and restricted technology hindered the project. In 2007, the project entered active development as a 75% Canadian and 25% French co-production, receiving a budget of $26 million.[5] The director described the film: "Splice is very much about our genetic future and the way science is catching up with much of the fiction out there. [This] is a serious film and an emotional one. And there's sex... Very, very unconventional sex. The centerpiece of the movie is a creature which goes through a dramatic evolutionary process. The goal is to create something shocking but also very subtle and completely believable."[6]
In October 2007, actors Brody and Polley were cast into the lead roles. Production began the following November in Toronto.[4] It was aided by Telefilm Canada's funding of US$2.5 million.[7] Filming took place in Toronto and concluded in February 2008.[5]
In an interview, when asked if there would be any sequels, Natali responded, "I don't think so. It could happen, but it would have required the movie to make a lot of money in the States, but even though the ending of the film appears to be setting up a sequel, that was never my intention. All of my films end with a question, and somewhat ambiguously, and they always imply the beginning of another story. I like to leave the audience with something to ponder."[8]
The film premiered on October 6, 2009 at the Sitges Film Festival,[9] where it won "Best Special Effects" and was in the running for "Best Film", and was part of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.[10] After a bidding war with Apparition,[11] The Weinstein Company, Newmarket Films, First Look Studios, and Samuel Goldwyn Films,[12] Dark Castle Entertainment purchased the U.S rights to the film and the worldwide rights to any possible sequels in February 2010, thinking they "found the next Paranormal Activity".[13][14] The film received a wide release in the United States on June 4, 2010, with Warner Bros. as distributor.[15][16] The trailer was attached to two other Warner Bros. movies, The Losers and A Nightmare on Elm Street.[17] The film opened on June 4, 2010 in wide release to a $7.4 million opening weekend in 2,450 theaters, averaging $3,014 per theater.[2] Splice was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 5, 2010, in the US and on November 29, 2010, in the UK.[18]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 198 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "It doesn't take its terrific premise quite as far as it should, but Splice is a smart, well-acted treat for horror fans."[19] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[20] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D" on an A+ to F scale.[21]
Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times called it "well done and intriguing" but said it is disappointing in that it does not explore Dren's persona.[25] Comparing the film to David Cronenberg's The Brood, Peter Travers from Rolling Stone said, "Played as a child by Abigail Chu and as an adult by Delphine Chanéac, Dren morphs into a special-effects miracle, sexy and scary in equal doses." and gave the film 3 out of 4.[26] Also comparing the sex scenes to Cronenberg's work, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle rated it 2/4 stars and wrote that while it has several disgusting scenes, it is "a regulation monster movie" that is "too dumb to be serious and too slow to be entertaining".[27] Richard Roeper panned Splice, calling it one of the worst movies of 2010.[citation needed] He gave the film a D+, calling it "ridiculous" but giving it credit for trying to be different.[28]
I am new to this blog but having seeing Splice I am thankful for your very rich analysis which gives me even more reasons for liking the film. You give a very elegant and precise account of a fascinating film, but also use the film to interrogate the investment in a certain Deleuze and Guattari reading. This is what makes both Splice and the blog entry really interesting. So, if I may, I would like to add my two cents to some of the observations and maybe push for a more psychoanalytic reading of certain elements in the film.
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From watching the trailers for Splice, I thought the film centred on a genetic engineering experiment gone awry - mutants taking over the world and so on. Sadly not. At least if it had, it would be based on a storyline which - although tiresome - is proven to work. Not only that, but this horror of a horror film was far from scary...
From watching the trailers for Splice, I thought the film centred on a genetic engineering experiment gone awry - mutants taking over the world and so on. Sadly not. At least if it had, it would be based on a storyline which - although tiresome - is proven to work. Not only that, but this horror of a horror film was far from scary. I'm scared of the dark, but I hid behind my hands just once during the whole hour and 44 minutes and that was from sheer embarrassment at the storyline.
'Splice' refers to the 'cutting' of DNA sections - DNA splicingThe film centres around two superstar scientists - Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as Clive Nikolai and Elsa Cast - who secretly create an animal-human hybrid using this scientific method.
Splice is, in fact, an apt name for the film, but not for this reason. Instead, it felt like the film writers had taken a few good ideas and 'spliced' them together in a random way -exploring a few provocative notions before tailing off without drawing meaningful conclusions.
That is, I'm afraid, as good as it gets. The hybrid creature initially looks like a mutant organism but, as it grows, it looks more and more 'human-like'. The relationship between the scientists and the 'experiment' becomes the film's focus. The scientists know lines have been crossed, but become too emotionally involved to abort the process. The term 'sweety' and motherly instincts (such as dressing the female child in human clothes) come to the fore. The scientists clearly become caught up with their creation, not its intended scientific benefits.
The key question touched upon at the beginning of the film - how far should you push medical boundaries and why? - is soon pushed firmly into the background. Instead, we are faced by new dilemmas - what relationship do scientists have with their experiments? Can they become too emotionally involved? How does this cause moral and ethical boundaries to be crossed? And what risks can this cause to others?
Overall, insufficient thought was given to the film's structure and outcome. Despite moral questions about hidden animal-human hybrid experimentation being briefly and explicitly raised, the movie provides no notable answers.
Welcome to SPLICE Film Fest! We are a New York City based selective international film and video art festival showcasing all genres of short films, music videos, and subjects ranging in length of at least 1 minute up to 10 minutes.
We are particularly interested in filmmakers whose work is underrepresented either by gender identification, ethnicity, subject/topic. We are open to any and all stories, and are looking to build a community through our festival that is accepting and welcoming for all to submit, and share their work with our live audience. The festival will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
We accept: abstract/experimental, video art, animation, augmented/mixed reality, documentary, traditional narrative, comedy, social justice, LGBTIQQ, mixed media, music video, performance art, and everything in between. It's up to you to choose the best category or categories in which to enter your film. You must pay the fee for each category you enter.
All student submissions are only $10, but you must provide proof of your current student status via email to receive the discounted submission. You must submit in the "STUDENT" category ONLY to receive the discounted submission. Your film will be disqualified if you do not provide proof of your student status, and you will NOT get a refund on the $10. Any submission into other categories will require you to pay the normal entry fee.
We will award laurels for "Official Selection" into the festival, and for the "Best Film" of each category. We will award "Honorable Mentions" for films our judges deem worthy of those distinctions for great achievement in filmmaking.
2. By submitting, the filmmaker warrants that they are the rightful owner of the submission and do not violate or infringe on any trademark, trade name, copyright, literary, dramatic, musical, artistic or other intellectual property or personal rights.
4. SPLICE Film Fest is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted for promotional purposes of the festival. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screenings, and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations.
7. All films must be submitted either through FilmFreeway via an online screener, or through a password protected digital upload on a third party site like Vimeo. We will NOT accept unsolicited email submissions. We will NOT accept emails, DVDs, or hardcopies for consideration or screening. Should your film be selected, we will download the file to be built into the festival program. If you do NOT provide the file of your film to be downloaded for the built show reel, your entry will be disqualified and you will not receive a refund. Unfortunately, we do NOT grant fee waivers as we are a growing festival with fees that are quite low already and use funds from submissions to run the festival.
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