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Three... Extremes (2004)

★ 6.8 · 408 ratings on TMDB

From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters.

Three... Extremes poster★ 6.8

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.

DirectorFruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike
CastAtsuro Watabe, Bai Ling, Kyoko Hasegawa, Mai Suzuki, Meme Tian Pu-Jun, Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah
GenresHorror
The emergence reading

Three... Extremes keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, exploitation, mortality, gender, identity.

zero-distanceHKprejudiceexploitationmortalitygenderidentity
Also inFilms about mortalityFilms about prejudiceFilms about identity
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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

Jennifer's Body (2009)E8/E9 · exploitation, genderBarbie (2023)E8/E9 · gender, identityThe Neon Demon (2016)E8/E9 · exploitation, identityBlade (1998)E8/E9 · identity, mortalityDumbo (1941)E8/E9 · exploitation, identityJames and the Giant Peach (1996)E8/E9 · exploitation, identity

Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · exploitation, prejudiceSpecies III (2005)E6/E10 · rare rung · exploitation, prejudiceX-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)E11/E12 · rare rung · identity, prejudice

Same people

Shared director or cast.

Dumplings (2004)dir. Fruit ChanOldboy (2003)dir. Park Chan-wookThe Handmaiden (2016)dir. Park Chan-wookAudition (2000)dir. Takashi Miike13 Assassins (2010)dir. Takashi MiikeSympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)dir. Park Chan-wook