A pop musical that turns the music business into a bargain with the devil, The Apple treats glitter, choreography and spiritual warfare as parts of the same universe. Its pleasure lies in the collision: a song contest becomes a struggle over who gets to own a voice, a body and an audience. The broad symbolism leaves little room for subtlety, but the sheer commitment to its artificial world gives the film a peculiar force. Watch the way costumes and group movement make conformity look seductive before the story asks anyone to reject it.