Really wish I would have done more research before seeing this movie. My mom and I thought the trailers looked interesting so we decided to all go see it as a family on Christmas. It was the most painfuly awkward 2 hrs of my life...
@@MidLoafCrisis Very true! Thankfully we were all able to get a good laugh about it on the car ride home. Definitely a Christmas story we'll be telling for years to come lol
He got robbed of a win for The Lighthouse, I love Brad Pitt’s performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Dafoe (and Pattinson) gave an all-time performance
There were some astounding actress performances this year - Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Greta Lee, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Vivian Oparah, Carey Mulligan… honestly the best year in at least 2 decades. But what Emma Stone does in Poor Things is transcendental. It’s a once in a lifetime performance.
I love when Cris said that “things happen in this movie” kind of tongue in cheek. It made me realize that’s what’s been missing from movies for the last several years - nothing really happens; certainly nothing that you don’t expect and can’t see coming from a mile away!
pretty sure when he said "things" happen he was referring to THE MILLION SEX SCENES in this movie, or maybe you're right but he did sorta eye the camera like that's what he was on about
It's really nice to hear you enjoyed the film Chris! I was lucky enough to be one of the environment artists on this film, the entire team are so creative and talented.
@@FearFrontierOFFICIAL I just like reminding shills that they’re sad shills and the people who watch them lol. Especially when promoting psudeo-pedophilia and more cringe misandrist feminist messaging that’s ruining gender relations lol. You are aware THAT’S the side you’re fight for correct?
This movie has all the whimsicality of a Terry Gilliam movie with an even more cruel take of how the world is. The set pieces were amazing, the acting was over the top and the crudeness was absurd but I loved every second of it.
I saw this a few weeks back at a sold out festival screening and it immediately jumped to my Number 1 film of the year, with almost no competition. Aside from how visually dazzling it is, it is genuinely one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Myself and the entire audience were in hysterics the entire film, and I'm not usually one to laugh out loud during movies and I just couldn't hold it back. Without question one of the best cinema going experiences I have ever had, and 100% a movie you should see with an audience. And Emma Stone is fucking phenomenal, one of the best performances from an actress and she is completely fearless in it. Mark Ruffalo also steals the show, so unbelievably funny - I think the trailer undersells how funny this movie really is, although you do need a bit of a crude sense of humour to enjoy it, not for people that get offended easily.
@@URBONED well I encourage you to give it a shot. I mean come on the dude has only made 2 movies and a short. You can’t really judge him off of that small body of work. Beau is afraid is a much different movie than his last two. If you liked the wacky out there world of this movie(poor things), then you may really end up liking Beau.
@@CoNiCuZn I appreciate your enthusiasm for it, but the trailer does nothing for me and I have a pretty good sense of what I will and won’t like. I’m glad you like it though, and I know Ari Aster is a talented filmmaker, his stuff just isn’t for me (neither is Joaquin Phoenix tbh). Poor Things is like Kubrick on steroids and I have loved all of Yorgos’ previous films. It’s also aesthetically right up my alley with the mix of cinematography and production design.
Some seriously sinister undertones to this film and people are just so unphased or unaware. Maybe it's meant to be horrible and seen as such, but I don't see anyone talking about it. This Bella character is a child under 10 seen having sex with strange men and is that not just weird to consider?
Came here to look through comments to see if I was the only one that felt this way. It was unnecessary to be this graphic to get the point across. Imo, of course.
I saw this at a festival last month and I was super blown away by it, I am a big fan of Yorgos’ works (which I have not seen all of them but I love the Lobster), this was wild, creative, hilarious, deep, twisted and completely original, I am gonna check it out when gets released here in the UK in January, it’s a absolute delight and weird experience in all the best ways!!!
@@ktom5262This director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making. I will have to see "Poor Things" for that reason alone. It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation. I real life, Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women". Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus". With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor.
@@ElGitarico To be honest, I was amazed. I loved the hook and Bella's character arc. The black and white cinematography created a surreal, unique atmosphere. I do wish they used it while the professor and fiancee were apart from her. The second act did drag at the brothel and I am personally squeamish during sex scenes. I wish the movie carried more Scottish imagery in the production design. Beyond that I thought it was a powerful tale, grounded with excellent layered performances from Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. For a while I thought I would be mixed on this film, but the third act tied it together, especially with the climax. I admire how it subtly portrays every fear she's ever had about womanhood. I also appreciate the way they handle it's feminist themes by keeping it grounded in the world. We see how it influences Bella and her everyday life rather than preaching to its audience. Overall, I enjoyed it. What about you?
When an actor gets to be in the MCU for as long as Mark Ruffalo has naturally he'd be typecasted for a while. So I'm glad he's able to do something else for once.
@@claytonrios1 I also forgot that he was in a miniseries called "I Know This Much Is True" where he serves as the executive producer and stars in the lead role. He won an Emmy for his performance in that series which is great
This movie gives me vibes of City of the lost children, and what a breath of fresh air is that. Like going back to the 90s and find a Jean Pierre Jeunet film, fresh and new straight out of France.
@@MisterBrimm good examples, those are in my list of films to watch before being visited by " The Grim-Reaper". I also want to watch "Delicatessen" and maybe "Mirrormask".
I saw it a few weeks back and it instantly earned a spot in my Top 5 Movies of all Time...this is what peak performance of director, actors and art department looks like, watching it was a mesmerizing experience. Go see it in cinemas, you won't regret it.
Top 5 movies for me (in no particular order): Se7en, Mulholland Drive, Once Upon A Time in America, Big Fish, Poor Things follow ups for Top 10: The Act of Killing, The Godfather, Climax, The Shining, Pulp Fiction
@@mikejunior5825 so a toddler who can't even speak or eat properly, has all the time in the world to shave her legs?? Tell me even once this movie had any mentions of periods, accidental pregnancies. Feminist?? She fell down from a great height and walked around with no bruise no scars?? Tell me why the director thought it would be "modern" to add sex scenes but no sight of Bella going through periods.
@@Blueishhman your contention is the movie about a women who has her baby’s brain inserted into her head isn’t realistic enough? Lol. Why are you so desperate for scenes depicting periods? Would any of this really add to the plot?
Just came home from the theater, and OMG, I did not expect it to be as good as it was! The best film I've seen in the last couple of years. Pure masterpiece.
Lol how? It was mostly boring, and where it wasn't, it was distasteful and disturbing.. I find the fact that they couldn't find anything else from this interesting premise, other than "haha lets make her have sex with everyone all the time". Everyone at the theater was very uncomfortable about 50% of the run time and rightfully so.. She is supposed to be mentally a toddler! And even as an adult, when she has supposedly learned right from wrong, she treats her fiance like absolute trash even though he graciously forgave her and loved her unconditionally. If this movie had any message behind it, then it was altogether twisted and evil.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Lobster were incredible. So out there and unique, a singular vision made manifest. Nothing feels quite like them. I'm looking forward to see what Yorgos Lanthimos has in store with Poor Things.
Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making. I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone. It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation. In real life, a certain Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women". Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus". The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusion made with a purpose in mind. With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven. I also read that this new film was based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable an experience.
Saw this at a film festival last month, had to rush from an exhausting work shift and drive around many road closures and through backroads. By the time I got there I was so fed up and I just thought “Yorgos, please give me something good”. It’s my favourite film of the year thus far, was absolutely worth the nightmare journey.
“There’s a lot of..things that happen..in the film!” -Your tongue-and-cheek humour is amazing Chris! And I cannot wait to see all of those things since this is one of my most anticipated movies of the year and I am so glad you reviewed it!
@@montenegroafro4454 Oh, so just the way he said it. I thought you meant that he made a wordplay with the film's title (with "things"), or that he implied something specific. Well, I guess he meant that there's a lot of f--ked up things happening in the film, but that was not a surprise.
the film should be called ' Baby Bella's Sexual Awakening'. It is quite literally a movie about a baby in an adult womens body discovering sex. i've never felt more grossed out watching a movie. She was coded as a toddler/child the ENTIRE time whilst being molested and introduced to full intercourse.
Thinking about it so literally like that is disturbing, I get it, but that wasn’t the point of the movie. The sex scenes are meant to show how these adult men take advantage of this naive woman who’s just discovering this world I think people zone in too much on the baby aspect
@@MellowMyloyeah they focuing on the baby thing cuz its gross lol hollywood is full of creeps why do we have to assume good intentions, cuz is it rly that hard for a director to make a movie about a young pretty woman or girl having sex or being r*ped and then slap "feminism/ empowerment" and how "men are gross" at the end to not make it seem like a fetish movie
@@MellowMylo There are plenty of ways to show Bella being taken advantage of without crossing into gratuitous soft-core porn at every opportunity. I don't understand how anyone with a shred of morals could look past that.
There is a trend with high profile 'weird' films lately. Everything Everywhere All At Once, Beau Is Afraid and now this one. Not complaining, though, just noticing.
As a Greek I used not to like Giorgo's weird cinema but it grew on me. He certainly has a bold uncompromising vision since his first greek films and he's one of the two greatest Greek directors him, and the late Theo Angelopoulos.
@@masterofallgoons Theo Angelopoulos was an auteur very famous in European cinema in the last quarter of 20th century. He worked with legendary actors like Harvey Keitel, Marcelo Mastroianni (his collaboration with Fellini made cinematic history) and Bruno Ganz (he portrayed Hitler masterfully in Downfall). Melancholic long shots beautiful music totally different style to Lanthimos.
@@vincentknight27 Yes of course. Actually he was born in Greece and left when he was a teenager. He speaks quite good greek considering the fact he is in France since the 50s.
I put this movie on using Disney+ expecting a family comedy. I was so disturbed by what I was seeing with Bella's sexual behavior (she is not an adult), I turned it off after about 20-30 minutes. I believe this film received many awards. I really question what is happening in Hollywood today. I would rather watch The Sound of Freedom, a film I haven't seen but understand it is about saving children from sex trafficking. I am not right-wing, I just have morals rooted in reality.
I love your reviews and respect your opinion. But I must admit I am baffled by this one!!! I didn’t enjoy this film at all and found Emma stone’s performance to be ridiculously comical and couldn’t take it seriously at all. I feel like I’m living in a parallel universe where everyone else thinks this movie is brilliant. What about her performance was Oscar worthy?? I didn’t see much if any depth in this one.
the premise sounds interesting. for once, the weirdness lanthimos always puts in his movies feels warranted instead of just "people act super weird for some reason". the cast also looks amazing. 4:55 this line resonated with me. this was also the reason why I haven't watched many movies that came out this year... napoleon and poor things could reignite my lost interest lol
Why does it have to be the age of a little girl in trapped in adult body, doing and going on these sexual adventures with adults. I just find that part strange and unecessary for her to be characterized as a little girl. Just mho.
The whole sexual awakening theme thing wouldve been less disturbing if they had implanted a ADULT brain in a adult body. It wouldve delievered those themes better without leaving a sour taste in my mouth.
I've loved every film Lanthimos has made so far, and I'm sure this one will be no different. I'm just so fucking glad that SOMEONE still tries to make truly unique films, and not only that, but actually gets them financed as well!
Another great filmmaker to look out for is Robert Eggers. All his three movies so far have been quite unique, wildly different in style, but held together by a common thread: All of them are grounded in historical research; all of them are period pieces; all of them deal with mythogy current at the time they are set in and on how people would interact with these myths in their specific belief system; and all these films deal also with psychological horror. For his fourth movie, Robert Eggers ("The VVitch", "The Lighthouse", "The Northman") is currently working on a remake of "Nosferatu".
Director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making. I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone. It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation. In real life, one Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women". Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus". This book was released in 1818. The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusion made with a purpose in mind. With "The Favourite" (released in 2018) being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven and add a bit of surrealism. I also read that this new film by Lanthimos is supposedly based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable an experience.
@@elevenseven-yq4vu Sure, I enjoy Robert Eggers' films. The Witch is one of the finest films of the last 20 years, and most certainly the best horror film I've seen since the 90s. The Lighthouse I still haven't seen. I own it, but it just hasn't happened yet. The Northman I thought was visually interesting, but the actual story left a lot to be desired. But hey, I'm up for a bit of Nosferatu. We haven't had a decent one of those since Herzog's version, so why not?
This looks amazing, Yorgos is an absurdist's dream. I didn't watch The Favourite until this year, and it blew me away as an already huge fan of his work. From the trailers, it looks like it has that flavor, but boosted to eleven. I can't wait to see it.
I don’t understand how people like this movie. Yes, Bella consented to sex, but she had a brain of a five year old. The men in her life, with the exception of Ramy Youseff’s character, wanted to control her. This is not a film about a young woman’s sexual awakening; Bella is not a young woman.
I thought I was the only one feeling this way. I could not get over that part of the story so it was so uncomfortable and just plain terrible to watch. I really don't understand how this is considered a "funny" film. It was too over sexualized
It's one of the few movies I think deserve an oscar. Original , funny cutting thought provoking. I'm glad Emma won she was perfect and I never say that
Thanks for actually reviewing this, as opposed to just throwing adjectives at it. I also enjoyed the film. Great performance from Stone, and subtext to the film around self will and exploitation. It also references Burke and Hare, the Edinburgh murderers.
The way you describe her character reminds me of what David Lynch did with the portrail of "Dougie Cooper" in Twin Peaks: The Return. How society reacts to seeing an adult body with childlike behaviour. To me that's a fascinating concept both in terms of Storytelling and Acting.
Idk man, I can see this movie campaigning Mark or Dafoe for the supporting role category. It'll likely be one of them gets a nomination or both, who knows? But again, their facing off some hard competition such as Robert Downey Jr in Oppenheimer and I've been hearing some award hype for Charles Melton in Todd Haynes' May December. I look forward to that on Netflix when it's out on December 1
I did really enjoy Killing of a Sacred Deer but found The Lobster kinda uneven, I kinda lost interest after he left the facility and went to the woods, but Poor things looks pretty bonkers. Very interested because of Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe but after Beau is Afraid I'm kinda hesitant to watch something just go full crazy weird again. Btw Chris are you gonna check out Godzilla Minus One?
I saw her feeding her child through her mouth. She chews the food first and spits it into her kid's mouth! She's kind of a natural to play creepy parts.
she already got an Oscar for la la land. so far lily gladstone has been sweeping the critic awards. stone is going to have a hard time beating gladstone.
The fantastical style takes from "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen" from 1962 and very early silent films and their special effects innovations. There are some clips here on YT of the 1962 film featuring the music of The Ocean Blue. I was pleasantly reminded of these videos watching this fantastic movie. Besides all the acclaim for story, acting, and production, the music was also phenomenal. I loved every minute of Poor Things.
I'm happy to see Ruffalo shaking the MCU rust off too, just like RDJ did with Oppenheimer. Other than his amazing role in Spotlight, he's been trapped in action comedies for too long and he definitely deserves smarter films that complement this.
This sounds like one of the most disturbingly off kilter reimaginings of the Frankenstein ( or Pygamilion?) story we will ever see. So, definitely a Lanthimos film.
I didnt know people were divisive so much about this film till I came here. Haven't seen it yet, but i know I'll love it. Glad it's sparking some discussion.
Can we talk about sadism of Godwin’s father and insane level of trauma he underwent at his hands, how that trauma shaped him into who he is in the film. Also the symbolism of him “burping” small planet-Earths into brief existence after each meal.
Emma Stones career just keeps getting better and better. She is incredible. Also visually this movie was inspiring. How amazing it would’ve been to work on.
"starring Emma Stone" is enough to make me consider any film, because she always puts in breathtaking performances, but this is one of those that feels like it could be this year's "Lady Bird", "The Menu", or "The Lighthouse": a non-AAA title that really captures what film and cinema have always been uniquely capable of and really stands out like a neon light on the opposite side of a busy street.
Emma Stone was great already (next to the equally great Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman) in director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite", clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making. I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone. Also interesting is that this film will feature a certain Mr. Godwin who, in the style of Dr. Frankenstein, resurrects a dead woman holding the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation. In real life, one Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women". Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after - and as a consequence of - childbirth, was first called Mary Godwin, and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after having become estranged from her (arguably also biological) father. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus", first released in 1818. The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusions made with a narrative purpose in mind. With "The Favourite" (2018) being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven. I also read that this new film was based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable.
A good review, but you should’ve give a major disclaimer at the beginning and throughout your review that you will be doing spoilers. Even the most subtle things about her baby might ruin the story for some people knowing that as they go into the movie theater. I really enjoyed this film and it’s definitely one to be seen on the bigger screen possible. I recently saw it at a movie theater with a 38 foot screen, the casting, art direction, and production design, the cinematography and the editing were really quite an impressive cinematic experience
Chris!! Thank you so much for reviewing the film! Poor Things is one of my most anticipated movies of December 2023 as the film looks absolutely phenomenal!! I am currently reading the novel written by Alasdair Gray and the story is truly captivating and imaginative with the subject matter featured. It makes me even more excited to see how the movie illustrates the book's quirky and creative themes as it makes me even more happy that the movie has been getting the best reviews 🎥 Thank you so much for sharing this review Chris!! 🙂
I love how you were listing off Mark Ruffalos roles and showing him in the films and when you got to Collateral, my brain short circuited and was like "What? That was definitely Emilio Rivera" and then I remembered.
I knew I loved the film when I heard the line 'I must punch that baby'. Great and strange. Just, uh...don't watch this film with your parents would be my recommendation. Can make for some awkward moments.
I watched "Poor Things" tonight at the cinema and I enjoyed the experience from the start until the end. The other films that I'm glad I watched are " The Anatomy of the Fall" , " The Holdover" , "Barbie" and " Oppenheimer." For me, Emma Stone should win the Oscar although I also like Sandra Huller.
This came out in the uk yesterday and it was a film. It was bonkers, weird, crazy, insane and strange. The film was gorgeous, the characters fascinating and the story. And Emma Stone, give the girl an Oscar.
A truly great movie, it draws you in and keeps you interested in the world, the characters, and the plot lines. From the fantastical visual style, the atmospheric soundtrack and the script, for me it's a 10/10
LOL youtube censored and deleted my comment because I didn't praise this film. It's boring, disgusting and distasteful. People who liked it should be ashamed of themselves.
Always happy watching your videos Chris! 3rd time watching this review and I’m going to watch Poor Things again tmrw. This time with a different crew lol (mostly to see there reactions) Y’all should check out The Curse with Emma Stone (Directed by Safdie brother)
It's a sequel! Frankenstein's monster created a daughter. This movie is wonderful on it's own. He said he would commit suicide for redemption of his acts but finally became alive by wanting progeny.
I'm a huge fan of The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite, that I can't wait for this one. I've got tickets already. Lanthimos is up there with Ari Aster, Denis Villeneuve, Greta Gerwig and Park Chan-Wook: I'll see anything they do the second I can.
Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making. I will have to see "Poor Things" for that reason alone. I also find it very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation. I real life, Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women". Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus". Parallels like that are most likely not coincidental but a conscious allusion. With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. I am very much looking forward to seeing "Poor things" at the cinema. Having read that the film is supposed to be based on a novel, my guess is that reading the original text, the novel "Frankenstein" and the manifesto "A Vindication" before watching "Poor Things" might make the viewing experience even more worthwhile, deeper, funnier, more memorable.
This scratched my itch for a weird adult movie. I loved it. The dialog had that 1800s polite society take, but the bluntness from the characters took it to a new level. The only thing I didn't like was the ending, I thought Dr. Godwin Baxtor was deserving of a new lease on life, but they did something else with her first husband. I was a little disappointed it ended on a dark silly note like it did. Obiously missed the opportunity to have an epic ending that would have left me thinking of this movie for weeks after, thinking what could happen next! But it's worth watching
Nice to see Hannah Schygulla again after all these years. Everyone in it was great, but it was good to see an eighties beauty come back and give us a lovely (though short) performance as Martha 😊
It was weird and wonderful in equal measures. I don't care whether it alienates some people. That is what art does. I want films I can call art more than I can call a product. Even if I dislike many of them, because I know I will love many others, more than I can ever love some safe cookie-cutter product which may entertain me, but I'll quickly forget.
Really wish I would have done more research before seeing this movie. My mom and I thought the trailers looked interesting so we decided to all go see it as a family on Christmas. It was the most painfuly awkward 2 hrs of my life...
That's great! You'll look back and laugh about it. I did something similar recently by taking my mum to Saltburn
@@MidLoafCrisis Very true! Thankfully we were all able to get a good laugh about it on the car ride home. Definitely a Christmas story we'll be telling for years to come lol
I haven't watched it but now that I know the plot, I would have walked out.
Definitely no Adult children or Parents. 😂
😂😂😂😂
Given Willem's backlog of unforgettable performances including The Lighthouse (2019), it's great to see people giving him his flowers.
They just weren't very fond of his cooking.
Dafoe got robbed out of an Oscar nomination in 2019/2020. I'm still upset about it.
He got robbed of a win for The Lighthouse, I love Brad Pitt’s performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but Dafoe (and Pattinson) gave an all-time performance
@@somerandolad they should taste his lobsters
@@bencarlson4300 I couldn't agree more.
There were some astounding actress performances this year - Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Greta Lee, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Vivian Oparah, Carey Mulligan… honestly the best year in at least 2 decades. But what Emma Stone does in Poor Things is transcendental. It’s a once in a lifetime performance.
She won her 2nd oscar today
Best performance I’ve ever seen honestly
I love when Cris said that “things happen in this movie” kind of tongue in cheek. It made me realize that’s what’s been missing from movies for the last several years - nothing really happens; certainly nothing that you don’t expect and can’t see coming from a mile away!
Love this sentiment and the way you wrote it. Good comment on a good review on a good film
pretty sure when he said "things" happen he was referring to THE MILLION SEX SCENES in this movie, or maybe you're right but he did sorta eye the camera like that's what he was on about
It is probably Chris not wanting to say the "S" word and get demonetized.
What Chris means is that Emma gets screwed in this, like, a lot 🤣
It's really nice to hear you enjoyed the film Chris! I was lucky enough to be one of the environment artists on this film, the entire team are so creative and talented.
Really?
Of course he would, he's a shill.
@@HonkHonkler It's always funny when people with opinions like yours, still manage to click on the video. Nothing better to do?
@@FearFrontierOFFICIAL I just like reminding shills that they’re sad shills and the people who watch them lol. Especially when promoting psudeo-pedophilia and more cringe misandrist feminist messaging that’s ruining gender relations lol. You are aware THAT’S the side you’re fight for correct?
@@FearFrontierOFFICIAL 🤡
this looks like a movie that must be seen in the cinema. the cinematography looks amazing
I rather watch it when it comes to streaming 😊
yess it will be another 3 months in my country but it will look amazing in the big screen
it does! it's a truly mesmerizing movie...masterpiece in my opinion
Hi chu!
That's kind of an insult to movies, imo. If it's good, it shouldn't matter where you see it.
The entire theater was cracking up during this movie. It’s wild and hilarious
Were all the attendees on Epstein’s flight logs as well?
50% pron. Are u all fd up?
Interesting. I thought it sucked. Soooo unnecessary
@@karinasankarsingh5707why’d you watch it then
@@plaplaks well, she had to watch it to form an opinion on it 🤷
This movie has all the whimsicality of a Terry Gilliam movie with an even more cruel take of how the world is. The set pieces were amazing, the acting was over the top and the crudeness was absurd but I loved every second of it.
I saw this a few weeks back at a sold out festival screening and it immediately jumped to my Number 1 film of the year, with almost no competition. Aside from how visually dazzling it is, it is genuinely one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Myself and the entire audience were in hysterics the entire film, and I'm not usually one to laugh out loud during movies and I just couldn't hold it back. Without question one of the best cinema going experiences I have ever had, and 100% a movie you should see with an audience. And Emma Stone is fucking phenomenal, one of the best performances from an actress and she is completely fearless in it. Mark Ruffalo also steals the show, so unbelievably funny - I think the trailer undersells how funny this movie really is, although you do need a bit of a crude sense of humour to enjoy it, not for people that get offended easily.
You clearly haven’t seen Beau is Afraid then…
@@CoNiCuZn I don’t enjoy Ari Asters films, so no
Sounds like trash.
@@URBONED well I encourage you to give it a shot. I mean come on the dude has only made 2 movies and a short. You can’t really judge him off of that small body of work. Beau is afraid is a much different movie than his last two. If you liked the wacky out there world of this movie(poor things), then you may really end up liking Beau.
@@CoNiCuZn I appreciate your enthusiasm for it, but the trailer does nothing for me and I have a pretty good sense of what I will and won’t like. I’m glad you like it though, and I know Ari Aster is a talented filmmaker, his stuff just isn’t for me (neither is Joaquin Phoenix tbh).
Poor Things is like Kubrick on steroids and I have loved all of Yorgos’ previous films. It’s also aesthetically right up my alley with the mix of cinematography and production design.
Some seriously sinister undertones to this film and people are just so unphased or unaware.
Maybe it's meant to be horrible and seen as such, but I don't see anyone talking about it.
This Bella character is a child under 10 seen having sex with strange men and is that not just weird to consider?
Wrong comment section. Media Literacy and Judgement has left the chat a long time ago.
This is the "woke" era. Pedophiles infiltrated cinema, hollywood, and the media.
Agree with your insightful comment on this issue bordering on paedophilia. People have noticed!
Came here to look through comments to see if I was the only one that felt this way. It was unnecessary to be this graphic to get the point across. Imo, of course.
The way I see it, it’s a brand new brain installed in a grown woman’s body. The new being was figuring out life in the body it was given.
I saw this at a festival last month and I was super blown away by it, I am a big fan of Yorgos’ works (which I have not seen all of them but I love the Lobster), this was wild, creative, hilarious, deep, twisted and completely original, I am gonna check it out when gets released here in the UK in January, it’s a absolute delight and weird experience in all the best ways!!!
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@@bobhope5114 How is it in any way written by a bot?
Please see Alps. Nobody gives that film any love and I think it's brilliant
@@cbarber5366 I will since I love Yorgos’ work and I’ll be sure to watch the rest of his films.
@@bobhope5114I disagree, therefore bot
Given my recent enjoyment of The Lobster (2015), I'm ecstatic to see what surreal tricks Yorgos Lanthimos has up his sleeve.
"The Favorite" is amazing.
@@ktom5262This director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making.
I will have to see "Poor Things" for that reason alone.
It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation.
I real life, Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women".
Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus".
With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor.
@@ktom5262The Killing of a Sacred Deer
What do you think now about the movie?
@@ElGitarico To be honest, I was amazed. I loved the hook and Bella's character arc. The black and white cinematography created a surreal, unique atmosphere. I do wish they used it while the professor and fiancee were apart from her. The second act did drag at the brothel and I am personally squeamish during sex scenes. I wish the movie carried more Scottish imagery in the production design. Beyond that I thought it was a powerful tale, grounded with excellent layered performances from Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. For a while I thought I would be mixed on this film, but the third act tied it together, especially with the climax. I admire how it subtly portrays every fear she's ever had about womanhood. I also appreciate the way they handle it's feminist themes by keeping it grounded in the world. We see how it influences Bella and her everyday life rather than preaching to its audience. Overall, I enjoyed it. What about you?
When an actor gets to be in the MCU for as long as Mark Ruffalo has naturally he'd be typecasted for a while. So I'm glad he's able to do something else for once.
Last time I saw Mark in a non MCU movie was Dark Waters. Definitely one of his best work
@@K0m30ng I remember enjoying that film back when it came out.
@@claytonrios1 I also forgot that he was in a miniseries called "I Know This Much Is True" where he serves as the executive producer and stars in the lead role. He won an Emmy for his performance in that series which is great
@@K0m30ng whatever TROLL
This movie gives me vibes of City of the lost children, and what a breath of fresh air is that. Like going back to the 90s and find a Jean Pierre Jeunet film, fresh and new straight out of France.
Ken Russell (Gothic, Lair of the White Worm) as well.
@@MisterBrimm good examples, those are in my list of films to watch before being visited by " The Grim-Reaper". I also want to watch "Delicatessen" and maybe "Mirrormask".
Yes, it has a lot of Jeunet vibes for sure...mixed with Dario Argento, just really visceral, colourful and unhinged!
The photography is brilliant in this film. The wide fisheye perspective is great.
I saw it a few weeks back and it instantly earned a spot in my Top 5 Movies of all Time...this is what peak performance of director, actors and art department looks like, watching it was a mesmerizing experience. Go see it in cinemas, you won't regret it.
Can you give us your top 5?
SAME! I can't wait to see it again
I wanna hear these 5 as well
Top 5 movies for me (in no particular order): Se7en, Mulholland Drive, Once Upon A Time in America, Big Fish, Poor Things
follow ups for Top 10: The Act of Killing, The Godfather, Climax, The Shining, Pulp Fiction
@@lukawalli great inclusion of once upon a time in America. That's in my top 3 behind gf 1 and 2. Seven is also one of my favorites
I saw this last night and it was one of my favorite films I've seen in years, it was such a spectacle and surprisingly FUNNY as hell.
Well you have terrible taste of movies and humor 🤡
Glad you enjoyed a movie about pedophilia
@@elmacholorouse your words. Why didn’t you like the movie?
@@mikejunior5825 so a toddler who can't even speak or eat properly, has all the time in the world to shave her legs?? Tell me even once this movie had any mentions of periods, accidental pregnancies. Feminist?? She fell down from a great height and walked around with no bruise no scars?? Tell me why the director thought it would be "modern" to add sex scenes but no sight of Bella going through periods.
@@Blueishhman your contention is the movie about a women who has her baby’s brain inserted into her head isn’t realistic enough? Lol. Why are you so desperate for scenes depicting periods? Would any of this really add to the plot?
Just came home from the theater, and OMG, I did not expect it to be as good as it was! The best film I've seen in the last couple of years. Pure masterpiece.
Pure 💩
why?
Lol how? It was mostly boring, and where it wasn't, it was distasteful and disturbing.. I find the fact that they couldn't find anything else from this interesting premise, other than "haha lets make her have sex with everyone all the time". Everyone at the theater was very uncomfortable about 50% of the run time and rightfully so.. She is supposed to be mentally a toddler! And even as an adult, when she has supposedly learned right from wrong, she treats her fiance like absolute trash even though he graciously forgave her and loved her unconditionally. If this movie had any message behind it, then it was altogether twisted and evil.
@@tatskamaster lol, have you ever heard of satire?
@@bohdaniatsenko8428 And how exactly do you expect people to get satire from that on a comment section that seemingly actually agrees with you..?
The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Lobster were incredible. So out there and unique, a singular vision made manifest. Nothing feels quite like them. I'm looking forward to see what Yorgos Lanthimos has in store with Poor Things.
Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making.
I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone.
It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation.
In real life, a certain Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women".
Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus".
The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusion made with a purpose in mind.
With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven.
I also read that this new film was based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable an experience.
Dogtooth is absolutely brilliant as well. Poor Things was incredible.
Check out the "Alps" as well
So was sound of freedom
@@KirbyWainwright77 a Qtard favorite
Saw this at a film festival last month, had to rush from an exhausting work shift and drive around many road closures and through backroads. By the time I got there I was so fed up and I just thought “Yorgos, please give me something good”. It’s my favourite film of the year thus far, was absolutely worth the nightmare journey.
God,get a Life
“There’s a lot of..things that happen..in the film!” -Your tongue-and-cheek humour is amazing Chris! And I cannot wait to see all of those things since this is one of my most anticipated movies of the year and I am so glad you reviewed it!
What was the joke?
Where's the joke
@Dreamcatcher9000 @ceshadow It’s the subtle awkward pauses in between the words he’s saying that make his delivery of the sentence comedic.
@@montenegroafro4454 Oh, so just the way he said it. I thought you meant that he made a wordplay with the film's title (with "things"), or that he implied something specific.
Well, I guess he meant that there's a lot of f--ked up things happening in the film, but that was not a surprise.
the film should be called ' Baby Bella's Sexual Awakening'. It is quite literally a movie about a baby in an adult womens body discovering sex. i've never felt more grossed out watching a movie. She was coded as a toddler/child the ENTIRE time whilst being molested and introduced to full intercourse.
Thinking about it so literally like that is disturbing, I get it, but that wasn’t the point of the movie.
The sex scenes are meant to show how these adult men take advantage of this naive woman who’s just discovering this world
I think people zone in too much on the baby aspect
@@MellowMyloyeah they focuing on the baby thing cuz its gross lol
hollywood is full of creeps why do we have to assume good intentions, cuz is it rly that hard for a director to make a movie about a young pretty woman or girl having sex or being r*ped and then slap "feminism/ empowerment" and how "men are gross" at the end to not make it seem like a fetish movie
@@MellowMylo There are plenty of ways to show Bella being taken advantage of without crossing into gratuitous soft-core porn at every opportunity. I don't understand how anyone with a shred of morals could look past that.
@@MellowMylohow old was she mentally in movie
@@armsman1883 she starts out as a baby, but is rapidly maturing through out the movie and learning new stuff
I just saw this film today and think it might be my favorite film of 2023! I was mesmerized by the world they built and the fantastic performances.
Yawn feminist nonsense. Its barbie with frosting!
Hmm… How generic.
Go get help
Just watched it and I’m OBSESSED! Emma’s second Oscar is coming for sure
Looking forward to this one. Not sure how faithful to the book it is but I highly recommend the Alasdair Gray original book. Fantastic stuff.
They've removed all the Scottish content which...considering the book is in large parts *about* Scotland (and Glasgow), mean its quite different.
It starts and ends in London but the doctors got a Scottish accent
There is a trend with high profile 'weird' films lately. Everything Everywhere All At Once, Beau Is Afraid and now this one. Not complaining, though, just noticing.
Also "Possessor", "Color out of Space", "The Favourite", "Mandy", "The Lighthouse", "Parasite", "Pig", "The Northman", "Renfield"...
Saltburn🤢
... "mother!", "Don't Worry Darling", ...
As a Greek I used not to like Giorgo's weird cinema but it grew on me. He certainly has a bold uncompromising vision since his first greek films and he's one of the two greatest Greek directors him, and the late Theo Angelopoulos.
Interesting. I have such little familiarity with Greek cinema. Lanthimos is really the only Greek filmmaker I know of.
@@masterofallgoons Theo Angelopoulos was an auteur very famous in European cinema in the last quarter of 20th century. He worked with legendary actors like Harvey Keitel, Marcelo Mastroianni (his collaboration with Fellini made cinematic history) and Bruno Ganz (he portrayed Hitler masterfully in Downfall). Melancholic long shots beautiful music totally different style to Lanthimos.
Costa Gavras, while technically more of a French filmmaker, is also someone I consider to be a great filmmaker of Greek descent
@@vincentknight27 Yes of course. Actually he was born in Greece and left when he was a teenager. He speaks quite good greek considering the fact he is in France since the 50s.
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Went tonight , it’s my movie of the year honestly. The acting , the score, the cgi. She will definitely win an Oscar for it forsure.
I put this movie on using Disney+ expecting a family comedy. I was so disturbed by what I was seeing with Bella's sexual behavior (she is not an adult), I turned it off after about 20-30 minutes. I believe this film received many awards. I really question what is happening in Hollywood today. I would rather watch The Sound of Freedom, a film I haven't seen but understand it is about saving children from sex trafficking. I am not right-wing, I just have morals rooted in reality.
The movie was a fantasy fever dream it was amazing
I love your reviews and respect your opinion. But I must admit I am baffled by this one!!! I didn’t enjoy this film at all and found Emma stone’s performance to be ridiculously comical and couldn’t take it seriously at all. I feel like I’m living in a parallel universe where everyone else thinks this movie is brilliant. What about her performance was Oscar worthy?? I didn’t see much if any depth in this one.
I really loved that this movie wasn't interested in making a product, but wanted to tell a story and let ideas flow and thoughts happen.
The novel Poor Things, by Scottish author Alasdair Gray, is taken from is fantastic too.
As someone who's loved Yorgos Lanthimos since Dogtooth, I cannot wait for this to come out!
the premise sounds interesting. for once, the weirdness lanthimos always puts in his movies feels warranted instead of just "people act super weird for some reason". the cast also looks amazing. 4:55 this line resonated with me. this was also the reason why I haven't watched many movies that came out this year... napoleon and poor things could reignite my lost interest lol
You know it’s a serious review when Chris actually updates his thumbnail reaction!!! 😮💨
The writer of Poor Things also wrote The Favorite and Cruella, all with Emma Stone.
The Favorite was pretty good
@@LuisSierra42It's one of the best movies of the century so far.
The Favourite was great. And he also created the satirical Hulu series, The Great. A bit shame that it got cancelled after 3 seasons
This film was such a fun watch! The candid dialogue of Lanthimos' films bring about so many hilarious interactions. I loved Poor Things for that.
Why does it have to be the age of a little girl in trapped in adult body, doing and going on these sexual adventures with adults. I just find that part strange and unecessary for her to be characterized as a little girl. Just mho.
The whole sexual awakening theme thing wouldve been less disturbing if they had implanted a ADULT brain in a adult body. It wouldve delievered those themes better without leaving a sour taste in my mouth.
I am in love with Yorgos Lanthimos, even Dogtooth, his work is just incredible.
This was my favorite movie of Yorgos. Wardrobe, set design, art direction, and cinematography was superb. Masterpiece.
Chris, how about FINALLY reviewing *Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* ???
If you could consider putting a time stamp on the spoiler section. I wasnt sure when to skip to
I've loved every film Lanthimos has made so far, and I'm sure this one will be no different.
I'm just so fucking glad that SOMEONE still tries to make truly unique films, and not only that, but actually gets them financed as well!
Another great filmmaker to look out for is Robert Eggers. All his three movies so far have been quite unique, wildly different in style, but held together by a common thread: All of them are grounded in historical research; all of them are period pieces; all of them deal with mythogy current at the time they are set in and on how people would interact with these myths in their specific belief system; and all these films deal also with psychological horror. For his fourth movie, Robert Eggers ("The VVitch", "The Lighthouse", "The Northman") is currently working on a remake of "Nosferatu".
Director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making.
I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone.
It is also very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation.
In real life, one Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women".
Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus". This book was released in 1818.
The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusion made with a purpose in mind.
With "The Favourite" (released in 2018) being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven and add a bit of surrealism.
I also read that this new film by Lanthimos is supposedly based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable an experience.
@@elevenseven-yq4vu Sure, I enjoy Robert Eggers' films. The Witch is one of the finest films of the last 20 years, and most certainly the best horror film I've seen since the 90s.
The Lighthouse I still haven't seen. I own it, but it just hasn't happened yet.
The Northman I thought was visually interesting, but the actual story left a lot to be desired. But hey, I'm up for a bit of Nosferatu. We haven't had a decent one of those since Herzog's version, so why not?
This looks amazing, Yorgos is an absurdist's dream. I didn't watch The Favourite until this year, and it blew me away as an already huge fan of his work. From the trailers, it looks like it has that flavor, but boosted to eleven. I can't wait to see it.
I truly believe that Yorgos is going to totally own Hollywood with his inventiveness and range. This is going to be the decade of LANTHIMOS.
Stop calling Bella a woman, she’s a child.
I don’t understand how people like this movie. Yes, Bella consented to sex, but she had a brain of a five year old. The men in her life, with the exception of Ramy Youseff’s character, wanted to control her. This is not a film about a young woman’s sexual awakening; Bella is not a young woman.
I thought I was the only one feeling this way. I could not get over that part of the story so it was so uncomfortable and just plain terrible to watch. I really don't understand how this is considered a "funny" film. It was too over sexualized
It's one of the few movies I think deserve an oscar. Original , funny cutting thought provoking. I'm glad Emma won she was perfect and I never say that
Thanks for actually reviewing this, as opposed to just throwing adjectives at it. I also enjoyed the film. Great performance from Stone, and subtext to the film around self will and exploitation. It also references Burke and Hare, the Edinburgh murderers.
The way you describe her character reminds me of what David Lynch did with the portrail of "Dougie Cooper" in Twin Peaks: The Return. How society reacts to seeing an adult body with childlike behaviour.
To me that's a fascinating concept both in terms of Storytelling and Acting.
Lanthimos is one of the great filmmakers of our time. I recommend everyone to see "Dogtooth" which is an early masterpiece from him.
Got it, thank you.
Greatest is a huge stretch, but unique and boundary pushing for the genre, for sure.
Ahhhh this guy did Dogtooth?! Okay I'm in. Just bought the bluray fir dogtooth. Amazing friggin movie.
@@BreadCatMarcus It's not a stretch, it's a lie.
I was expecting some discussion about the sexual grooming and pedophile behaviour of the characters...
I expect nothing less than Oscar nominations for everything in this movie...
Is this the year that Willem Dafoe gets that Oscar gold?!
Idk man, I can see this movie campaigning Mark or Dafoe for the supporting role category. It'll likely be one of them gets a nomination or both, who knows? But again, their facing off some hard competition such as Robert Downey Jr in Oppenheimer and I've been hearing some award hype for Charles Melton in Todd Haynes' May December. I look forward to that on Netflix when it's out on December 1
I did really enjoy Killing of a Sacred Deer but found The Lobster kinda uneven, I kinda lost interest after he left the facility and went to the woods, but Poor things looks pretty bonkers. Very interested because of Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe but after Beau is Afraid I'm kinda hesitant to watch something just go full crazy weird again.
Btw Chris are you gonna check out Godzilla Minus One?
Checkout Dogtooth from same director. Looooved that one.
This is stunning and brave Hollywood's retort to the sound of freedom. Essaying a child is the Hollywood dream.
As a huge fan of Killing of the Sacred Deer. I'm so looking forward to this
Yorgos Lanthimos deserves a lot of credit because he's the only director who managed to make Alicia Silverstone look creepy in a movie once:)
Check out The Crush (1993)
@@pitchingwedge7546 I already did! That was creepy but in a hot way! I wish I was the one she had staked! Giggity, giggity goo:)
I saw her feeding her child through her mouth. She chews the food first and spits it into her kid's mouth! She's kind of a natural to play creepy parts.
Adding this movie to my watchlist. I loved The Creator it’s probably my movie of the year. Highly recommend it!
the Creator script was way too safe. It’s like mix of different sci-fi movies in one
@@stevemuzak8526 Not only was it too safe, it is also riddled with plot holes and inconsistencies. If only the writing could match the visuals
Chris. What are you waiting to review Luca Guadagnino’s version of Suspiria? When is it gonna happen? When?
Emma stone is going to win her second consecutive oscar for this.
she already got an Oscar for la la land. so far lily gladstone has been sweeping the critic awards. stone is going to have a hard time beating gladstone.
The fantastical style takes from "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen" from 1962 and very early silent films and their special effects innovations. There are some clips here on YT of the 1962 film featuring the music of The Ocean Blue. I was pleasantly reminded of these videos watching this fantastic movie. Besides all the acclaim for story, acting, and production, the music was also phenomenal. I loved every minute of Poor Things.
I'm happy to see Ruffalo shaking the MCU rust off too, just like RDJ did with Oppenheimer. Other than his amazing role in Spotlight, he's been trapped in action comedies for too long and he definitely deserves smarter films that complement this.
Its very rare nowadays, that as time passes, my thought process and love for a film increases in the same night.
This sounds like one of the most disturbingly off kilter reimaginings of the Frankenstein ( or Pygamilion?) story we will ever see. So, definitely a Lanthimos film.
I didnt know people were divisive so much about this film till I came here. Haven't seen it yet, but i know I'll love it. Glad it's sparking some discussion.
Can we talk about sadism of Godwin’s father and insane level of trauma he underwent at his hands, how that trauma shaped him into who he is in the film. Also the symbolism of him “burping” small planet-Earths into brief existence after each meal.
Emma Stones career just keeps getting better and better. She is incredible. Also visually this movie was inspiring. How amazing it would’ve been to work on.
Finally understand Poor things. Babys can be nymphomaniacs.
This is my most anticipated movie of the year and this just got me even more hype!
Good review. Been watching your reviews for quite a few years now and was wondering what your thoughts on Ang Lees Hulk are?
"starring Emma Stone" is enough to make me consider any film, because she always puts in breathtaking performances, but this is one of those that feels like it could be this year's "Lady Bird", "The Menu", or "The Lighthouse": a non-AAA title that really captures what film and cinema have always been uniquely capable of and really stands out like a neon light on the opposite side of a busy street.
Emma Stone was great already (next to the equally great Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman) in director Giorgos Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite", clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making.
I will have to see his new film "Poor Things" for that reason alone.
Also interesting is that this film will feature a certain Mr. Godwin who, in the style of Dr. Frankenstein, resurrects a dead woman holding the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation.
In real life, one Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women".
Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after - and as a consequence of - childbirth, was first called Mary Godwin, and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after having become estranged from her (arguably also biological) father.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus", first released in 1818.
The obvious parallels between film plot/characters and real life literature/authors will most likely not be coincidental but allusions made with a narrative purpose in mind.
With "The Favourite" (2018) being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, I expect that "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor. "The Favourite" already had a bit of the absurd and grotesque in certain scenes to make some sort of social commentary. "Poor Thing" might just crank that up to eleven.
I also read that this new film was based on a novel. Maybe skimming through that one, Frankenstein and A Vindication in preparation of going to see Poor Things at the cinema can make the viewing experience even more deep, fun and memorable.
A good review, but you should’ve give a major disclaimer at the beginning and throughout your review that you will be doing spoilers. Even the most subtle things about her baby might ruin the story for some people knowing that as they go into the movie theater. I really enjoyed this film and it’s definitely one to be seen on the bigger screen possible. I recently saw it at a movie theater with a 38 foot screen, the casting, art direction, and production design, the cinematography and the editing were really quite an impressive cinematic experience
Chris!! Thank you so much for reviewing the film! Poor Things is one of my most anticipated movies of December 2023 as the film looks absolutely phenomenal!! I am currently reading the novel written by Alasdair Gray and the story is truly captivating and imaginative with the subject matter featured. It makes me even more excited to see how the movie illustrates the book's quirky and creative themes as it makes me even more happy that the movie has been getting the best reviews 🎥 Thank you so much for sharing this review Chris!! 🙂
Me too, as soon as I saw the trailer for this movie I was like “I have to see this movie before I die!”
I saw this a month ago and have been DYING for this review. Today is a good day ☺️
I love how you were listing off Mark Ruffalos roles and showing him in the films and when you got to Collateral, my brain short circuited and was like "What? That was definitely Emilio Rivera" and then I remembered.
Geez, I didn't even know he was in Collateral till Chris said it now eventhough I saw that movie billion times already
Speaking of weird movies I hope you'll review Saltburn soon. I loved it.
I knew I loved the film when I heard the line 'I must punch that baby'. Great and strange. Just, uh...don't watch this film with your parents would be my recommendation. Can make for some awkward moments.
This movie was weird, interestingly weird. And I fucking loved it 😂
I watched "Poor Things" tonight at the cinema and I enjoyed the experience from the start until the end. The other films that I'm glad I watched are " The Anatomy of the Fall" , " The Holdover" , "Barbie" and " Oppenheimer." For me, Emma Stone should win the Oscar although I also like Sandra Huller.
This movie was so genius, strange and amazing at the same time!!
This came out in the uk yesterday and it was a film. It was bonkers, weird, crazy, insane and strange.
The film was gorgeous, the characters fascinating and the story.
And Emma Stone, give the girl an Oscar.
Go see weird ass films like this is the best bit of cinema advice I’ve heard in a very long time
check out crimes of the future
Loved this review! Saw an early screening with a brilliant Q&A with Tony McNamara (screenwriter) Can’t wait to see it again!
A truly great movie, it draws you in and keeps you interested in the world, the characters, and the plot lines. From the fantastical visual style, the atmospheric soundtrack and the script, for me it's a 10/10
I read the book prior to watching the move, book seemed to have alot less adult situations, the movie however 50 shades of Frankenstein
LOL youtube censored and deleted my comment because I didn't praise this film. It's boring, disgusting and distasteful. People who liked it should be ashamed of themselves.
Saltburn and Poor Things redefined what R-rated movies should be.
Always happy watching your videos Chris! 3rd time watching this review and I’m going to watch Poor Things again tmrw. This time with a different crew lol (mostly to see there reactions)
Y’all should check out The Curse with Emma Stone (Directed by Safdie brother)
I enjoyed it, but I wish they had kept the Scottish elements of it's Character in the book
I found it so hard to watch, I have an autistic daughter and the sexy child in an adult body gave me so much iiiiiiick
It's a sequel! Frankenstein's monster created a daughter. This movie is wonderful on it's own. He said he would commit suicide for redemption of his acts but finally became alive by wanting progeny.
This is literally the worst fkn movie I’ve ever seen in my life, genuinely pissed me off at how stupid and sexual the whole thing was.
Who else is here after Emma Stone won the Oscar?
I'm a huge fan of The Lobster, Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite, that I can't wait for this one. I've got tickets already. Lanthimos is up there with Ari Aster, Denis Villeneuve, Greta Gerwig and Park Chan-Wook: I'll see anything they do the second I can.
Neither Ari Aster nor Gerwig belong in that kind of company. Get real.
@@ariescustomIt's up to Windupchronic's own decisions and tastes whose films to watch. Grow some manners.
Lanthimos's moving picture "The Favourite" is clearly one of this century's very best, top register movies, in every aspect of film-making.
I will have to see "Poor Things" for that reason alone.
I also find it very interesting that this film will feature a Mr. Godwin who resurrects a woman in the style of Dr. Frankenstein with the brain of her daughter, and after initial euphory becomes disenchanted with his creation.
I real life, Mr. William Godwin was the last husband of the brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), a genius polymath, anthropologist, philosopher, political, psychological and sociological thinker, translator, writer during the era of enlightenment and the French revolution, who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women".
Her daughter, after her mother's early death soon after and as a consequence of childbirth, was called Mary Godwin and later called herself Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley after being estranged from her (arguably also biological) father.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley went on to marry against her father's will and to write the first science fiction (and horror) novel ever published, "Frankenstein, or: The Modern Prometheus".
Parallels like that are most likely not coincidental but a conscious allusion.
With "The Favourite" being a historical drama / period piece and social satire based on true events and about power struggles both personal and political, "Poor Thing" might be very much in the same vein - just with a bit more artistic license and idiosyncratic meta-humor.
I am very much looking forward to seeing "Poor things" at the cinema.
Having read that the film is supposed to be based on a novel, my guess is that reading the original text, the novel "Frankenstein" and the manifesto "A Vindication" before watching "Poor Things" might make the viewing experience even more worthwhile, deeper, funnier, more memorable.
@@ariescustom My list. My rules. Make your own.
@@elevenseven-yq4vu I can't believe The Favourite lost Best Picture. And to Green Book, of all things. *shudder*
This scratched my itch for a weird adult movie. I loved it. The dialog had that 1800s polite society take, but the bluntness from the characters took it to a new level. The only thing I didn't like was the ending, I thought Dr. Godwin Baxtor was deserving of a new lease on life, but they did something else with her first husband. I was a little disappointed it ended on a dark silly note like it did. Obiously missed the opportunity to have an epic ending that would have left me thinking of this movie for weeks after, thinking what could happen next! But it's worth watching
Nice to see Hannah Schygulla again after all these years. Everyone in it was great, but it was good to see an eighties beauty come back and give us a lovely (though short) performance as Martha 😊
The movie is disgusting it’s soft core corn
I'd love to see you review Possession (1981). THAT is top tier weird.
It was weird and wonderful in equal measures. I don't care whether it alienates some people. That is what art does. I want films I can call art more than I can call a product. Even if I dislike many of them, because I know I will love many others, more than I can ever love some safe cookie-cutter product which may entertain me, but I'll quickly forget.
People cry about the 100th marvel movie, but when a movie is really different they cry about that too