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Beyond the symbolism... what are ''they''?


We all know the movie is about being eaten up by a soulless industry after completely losing yourself in superficiality. But.. let's just ignore that for a moment and explore the supernatural element to the film. What were the girls? Witches that fed on youth?

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In the script one of them was a centuries old witch, in the film they are just regular humans.

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I didn't think they were anything beyond cannibals.

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I definitely got a whole Elizabeth Bathory vibe. I'm not sure they were actually meant to be supernatural or literal vampires/witches, but I think that's what they did. They were trying to absorb her essence through ritual magick.

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