Like its predecessor, Coupez! is defined by a tripartite structure that subverts audience expectations: Final Cut (2022) - IMDb

This filename refers to the 2022 French horror-comedy (internationally titled Final Cut ), directed by Michel Hazanavicius. It is a meta-remake of the 2017 Japanese cult sensation One Cut of the Dead .

Below is an essay examining the film's unique structure, its meta-narrative on filmmaking, and its reception as a "remake about a remake." The Art of the Meta-Remake: An Analysis of Coupez! (2022)

Michel Hazanavicius’s Coupez! (2022) occupies a strange space in modern cinema: it is a high-budget French remake of a micro-budget Japanese film that is itself a commentary on the absurdity of low-budget filmmaking. While remakes are often dismissed as unoriginal, Coupez! justifies its existence by leaning into its own artifice, creating a "meta-to-the-max" experience that celebrates the chaotic, collaborative miracle of making a movie.