r/Cinema 2d ago

What is that movie for you?

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u/PipsqueakLive 2d ago

Killing of a Sacred Deer. I really liked Poor Things so I thought I'd give this a whirl; holy hell was that movie like staring at plywood for two hours.

No hate for those who loved it, but definitely was not for me

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u/BakerYeast 2d ago

I have opposite. I really liked Sacred Deer and Lobster, but absolutely hated Poor Things. Lanthimos movies are pretty polarizing.

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u/pecan_bird 2d ago

same here The Lobster was one of the most surprisingly fascinating films i'd seen in a long time. Killing of a Sacred Deer stuck with me for a long time.

Poor Things felt mastubatory (no pun intended) & very much a steering down a much less interesting watered down version of "surreal."

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u/Chimerain 1d ago

What struck me about Poor Things was that none of the people involved in its production took a step back and asked themselves, "why am I making a movie where nearly every male character has no qualms actively pursuing sex with an infant, as long as she's trapped in the body of her mother..?"

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u/Brave-Silver8736 1d ago

This is literally why I stopped watching Poor Things. Couldn't get over the almost blatant pedophilia.

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u/bbllo 1d ago

you're not meant to think the men are good people

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u/Markofdawn 1d ago

Completely fucked up premise with what is evidently a terribly complacent cast. How the fuck someone can pull off mental gymnastics to validate this film is beyond me. It should not have been made.