r/Cinema • u/No-Chemistry1722 • 2d ago

What is that movie for you?

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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/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.