Clayface is trying like it will likely be successful for DC Studios, and extra importantly, it has mainstream moviegoers buzzing as nicely. DC Studios and Warner Bros.’ choice to market Clayface as a body-horror film and downplay the comedian e-book universe ties appears to have labored, and the lead performances by Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen and Naomi Ackie as Dr. Caitlyn Corr definitely appear to have captivated audiences.
In truth, Harries and Ackie have gotten one of many greatest points of Clayface that’s getting traction on social media. The tragic, poisonous romance between Matt Hagen and Caitlyn Corr is catching hearth with followers – however there may be one situation that’s being debated by those that watched carefully.
Was Clayface Actually DC’s Obsession?
DC followers like “David_Da_Boss” have posited that Caitlyn Corr’s early experiments with the nanites that kind the “residing clay” had a stronger lasting impact than she could have bargained for. Caitlyn used her personal DNA within the experiments to develop the nanites; if that DNA bought printed on the clay substance, then it might have had a disastrous impact on Matt Hagen. The disfigured actor wouldn’t simply expertise the psychosis we clearly see him undergo after his assault and the collapse of his profession; he would’ve been drawn to Caitlyn like a magnet, as a result of that’s actually what’s taking place inside him.
Clayface establishes it early, steadily (and grossly), that each drop of the “clay” returns to the host physique regardless of the way it will get dispersed. If, on some stage, the nanites nonetheless acknowledged Caitlyn as the unique host template, then Matt, whose total physique turns into the clay, can be drawn again to Caitlyn the very same method.
So far as fan theories go, this one really feels intriguing as a result of it appears completely believable. In truth, should you take this idea to be the case, there’s a lot about Clayface‘s story, tone, and scene work that truly makes quite a bit extra sense. Matt Hagen’s bloody quest for revenge continuously segueing into scenes about his fixation on Caitlyn was a part of the pacing and tonal points some viewers have expressed. Within the context of this idea, it makes all of the sense on the planet that Matt was being pulled away from his personal life and company towards Caitlyn; it additionally makes the finale of the movie far more tragic, as Caitlyn Corr’s obsession together with her work comes again to destroy her life and perpetually hang-out her.
That last sequence of the movie the place “Clayface” conjures a faux Caitlyn to reassure and kiss him, earlier than absorbing her again into himself and raging, seems like each poetic tragedy and the basic horror movie trope of letting the viewers know the menace isn’t over. As Caitlyn’s last scene proves: Matt Hagen now has a thousand totally different faces he can watch her with.
Do you imagine this idea about Clayface‘s twisted romance? The film is now taking part in in theaters.