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nickyrp 's review for:

Elevation by Stephen King
2.0

I think we cannot set aside the “woke aspect” (as some have said) because this “woke aspect” delivered a large part to the whole narrative. A Trumpist and homophobic infested town with zero interest of change (until Scott swooped in to save these women from their demise) speaks so much.

For me it is still a horror genre, losing weight without losing your form is a terrifying thought but I agree that it could have been improved or developed.

I liked and did not liked the ending. I love the imagery when Scott lit the fire but I think this zero concept is a symbolism of escape. How a person loses the accountability and guilt of what happened so easy and convenient. Losing the burden of sins of the town with Scott as a sacrifice but the burden of losing Scott will still weigh down Deidre and Missy.

But on the other hand, it can also be the natural occurrence of life and death process. Living weighs and grounds us to the physicality of life but in severing our ties with the physical, we are bound to be free. And so we explode.

Could have been better but it is what it is.