Just watched Tusk...actually a pretty good movie

Here's my thing with body horror: I always feel extremely bad for the victim. It becomes hard for me to watch at a certain point because I can only think about how much they're suffering. Tusk was similar, and it hit all the same points, but what's unique about it is that it added a level of comedy that made the horror bearable. Johnny Depp was fucking fantastic in it, and his character brought light to what would otherwise be any run-of-the-mill body horror flick.

Body horror most often tries to explore the question of humanity. Where do we draw the line in considering someone still human once they've been so mutilated that they're unrecognizable? This movie doesn't leave a lot up for discussion, but what it does do is leave the watcher to decide on their own how Wallace should have ended up.

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

At the end of the movie, there's a moment where LaPointe considers shooting Wallace in order to put him out of his misery. Then, when he doesn't, Wallace ends up in an exotic animal sanctuary; his only company being a dirty pool and a slew of gas station plastic cups. His (former) girlfriend and best friend go to visit him, but to what end? To throw a fish at him and watch him eat it as if he were a real walrus? The only thing we're told for sure is that somewhere in there, Wallace is still somewhat human, as he cries upon watching them leave. Other than that, it's up to the viewer to form their own opinions. Should Wallace have been put in a zoo or kept somewhere more domesticated? Or should he just have been put out of his misery?

What I like about the movie is that it doesn't insist upon a certain viewpoint. It gives wiggle room to make your own sense of what happens. It's utterly disturbing and definitely has it's faults (like that suit. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry looking at it), but what it does right it does brilliantly.