There are few movies that can hit a nerve quite like the works ofDavid Lynch.

The movie is very loosely based on a 1903 novella,The Beast in the Jungle, byHenry James.

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Lea Seydoux sits in front of a wall of flowers in ‘The Beast’

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But those elements alone are not enough to match the energy of a Lynch movie.

Lea Seydoux’s character in ‘The Beast’ sits in a black tank and prepares to undergo a futuristic procedure.

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In a near future artificial intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.

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