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The scar on Skye's knee is in shape of a smile

Line of Events

About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.. In one scene Skye places a VOSS water bottle down on a stone/marble kitchen counter and a noise matching the sound of something plastic being placed down is heard.

Featured in The 7PM Project: Episode dated 17 October 2024 (2024)

VOSS water bottles are glass, something that is actually specifically highlighted in the film, and so the audio doesn't match the action seen.. Skye Riley: [to the Smile Entity] You’re not in control, I am!. A very disturbing portrayal of the Smile phenomenon using the pop music scene and celebrity culture as a backdrop.

It also presents some deep themes on the toxic culture of pop stardom

Skye the central character is front and center in this horrifying story that presents layers upon layers of one's life spiraling out of control. We see most of the story from Skye point of view and so the movie does a great job of building empathy for the character in spite of all her moral failings. In the movie, Smile takes on many meanings as it also reflects the pressure of showing up and smiling for the cameras when one's mental health is in shambles.

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Her momager, her assistant and fans all seem reasonable in the chaos yet their actions seem to become instruments of torture. It's so disturbing, Personally I feel like the Skye goes through too much and at the end I was just relieved that the movie was over. The movie is quite scary but it is more disturbing than it's scary.