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Clayface gets a coveted long Hideo Kojima review: “I enjoyed the film”
Hideo Kojima has praised *Clayface*, saying he enjoyed the DC horror film despite not knowing the character beforehand. His favourable response matters to the film’s profile, as his reviews are often seen as more positive when they are longer.
Kojima compared the film’s body horror and facial disfigurement to science fiction and horror works including *The Fly* (1958 and 1986), *The Substance* and *Eyes Without a Face*. The story follows actor Matt Hagen, who is disfigured by a mobster and gains shapeshifting powers after experimental treatment; Kojima said it can be viewed as either a revenge story ending in villainy or a tragedy.
In short
- Hideo Kojima says he enjoyed *Clayface*.
- He links its body horror to classic science fiction films.
- The story follows an actor whose treatment grants shapeshifting powers.
Explained simply
Clayface is a character from DC Comics, best known as a shape-shifting figure whose body can change form. In this film, the character is Matt Hagen, an actor who is disfigured by a mobster and undergoes an experimental treatment that gives him the ability to reshape himself.
Hideo Kojima is a Japanese video game creator and a prominent film enthusiast whose reviews attract attention beyond gaming. His comparisons to earlier science fiction and horror films point to the story’s focus on bodily change and facial disfigurement.
The character’s transformation can be read as a path towards revenge and villainy, or as a tragedy. That makes the film part of a broader tradition of horror stories about identity, physical change and the consequences of attempts to alter the body.