'Fresh' is about a specific kind of mentally disturbed men

The movie Fresh stars Daisy-Edgar Jones as Noa and Sebastian Stan as Steve. Noa is a young woman trying to find a guy and like every hopeless millennial she went to online dating. We are introduced to Chad who is Noa’s date. He’s talking about how much he loves wasabi but that he feels like he’s going to vomit every time he eats it. When I heard him say that I was like, what a very odd thing to say? Noa is disinterested because she stares at the live lobster tank while Chad is speaking.

The iconic scarf Chad wears is a big sign of his grand superiority complex even though he asks Noa to pay for the meal. He claims that modern women dress sloppy and unfeminine-like, which is ironic considering how men traditionally pay on the first date. The first close-up shot of meat is shown inside the kitchen of the Asian restaurant where they had their date. The chef chops a large roasted chicken and the roasted chicken is hanging from the ceiling; This part was chilling to watch.

Screenwriter Lauryn Kahn is making a commentary on women’s treatment in dating. The men in this film pose threats or remain idle. Even though Chad was a horrible date, he reprimands Noa when she tells him she doesn’t think they're a match. In the next scene, Noa is walking alone in the dark to her car, which is such an anxiety-inducing dilemma that all women have to face. A shadowy figure is walking behind her, and as I was watching him move closer to her, I worried for her safety. She grips her keys tightly and fumbles to insert the key into her car. We learn that it was just a man with a baby strapped to his chest. She sighs with relief as do I.

So as it turns out, it wasn’t that man who seemingly looked like he was going to hurt Noa but instead a handsome charming stranger who approached her in the grocery store where she was shopping. Steve flirts with Noa and casually asks for her phone number. She agrees to go on a date with him and they go to a bar in the city. At the beginning of their date, it's awkward, as most first dates are.

After some time and alcohol, they start to enjoy themselves. Steve is a plastic surgeon which would impress me if I learned my date was a doctor. When the date is over, they can't seem to get off each other, but Steve thinks they should take it slow. Until they both realize they can't help themselves so they have sex.

Noa's best friend, Mollie, is suspicious of Steve because of his lack of social media presence however she continues to see him over an undefined period. Steve is at Noa's apartment having dinner with her. What I feel makes this film unique is the amount of dancing there is in it. I love the quirky dancing because it adds some charm to it. After their goofing around, Steve asks Noa to go on a surprise getaway. I could hear the hesitance in Noa's voice when she agreed. She was right to feel reluctant because if she didn't know where they were going, how could someone save her in case he had sinister intentions.

When Steve picks up Noa, he drives her to his home instead of the secret location they were supposed to go on the account that there's too much traffic so he said they would drive there in the morning. On the ride there, Noa is trying to text Mollie the plans, however, she can't get any service. When they make it to Steve's place, Noa continues to struggle with cell service. She asks about the wi-fi but Steve says "it must have gone out again." I would freak out because that is just too convenient for a predator.

He drugs her which is so terrifying, I can't even imagine. As soon as I start to see her looking faint, I was petrified for her life. She wakes up disoriented, in a cellar where her wrists are chained to the wall. Mollie is concerned for her friend's well-being so she texts her asking about her location. She investigates Steve because she believes that Noa is in danger. She learns that Steve has a wife, Ann who is without a leg. The audience can only assume that Steve cut her leg off. Mollie is the friend of the year but all of her snooping results in her life being in danger too.

Steve is a cannibal and he makes a business out of taking body parts of women whom he eventually kills altogether. Noa is another victim along with at least two other women that are trapped inside his house. It's a sick process of selling individual body parts along with their photo, items, and panties. Could it get any creepier?

Noa is determined to escape with the other victims. She manipulates the manipulator into gaining her trust. They go back to dating because he "likes her" The iconic scene where they dance side by side together is a popular favorite. It's off-beat because she's wearing buckles on her wrists and human body parts are being stored in a large freezer in the hallway. Who says romance is dead?

Noa learns that Mollie was kidnapped by Steve. She leads him on and let's just say if things were ugly before, they're about to get uglier. In the bedroom, she bites off his member and that's how she's able to get away. It was gruesome to watch her in that vicious state. Noa saves the other imprisoned women but Steve is not so happy with her actions. It is three women against one man.

What does this film say about women? Why would Ann stay with Steve considering he probably cut her leg off? Is it because he wasn't going to kill her like the rest of his victims? Mollie felt like saving her best friend was her duty even if it meant putting herself in danger. She asked her bartender friend, Paul, with whom she history to help her in case something bad happens to her. Once he arrives and hears gunshots, he fleas. He abandons his friend but Mollie doesn't. These women unite together and save themselves against Steve and Ann.