Poor Things is a comedy and science fiction film directed by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. The film is adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray. The main actors in Poor Things include Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe...
"Poor Things" is considered a film that promotes feminism and women's stories (Photo: The Guardian).
The film revolves around a young girl named Bella living in the 19th century, Bella once committed suicide. Later, she was helped by a scientist to come back to life. At this time, Bella decided to run away with a lawyer who had a dissolute and depraved lifestyle. During this adventure, Bella had new discoveries about herself, including discoveries from her sexual experiences.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos began developing the film in 2009, but the process did not go smoothly. It was not until 2018 that Yorgos Lanthimos decided to restart the Poor Things project.
Poor Things is considered a feminist film and a female story. The film has just won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. This award is considered a prediction for the film's potential at the Oscars, which will take place early next year.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos (Photo: The Guardian).
When receiving the prestigious award in Venice, director Yorgos Lanthimos gave his sincere thanks to the leading lady Emma Stone. The actress was not present in Venice because she wanted to show solidarity with the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television-Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
The union is taking action to protect the rights of actors and writers in Hollywood. Because of this, many Hollywood actors are cutting back on their holiday activities during this time, in order to show solidarity with SAG-AFTRA.
Director Lanthimos asserts that without Emma Stone, Poor Things would not have been made. In addition to her leading role, Emma Stone also participated in the production of the film. For Lanthimos, Emma Stone is an important figure both in front of and behind the camera, and she contributed greatly to the completion of the Poor Things project.
The film with many "hot" scenes signals a new phase of world cinema.
The movie Poor Things shocked audiences because it had many bold "hot" scenes portrayed through the character Bella's experiences on her journey of self-discovery.
The frequency of "hot" and nude scenes in "Poor Things" is said to be much higher than in other art films (Photo: The Guardian).
The fact that director Lanthimos' film has many bold "hot" scenes has made film critics believe that the film industry may be entering a new phase, where "hot" scenes will no longer be restrained, and "hot" scenes may even appear "abundantly" in films.
The frequency of "hot" and nude scenes in Poor Things is said to be much higher than other art films. In the US, the film is rated R, requiring people under 17 to be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
Speaking about his film with many "hot" scenes, director Lanthimos shared in Venice: "The "hot" scene is an important part of the original novel. The "hot" scene here reflects the freedom in the female protagonist Bella's experiences, including sexual experiences.
What was important to me when making this film was not to make it bland and superficial just because of shyness and modesty. That would ruin the whole story revolving around the female protagonist discovering herself in her new life.
Our film crew had to be very confident. The female lead Emma Stone also had to be very confident, not having any hesitation about her body while doing nude scenes, "hot" scenes. She had to really dedicate herself to those scenes, and she understood that very clearly when she joined this project."
Actress Emma Stone in "Poor Things" (Photo: The Guardian).
In fact, there are many film projects that include bold, shocking, and even controversial "hot" scenes because they are considered to be abusing "hot" scenes. A typical example is the most criticized series of this summer - The Idol . The film by director Sam Levinson was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (France) and was heavily criticized.
Director Ira Sachs's film Passages , shown at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, also has many "hot" scenes and has the highest audience rating in the US - NC-17 (only for viewers 18 years of age and older).
Director Christopher Nolan, who is very... taboo about "hot" scenes, also included "hot" scenes in his new film project - Oppenheimer .
In fact, among the youth of today, there is a segment of young audiences who feel shy about "hot" scenes. When actor Penn Badgley (36 years old) of the series You announced that he would no longer do "hot" scenes, because he wanted to show respect for the marriage he was in, many fans supported Badgley's decision.
Many fans also expressed their opinion that they often find that "hot" scenes do not actually help the story much, but only appeal to the viewer's psychology, in order to create more attraction and attract the audience.
It is predicted that in the near future, "hot" scenes will appear a lot in movies (Photo: The Guardian).
Professor Jeff Scheible, senior lecturer in film studies at King's College London (UK), commented that we are living in an era where popular cultural life is very complex, even contradictory and opposing.
Mr. Scheible said: "The younger generation now has easy access to the internet. Pornography, nude photos, "hot" content... appear everywhere on the internet, making the younger generation today the generation exposed to the most "hot" content, much more than previous generations.
Therefore, nude scenes and "hot" scenes no longer bring curiosity and excitement to the contemporary young generation as they did to previous generations of audiences.
Many social studies in some Western countries have also shown that the current generation of young people tend to have less sex than previous generations. There was a period when superhero movies dominated the box office, but these movies did not have any hardcore "sex" scenes.
Audiences used to be very interested in such "pure" movies, they did not feel that the movie did not have a "hot" scene. However, with the appearance of movies with many violent "hot" scenes like this year, the film industry may be entering a new phase. It is predicted that in the near future, "hot" scenes will appear a lot in movies".
Movie trailer "Poor Things" (Video: SearchlightPictures).
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