20 Biggest WTF Movie Moments Of 2023 (So Far)
3. The Whole Damn Movie - Beau Is Afraid
Where to even begin with Ari Aster's third feature?
The movie is a three-hour collage of unforgettable WTF moments, from an opening POV-shot of Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) being born, to his mother's apparent death-by-chandelier, Beau's entire anxiety-wracked existence, and him getting hit by a truck while running through the serial killer-infested streets naked.
And that's just the first act.
Beyond that Aster serves up a teenage girl killing herself by drinking paint, a surreal theatre troupe that hangs out in the forest, a lengthy animated sequence, a sex scene with fatal consequences, and a dick-and-balls monster that may or may not be Beau's actual father.
To some it makes for an exasperating sit, while to others it's refreshing bold, but to every single person who watches, Beau Is Afraid is some seriously twisted, WTF s**t.