There are many films that find a second life when they arrive on streaming, but also when a platform rescues them from oblivion into which they have fallen. That is exactly what has happened with ‘Splice: Mortal Experiment’, since the feature film directed by vincenzo natali has appeared in the catalog of Netflix in the United States and there are many who have ended up traumatized when discovering it.
‘Splice. Death Experiment’ is actually a 2009 film starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley which tells the story of two scientists specialized in creating variants of different species through genetic engineering. Everything gets complicated when he decides to go ahead with his most ambitious experiment: he creates a hybrid between a human and an animal.
“The most disturbing movie I’ve ever seen”
the very Guillermo del Toro has called attention to the sudden popularity of the film, but you only have to take a look at different comments on social networks to be clear that it has not exactly left those who have dared to give it a try on Netflix indifferent:
From those who they rejoice that now more people see it, but without forgetting that it is “the most disturbing movie i have ever seen“, until comments highlighting that “It’s one of those movies I wish I could forget.“, other noting that “It’s the weirdest movie I’ve ever seen in my life.“, or someone offering talk about it with whoever ended up traumatized after seeing it because “I’ve been suffering alone for years“. The list of messages about it is almost endless.demonstrating the strong impact that this science fiction and horror film by the director of ‘Cube’.
It is to be hoped that Netflix will take note and include it in its catalog in other countries. For example, in Spain right now it cannot be seen on any streaming platform, but the file does appear on Netflix, giving subscribers the option for the service to notify us when ‘Splice. Death Experiment’ is available there. It’s not a guarantee that it will happen, but given this precedent…
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