First of all, a few words about Greek Weird Wave.
Recent studies called the Greek Weird Wave, a cinema "that reflects on how systems of power manage groups of people (from a family to a population) and the bodies of individuals", and "a cinema equally sensitive to forms of response, to noise, unease, and subversion".
It focuses on key films from the post-2009 'New' or 'Weird Wave' of Greek cinema, proposing the Greek Weird Wave as a paradigmatic cinema movement of biopolitical realism. At once representing, reframing and reimagining the present, the Greek Weird Wave points to a much larger development in World Cinema.
Chapter 'Poor Things'. My point of view.
Among the highly anticipated titles that adorned my watchlist since a long time. Nonetheless, I entered the theater with zero expectations due to the widespread rumors, ambiguous opinions and, in general, all this hustle & bustle about Lanthimos' most recent work till now.
For a start, the film is watchable but probably not re-watchable (at least in the near future). I mean serious plot doesn't even exist and its length is 150 minutes. Just a super-cute, adorable rapunzel carrying her marvelous mane & doing her thing by wandering here and there, learning to stand on her feet and exploring the world.
As a picture it has its energy though. I quite liked the camera work as well as the fairytale-ish sceneries & locales and wasn't bored at any point. Garnished with a few funny notes, bizarre music, some philosophical lines and grotesque humor, a disfigured face and a couple of opened up corpses to make it interesting and draw the attention. I would never call it a high quality piece of cinema but, oh God, what a splendid porn that was. Having been informed about Lanthimos' background and roots & already watched four of his films (The Lobster, Alps, Poor Things and Dogtooth), I respect his ascending career and reputation & admit his novelties, achievements and total contribution in today's moviemaking industry.
Having said that, and when it comes to 'Poor Things', neither I loved it nor hated it. Since I can't call it poetic in any way, I would rather describe it as indifferent. Not mediocre, just indifferent*. Like I didn't felt enough sympathy for the leading roles. Female nature is degraded, too.
*Indifference denotes an absence of feeling or interest; unconcern, an absence of concern or solicitude, a calm or cool indifference in the face of what might be expected to cause uneasiness or apprehension; listlessness, an absence of inclination or interest, a languid indifference to what is going on about one; apathy ...
The picture was obviously made for fun. And for the money. There lies its reputation and imminent box office success. All in all, it's a movie for the masses, aiming at modern audiences -you can call me a boomer- which is not going to be appreciated by the real cinephiles. And as for the critics, they are getting well-paid for what they write. Remember this.
From me it's a generous 6.5 out of 10. (And I have a fetish for women with very long, preferably dark, hair).
Thank you for reading! 😉👍
Recent studies called the Greek Weird Wave, a cinema "that reflects on how systems of power manage groups of people (from a family to a population) and the bodies of individuals", and "a cinema equally sensitive to forms of response, to noise, unease, and subversion".
It focuses on key films from the post-2009 'New' or 'Weird Wave' of Greek cinema, proposing the Greek Weird Wave as a paradigmatic cinema movement of biopolitical realism. At once representing, reframing and reimagining the present, the Greek Weird Wave points to a much larger development in World Cinema.
Chapter 'Poor Things'. My point of view.
Among the highly anticipated titles that adorned my watchlist since a long time. Nonetheless, I entered the theater with zero expectations due to the widespread rumors, ambiguous opinions and, in general, all this hustle & bustle about Lanthimos' most recent work till now.
For a start, the film is watchable but probably not re-watchable (at least in the near future). I mean serious plot doesn't even exist and its length is 150 minutes. Just a super-cute, adorable rapunzel carrying her marvelous mane & doing her thing by wandering here and there, learning to stand on her feet and exploring the world.
As a picture it has its energy though. I quite liked the camera work as well as the fairytale-ish sceneries & locales and wasn't bored at any point. Garnished with a few funny notes, bizarre music, some philosophical lines and grotesque humor, a disfigured face and a couple of opened up corpses to make it interesting and draw the attention. I would never call it a high quality piece of cinema but, oh God, what a splendid porn that was. Having been informed about Lanthimos' background and roots & already watched four of his films (The Lobster, Alps, Poor Things and Dogtooth), I respect his ascending career and reputation & admit his novelties, achievements and total contribution in today's moviemaking industry.
Having said that, and when it comes to 'Poor Things', neither I loved it nor hated it. Since I can't call it poetic in any way, I would rather describe it as indifferent. Not mediocre, just indifferent*. Like I didn't felt enough sympathy for the leading roles. Female nature is degraded, too.
*Indifference denotes an absence of feeling or interest; unconcern, an absence of concern or solicitude, a calm or cool indifference in the face of what might be expected to cause uneasiness or apprehension; listlessness, an absence of inclination or interest, a languid indifference to what is going on about one; apathy ...
The picture was obviously made for fun. And for the money. There lies its reputation and imminent box office success. All in all, it's a movie for the masses, aiming at modern audiences -you can call me a boomer- which is not going to be appreciated by the real cinephiles. And as for the critics, they are getting well-paid for what they write. Remember this.
From me it's a generous 6.5 out of 10. (And I have a fetish for women with very long, preferably dark, hair).
Thank you for reading! 😉👍
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