Joseph Kahn’s "Bodied" has been dubbed a 'battle-rap comedy,' and it does start that way with the main character explaining to his girlfriend the gist of free-stylin'. If you've seen "8 Mile," you know how it works. You square off against an opponent, circled by a crowd of enthusiasts, in a freestyle battle, just two people in a ring and a war of rhythmical words. What can occur in such a battle is an apocalyptic-like sensation that has an ADD intensity and a cause/effect of whiplash.
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“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.