Dude.
Cronenberg was brave enough to make a movie that doesn't explain everything on a sixth-grade level, but leaves it to you to use your brain.
All that stuff you said was stupid and you hated? It's actually sly hints and clues as to what is really going on. Because the game relies upon the players own mind to provide context, direction and background, the Gamepods are freakish, disgusting organic monstrosities. That weirdness is due to the twisted minds of the two terrorist who are playing the roles of Ted Pikul and Allegra Gellar (Ted and Allegra aren't real people, just game characters).
They provide all the psychosis that shapes the weird imagery and impossible technology, because they hate virtual reality games and view them with horror and disgust. Thus the bone gun, Ted's squishy glowing Pinkphone, the fleshpods, the game ports, the umbilical cords and the horrifying amphibian mutants. It's all nightmare symbolism projected into the game by 'Ted' and 'Allegra'.
That weirdness is there, on the surface, to convey to you that what you are watching is a Game, not real. Other hints are less obvious - The way the night driving scenes look fake, with an old-fashioned rear projection screen. The way Allegra kicks the dust up outside of the gas station, and marvels at the detail in the world textures because she's pretending to be blown away by the realism of the technology. The terrible accents and the stilted dialogue that start at the very beginning of the movie and don't let up until the end when everyone is back in Reality. Some of the best actors in the world are in the cast. Think.
Just watch it again, and pay attention this time.
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roxox
8 years ago
dudemanguy-1 The best interpretation!tnx eXistenZ is true masterpiece.
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