The following spoilers for Chainsaw Man Chapter 124, “Soup,” by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Amanda Haley, and Sabrina Heep, are now available in English via Viz Media.
Tatsuki Fujimoto has snuck into another movie that deals with the Chainsaw Man, this time a horrifying scene from A Clockwork Orange.
Chainsaw Man released Chapter 124, “Soup” on March 28, shortly after the events of Chapter 123, where it introduced the Fallen Devil. While much of the chapter focuses on Yoru and Asa’s relationship, especially the way Yoru seems to show interest in her human vessel, the Fallen Devil has something else on the plate. hers; namely a human being clamped open with his eyes open. According to Cirilo (@/Cirilolebeau), mangaka Fujimoto is clearly paying homage to an iconic scene in A Clockwork Orange.
Chainsaw Man’s Clockwork Orange Reference
In this chapter, a bald man awkwardly folds his arms and faces down on a cart, his legs made into a grotesque makeshift table to carry a plate filled with “a kind of potion made from the ears, tongue, and nose of a Demon Hunter.” who tried to hunt down” The Fallen Devil. Any objection the man might have made about his plight is severed, with the Devil having roughly sewn his lips together. Eyes forced open and protruding, he caught sight of a giant worm-like Devil that was eating man, who was looking for his next meal.
Released in 1971, A Clockwork Orange is a dark crime film produced and directed by acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick. Based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess, the film follows Alex DeLarge, a gang leader arrested by authorities for committing unethical crimes. In an attempt to rehabilitate him, the government forces Alex to undergo state-sponsored aversion therapy called the Ludovico Technique. Chapter 124 of Chainsaw Man deals with the scene where Alex is strapped to a chair with his eyes forced open when he is injected with drugs while watching movies filled with sex and violence. At the same time, the music of Beethoven, his favorite composer, plays in the background.
Chainsaw Man The Creator’s Love for Movies
Fujimoto’s love for cinema is evident in Chainsaw Man as many fans note that the character of the Fallen Devil’s chef seems to be related to the Menu that the mangaka previously introduced to fans. tomb. Makima, the villain in Season 1, opened up about her love for cinema. The anime adaptation, produced by MAPPA, also includes many movie references in the opening, such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Big Lebowski, and Constantine. One of Fujimoto’s one-shots, Goodbye, Eri, is about a protagonist who made a movie about his mother’s death.
The next chapter of Chainsaw Man will be out on April 4, fans can read it via Viz Media.
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