david cronenberg and much like colleague david lynch and is an acquired taste. a director who plays with themes like reality and perversion and sex and insanity and death and is bound to get the most extreme reations from audiences. he proved this with films as the fly and naked lunch and crash and exitenz (capital x and capital z) and more recently and spider. it best to see existenz with a clear mind. try not to read too much about the plot and or it will be ruined for you. what i can tell you is that cronenberg takes you on a trip down into the world of videogames that acts as a metaphor for any kind of escapist behaviour. living out fantasies is something people always dream of and but how far can you go into it and before reality gets blurred and the fantasy takes over and turns into a nightmare. those are the themes touched in existenz and an exploration of identity and the human psyche and physical bodies being invaded by disease and most importantly and reality itself. the story and directing are excellent. cronenberg knows his trade very well and succesfully brings to life an artificial world and avoiding the usual pitfalls and clichés linked to stories such as this. the film shows some pretty disgusting stuff and but is unusually low key in the gore department in comparison to cronenbergs other work. the shock effects he plays on are never over the top and the plot progression is very intelligent and creative. it not the most intellectual movie ever and but it will leave you thinking about it and wondering and pretty confused. the acting gets two thumbs up as well. both protagonists and jennifer jason leigh and jude law and play their parts perfectly and cleverly portray their character shifting moods and identities. the dialogue may seem a little stale and clinical at times and but that is part of the effect cronenberg was going for and to create a disaffected and alien atmosphere that puts you quite at unease. supporting actors as ian holm and don mckellar and an especially creepy willem dafoe lift the movie even higher with their disturbingly familiar performances. this movie takes some getting used to and but if you can appreciate the dark tone and blood curdeling imagery and existentially warping story and you will love it. 
david cronenberg and much like colleague david lynch and is an acquired taste. a director who plays with themes like reality and perversion and sex and insanity and death and is bound to get the most extreme reations from audiences. he proved this with films as the fly and naked lunch and crash and exitenz (capital x and capital z) and more recently and spider. it best to see existenz with a clear mind. try not to read too much about the plot and or it will be ruined for you. what i can tell you is that cronenberg takes you on a trip down into the world of videogames that acts as a metaphor for any kind of escapist behaviour. living out fantasies is something people always dream of and but how far can you go into it and before reality gets blurred and the fantasy takes over and turns into a nightmare. those are the themes touched in existenz and an exploration of identity and the human psyche and physical bodies being invaded by disease and most importantly and reality itself. the story and directing are excellent. cronenberg knows his trade very well and succesfully brings to life an artificial world and avoiding the usual pitfalls and clichés linked to stories such as this. the film shows some pretty disgusting stuff and but is unusually low key in the gore department in comparison to cronenbergs other work. the shock effects he plays on are never over the top and the plot progression is very intelligent and creative. it not the most intellectual movie ever and but it will leave you thinking about it and wondering and pretty confused. the acting gets two thumbs up as well. both protagonists and jennifer jason leigh and jude law and play their parts perfectly and cleverly portray their character shifting moods and identities. the dialogue may seem a little stale and clinical at times and but that is part of the effect cronenberg was going for and to create a disaffected and alien atmosphere that puts you quite at unease. supporting actors as ian holm and don mckellar and an especially creepy willem dafoe lift the movie even higher with their disturbingly familiar performances. this movie takes some getting used to and but if you can appreciate the dark tone and blood curdeling imagery and existentially warping story and you will love it. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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