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Poor Things [DVD]

Poor Things

Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and star and producer Emma Stone invite you to take part in the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life from the brink of death by the brilliant, daring scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).

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Albertina54C says:

04/04/2024 at

“Poor Things” is visually stunning and brilliantly acted. It’s touching and in places, very funny. It is quirky and quite explicit and not to be taken literally ( which seems to have confused some viewers). The film deserves its many accolades and awards, not least Emma Stone ‘s Oscar etc. For me, the best film of recent times.
Jen Wike says:

03/04/2024 at

Coincidentally I read Alasdair Gray’s novel ‘Poor Things’ some time before I was aware of a film being made of the same name. The novel is, like most of Gray’s work, intricate, philosophical and quirky. The film’s narrative does reflect the book in some ways but, alas, deviates quite considerably as well. I do not think the film is a patch on the book, which is far richer – not to mention the fact that we only see Archie McCandless’ version of events (puzzlingly renamed Max) and not Bella’s, the book’s second part in which she refutes the fact that she’s been operated on – a surprising and delightful twist.

However, putting aside the comparison with the book, the film is superbly made: gorgeously designed, well-paced and with great actors. A fantasy world full of colour and outrageous imagery in which Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) roams to fill her new brain with knowledge and experience, starting off innocently and gaining strength and maturity along the way, unfazed by notions of propriety. Sexual desire is part of the journey and rather frankly dealt with, but without sleaziness – I do wonder at the furore the film has caused.

Bella Baxter’s journey is an interesting one. Her developing mind asks many questions. One of the strongest lines of thought is the notion that women are in many ways the victim of men, which is well put.

Regarded on its own a splendidly made and entertaining film. But please do read the wonderful book as well.
Garrett Hulfish says:

21/03/2024 at

Visually the film is amazing. Emma Stone does make this film. Her story is fascinating. The rest is surreal and entertaining. There are a few sex scenes but I felt only because Bella was going through the growing process and there are some absolute hilarious moments. Each to their own.
Anonymous says:

20/03/2024 at

I was totally absorbed by the story and characters in this film, especially Emma Stone’s ‘Bella’ ( thoroughly deserving of all the awards given to her). I watched the film twice, once each on consecutive evenings. Something i have never done before.

The character was extremely engaging and absorbing, and i was carried away with Bella’s journey of understanding and living of life. So much more sympathetic and identifiable, i felt, than Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ or Virginia Wolfe’s ‘Orlando’. The explicit sex scenes and swearing, while shocking to some, fitted in with the context of the story, rather than the usual gratuitous cheap thrills that some films feel the need to include. I look forward to revisiting the dvd again and again. Congratulations to all involved in the making of the film. It is a memorable winner in my eyes.
LucilleK10 says:

12/03/2024 at

This film is very weird I recommend you watch it at least twice, you will find you missed some of the background to the character the second time. It’s whimsical, magical, strange, unbelievable and can not be dated easily. This of course is because it is a total fantasy and while it has a lot of sexual scenes, it might be uncomfortable to watch, given the main characters. I would say I thought it was one to watch, it won awards at the Oscar’s and had quite a good cast. The character Emma stone played, was really well played and I found myself enjoying her performance.
Anonymous says:

07/03/2024 at

I didn’t think I’d like this film. It looked a bit too odd on the adverts. So I was pleasantly surprised.
Emma Stone is glorious as Bella the woman with a baby’s brain transplanted after her potential suicide.
Mark Ruffalo is also very entertaining. In anyone else’s hands this film could have been dreadful but Yiorgos Lanthimus’s direction is quite magical and hallucinogenic. The script is clever with an obvious morality running through it. I really enjoyed it and am glad that Emma Stone got the Oscar for her performance. Some of her peers would not have done so well but she is brilliant. I don’t think this film will be everyone’s cup of tea though. It’s strange but unique and different, and every so often we need something different to shake things up a bit.
Christina L says:

18/02/2024 at

Sets, costume and acting 10/10
Over use of sex as a metaphor 10/10
A nod or two to Frankenstein, an adult-child unfettered by social norms, glorious sets of places wrapped in sinuous Art Nouveau/Steam Punk influences are all part of this symbolist and surreal film.
You are drawn into the wonderfulness of its design and idiosyncratic music score but it does rankle in places.
Emma Stone is a superb actor {as are all,} and she needed to draw on all her skills to add nuance. A voyage of discovery of self through the eyes of an enquiring, adult-as-child. However, the poignance is lost somewhat as the sex and nudity just gets plain tiresome and labour the point being made, hence the 4 stars.
That said this weirdly wonderful film does deliver with Yorgos Lanthimos’s usual surreal aplomb and leaves you thinking, wondering and questioning long after the credits.