Why Poor Things is a Masterpiece | Telluride 2023
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- I watched Poor Things at the Telluride Film Festival. Here's my review! #poorthings #emmastone #markruffalo #willemdafoe #yorgoslanthimos #telluride #filmreview #moviereview #theawardscontender
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Emma Stone is the perfect mix of funny, weird and dramatic. I’m not surprised she was so good in this.
Especially that it's her second collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos after The Favorite. At this point the duo Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos is something we should all look forward too
If Emma Stone is in a Yorgos Lanthimos movie, you know it's going to be a peak masterpiece movie. Glad to hear that their second collaboration is worth it 👍
the ending sucks but the rest of the movie was worth a watch. Should have been a more shocking ending or at least something that made sense in line with the rest of the story.
Along with his screenwriter, this is truly the Holy Trinity.
Willem Dafoe is due for an Oscar for a long time.
Emma Stone's antics in this film are so imminently watchable that watching her is akin to a guilty pleasure. The entire cast truly brought their "A" game, but Mark Rufallo was a major surprise, as though his entire career was merely a prelude to this role. Wowsa.
Second film I watched at the Venice Film Festival. It was amazing. Basically everyone I talked to agree thaat this was the best movie in competition and that it was going to win the Golden Lion (but that was before Hamaguchi's Evil does not exist, the competition is between these two). The film is really amazing in every aspect, maybe a little bit too long (10 minutes less would have been better) but the film is so funny and never boring. It really flies and almost everyone at my screening loved, even old people. I hope it becomes a box office success. We need more films like this. Costume design race is definitely ended. Holly Waddigton did something amazing with her work. The costumes are so alive and fit, and tell, the story perfectly. Stone is amazing. She put on a very hard a physical performance that maybe no one could have done. She is definitely in contention for the Oscar. I think that, at this point, the real race is Stone vs. Huller.
"It was going to win the Golden Lion"
This aged extremely very well, congrats to Yorgos Lanthimos 👏
If I had a nickel for every time i've seen Emma Stone in a Yorgos Lanthimos movie distributed by Searchlight Pictures, I would have two nickels. That's not a lot, but it's funny that it happened twice 🤷
Soon to be thrice, with AND
@@aqualcunopiaceclassico3201 So apparently that's the top secret project that they're working on as Lanthimos recently said in an interview during the Venice promotion of this movie that he's working on a top secret project with Emma after this
All i can hope is that Emma Stone becomes Yorgos' muse and they keep working together in more films. "Poor Things" is easily my most anticipated film of the year.
This was the best I saw at the London Film Festival. A film that just keeps on giving from start to finish
Excellent review! Emma deserves an Oscar for this incredible performance 👏 & yes, many more awards for this film!
CONGRATS on your first Telluride Brian … you MUST be feeling like a real cinema professional now!!!! Seems we’re sure gonna be getting a slew of Oscar-worthy films coming out in the rest of the year, and it’s VERY pleasing and absolutely no big surprise that this will be one of them!! THANKS Brian!!
Well Emma Stone is coming for her second Oscar I see….
I don’t think so. I think Annette Benning will get it because she was robbed twice
I'm so exited for this movie. This was one I believed immediately would be a contender from its trailer. Looking forward to finally seeing this.
I hope it will succeed at the Oscars! I still believe that The Favorite should win more Oscars!
The Favourite, Roma, or A Star Is Born could've been a way stronger Best Picture winner instead of Green Book
I still cannot believe The Favourite lost Best Original Screenplay... to GREEN BOOK. What a joke.
Pedo
The Favourite deserved best picture far more than Green Book. The Academy really fucked up on that one.
Your review has me pumped, Brian. I feel like this will be better than The Favorite and I loved that too. I hope I'll get a chance to see this at the New York Film Festival in a few weeks. I know that even with as many movies you've seen at Telluride, there's probably a small part of you that wishes you were at the Venice Film Festival too (especially with the raves Priscilla & Maestro got). Wish you all the best as always, Brian ❤
This is probably THE one I'm waiting for this fall/winter. So bummed it got bumped to December but I'm positive it's worth the wait.
Emma Stone is one of those young actresses generation where she can hold her own toeryl Streep - often playing a character that does not need comparison with Meryl Streep roles.
She had never worked with Meryl Streep before while on her path to blossoming in her career unlike. Florence Pugh, Anne Hathaway or even Nicole Kidman or Soirs3 Ronan - the former got some advice from Meryl like Natalie Portman and the latter was in awe of Meryl 8n Little Women
The Supporting Actor race is Stacked! I think that’s the category to watch for. I can’t wait to watch this movie 🙌
Saw the trailer and thought this might be the film that gets me back into a regular theater again. I’ve been going to a friend’s microcinema the past few months and really enjoying the experience of watching a movie in a theater after such a long hiatus. Now I’m ready for “Poor Things” to roll out the red carpet for me.
Superb review, thanks so much for the comprehensive overview and in depth analysis; convinced this is going to the most anticipated release and a must see!
I'd love to see Emma and Mark win an Oscar for this, they both slayed!
Watched Poor Things twice during Leiden International Film Festival and it was completely blew me away, can’t stop thinking about this film. And yes, it was one of the most anticipated film of 2023, actually I was expecting that last year already and it’s truly a pierce of art, such a masterwork in every single aspect of that! So thrilled about it and can’t wait it to be released (it’s gonna here in cinemas in February) and I wish it will also have a commercial success as well because it’s a kinda expensive movie. Emma Stone gives a performance of a lifetime, the whole cast is amazing but Emma is the heart of this wonderfully weird and crazy film.
I agree with everything you said in your review, every single word.
SHE BLOWS
I am SO excited for this!! Love Yorgos Lanthimos, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
I watched Poor Things a few hours ago at BFI London Film Festival and completely agree, the same things stood out to me. I'm looking forward to seeing some detailed breakdowns and different interpretations
Can’t wait to see this! I love Yorgo Lanthimos movies!
I finally saw Poor Things with my brother 2 days ago and we absolutely LOVED IT! Fave of year. So sweet, surreal and inspirational. Max and Bella are EVERYTHING! So freaking cute. I know Dafoe and Ruffalo are getting the supporting actor attention but Ramy Youssef does too. He’s so sweet and supportive of Bella and he gets the girl ❤
Thank you brother. You've convinced me. I'm booking this one in to our local cinema FOR SURE
Bella did not die and was then brought back to life,as you claim.
Bella was not born when Victoria killed herself. The embryo that Victoria was carrying was named Bella only after the brain of the embryo was transplanted into Victoria's head.
Very excited for you and all the movies you get to see! This is probably my most anticipated of the bunch
A masterpiece is mentioned in many credible reviews, and that's my expectation to see this movie in December. Yorgos Lanthimos has obviously mastered to combine intriguingly interesting weirdness and well-adjusted auteurism in the art of movie making.
Emma's acting is always adorable and also awesome at best. I love her, therefore my judgement might possibly be somewhat disqualified. Positive reviews of her work seem constantly to appear as a clear majority and I can easily agree with all the praises of her work.
Thanks so much, Brian, for this informative review. I'm not a fan of period movies as a rule; however, based on your stellar summary, I may just see this film later this year. I really liked Emma Stone in "Battle of the Sexes" and I have long admired Mark Ruffalo for his indie performances, especially in "Spotlight."
I just saw this movie and Emma Stone delivers the best actress performance
It does seem like this movie performance is Emma Stones's version of Joquin Phoenix's The Joker
Not joker but may be depp's scissor hand
Didnt y'all say the same thing about Cruella
@@blackguyofthesouth2161 Yeah, that performance would be more on par with Jared Letos Joker 🤪
Umm she's not playing a psychotic murderer or negative character! She's playing an R rated version of Tom Hanks in Forest Gump!
And it's disgusting pedophilia ee
The trailer made me think immediately of the "Island of Dr Moreau"
With Dune gone Poor Things is gonna give Oppenheimer a lot of competition in the techs. The Academy likes Lanthimos so he's in for nom #2 imo. So excited for this one.
Since Ruffalo is the stronger actor here, by Academy logic Dafoe is getting in lol
I think that Poor Things killed Barbie, actually. Thematically they are very similar and if everyone thought that Barbie had costumes and production design in the bag, then you have to rethink that cause Poor Things can definitely win them both. Screenplay must happen. McNamara writing is at his best, but Oppenheimer would have never win Screenplay anyway. I think that KOTFM would give competition to Oppenheimer since, again, they are very similar thematically. And we know which movie will carve deeper in the character dilemma.
@@aqualcunopiaceclassico3201 i actually think Barbie can take Adapted because it can give a one two punch in awarding both Gerwig and Baumbach but yeah KOTFM and Poor Things can give solid competition
@@joelanthonylim6792 I think Adapted is KOTFM Vs. Poor Things. Original I go with Anatomy of a Fall at the moment. Past Lives should be a contender too, but I really feel like a nomination is the win there. Hope to be wrong and that it is taken seriously by the voters.
I'd love to see Dafoe get the nom though. He's so brilliant.
I was also at Telluride and loved this movie. So visually beautiful with 3 of my favorite actors, Stone, Ruffalo and Defoe. I kept looking out for you. Hoping you do reviews on Teachers' Lounge, The Perfect Day and The Holdovers.
Omg you make me so excited, Emma x Yorgos is a dream, this year seems packed !!
I forget if you mentioned Alasdair Gray, who wrote and illustrated the novel, Poor Things, which was set in Glasgow.
This was a review that felt plucked from my own head lol. I agreed with every word. Truly a masterpiece. I wasn’t an Emma Stone fan but she dazzled me; I’m not a Ruffalo fan but my God was he funny!! 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve always loved Defoe and he didn’t disappoint. Every actor was beyond amazing. And the visuals! The crazy music! Such a great film. I want to see it again now! 😂
I loooove the book, by Alasdair Gray. I have a specific question for you, if you could answer me (I'd love that, since I have to wait until february for the movie release at theaters here in Brasil, and the suspense is killing me). There is a HUGE plot twist by the end of the book (one that completely changes your perspective of the story, up until the end). Is this "plot twist" present in the movie?? Don't need to be specific, but I'd love if you could answer me just yes or no. Thanks a bunch!
I hope so - also hoping that it lives up to Alasdair’s vision- miss him ❤
Excellent review! Thanks for not revealing too much or spoiling it for many of us who haven’t been on the film fest circuit this year.
By the way, some very well crafted editing in your review, you or your editor did a really creative job of weaving in clips and photo stills sourced from the movie trailer, hence I wasn’t shown anything more visually than I’d already seen.
I actually saw the trailer for this at a cinema recently when I went to see a quirky charming, feel good feel awkward kind of movie called “next goal wins“. Pretty light bearer but I would highly recommend you see it, if you think it’s just another soccer film you would be mislead . Some interesting casting and cinematography in this book to film based on a true story.
Back to your review, this is actually the first of your film reviews I’ve seen, perhaps because I was looking for reviews of “poor things“. You’re very articulate in your descriptions and analysis of this film, your predictions, your wealthy vocabulary, you really nailed it with a lot of good Like how you remind the viewers about the value of not just the star but the supporting actors and how the supporting actors are actually in the stones coasters at different times in the movie, seems to be an odd sort of stage play brought to fantasy visionary film, The art direction and production design cinematography and editing look quite intriguing with this film. Looking forward to seeing it on the big screen. I feel sorry for the many people who will simply do what they always do, and that is wait for this to be out on Netflix so they can watch it on their iPhone or their laptop or something.“Poor things“ as one of those movies it reminds me how so many films really must be seen on the bigger screen possible, at the cinema and the kind of movie you don’t want to watch any shopping mall movie theater somewhere in the Midwest where there’s only seven other people in the audience. This is kind of film I don’t want to see you at an art health cinema or a big Ground movie palace with a packed house hearing people‘s reactions as I watch the film. I really miss going to film festival something I used to do for many years when I wasn’t working on productions. Several times to Telluride, Sundance, Santa Barbara, New York, festivals in Spain and Mexico, I had a good solid run of 10 to 12 years, Film festivals being part of my continuing education even though I never went to film school instead, I dove into the deep end of the motion picture industry over three decades ago.
Attending film festivals was always high on my priority list or not error, sometimes supporting the whole deluxe festival pass watching our meals other times showing up as a volunteer with perfect timing so that I would volunteer countless hours before the festival began and then on opening night retired from my volunteer role and have that festival pass a few years even a press pass or educator pass when I was a professor of film studies. Film is one of those funny things, life is always trying to imitate it… sometimes rather successfully.
I’m subscribing and hope to spend some focused viewing time this month looking at your other past film reviews.
Thanks for keeping it reel.
HM, founder Highway Cinema
I saw this today and had to come back to this review to say OH WOW WERE YOU RIGHT
My only wish this oscar season is for emma stone to win best actress, she’s my favorite actress😭❤️
If oscar jury of 2024 is same as that of 2023, then you must forget about it. Because they neglect emma because of she already won an oscar like cate previously won 2 awards.
Saw last night, was incredible, couldn't believe how good it was
Mark Ruffalo such a magnificent actor, he does a superb work as a supporting role here. Meaning, he acts to serve the lead character who happens to be Bella, nevertheless he finds ways to shine and not overshadow Emma's work.
That's pure cinematic magic!
Thank you for this. I'm so excited you got to go to Telluride. I was super-hyped about this film before your review but now my enthusiasm is !!!!! I love how much you love movies. Can't wait to see your other reviews of your fest screenings.
sounds like a Tim Burton movie
The Curse Official Teaser | SHOWTIME.......this looks good too !!
Emma and Yorgos seem to have a great working collaboration, and he's working with her a lot, so it all must be good thing. Been watching Emma's career since 2009 when i saw "Unlikely Hero / Paper Man" and i thought this young lady at the time can act, then she got as the lead in Easy A, and for me she does not disappoint, I knew she would get a Oscar one day and she did for La La land, so hopefully Poor Things hopefully will land her another.
I had no idea what to expect going in and I think that was the best way to watch the film . Emma ‘s got to get the Oscar for her portrayal just stunning
This movie is masterpiece ❤
I can’t believe I have to wait until December to watch this 😮💨
A 10 out of 10?! Now I have to see it!
Saw a screening of this recently. Emma Stone is going to win a second Oscar.
What a great review, can’t wait to watch! 😊
I thought I was going to love this, even though his past films have done nothing for me. Everything about this (with the exception of the production design) left me completely cold.
Poor Things was good, but a bit weird. The sex was a bit much, but brief so I was ok with it. This or The Holdovers should win best picture. Overall, the last two years have not been great Oscars wise. CODA was the last great Oscar year.
every still of Emma Stone screams "Oscar!"
Best Supporting Actor sounds stacked this year. Who gets in and who doesn’t?
There’s a reason these kinds of films are called “art house” since fans prefer to see them in that venue, but studios trying to recoup tens of millions of dollars in production bills tend to advertise these kinds of movies any way they can to pack theater seats, and very often the advertising is dishonest (listing star performers, hinting at a nonexistent narrative, championing special effects) rather than try to convey what a film like this actually is: a series of clips and images intended to provoke an emotional response without the constraints of a narative. While audiences tolerate or even prefer this kind of artistic sound and imagery in a three-minute music video or RUclips clip, it wears thin after enduring over two hours of it without a conflict-struggle-resolution framework to contextualize it in.
Have you seen this movie? It most certainly has a narrative...
I literally posted on several RUclips vids that people were understimating this film at the Oscar's. Literally EEAO, a sci-fi/multiverse action flick that features dildo's won BP last year. The Oscar's of 2023, aren't the same as 2007. Watch out for this won to challenge Oppenheimer.
I had wanted to see the Bob Marley film , arrrived too late for my tats tea and poor thing was available . Such a good choice, it was stunning, Ramny was great in the film and Emma Stone is getting an Oscar
You cant think of ANY actress or actress her age that could have done this? This looks like a role Tilda Swinton ot Cate Blanchett. I would even say Dakota Fanning could have pulled this off.
There are many actors who could have played Norman Bates or Norma Desmond, but its hard to imagine anyone but Anthony Perkins and Gloria Swanson inhabiting those roles. Brian feels the same about Emma Stone because very few actresses would have taken things as far as she did to embody the character. A bit like Isabelle Adjani in “Possession.” Adjani had to go through months of therapy to recover from the immersion she went through with that challenging performance.
Tilda Swinton is 28 years older than Emma Stone, Cate is 20
Tilda and Cate are not even on Emma age range.
Thank for review💛
Emma stone i admire her so much in the trlear.
And i was waiting to know the role what about.
Thank you to tell us it is about ( come back from death).
Becase i was so exiting to know the supject of her film and her role what about.
I dont see the film yet..but she clearly make strange and creasy role.
She so diffrent in it.
And i was expect she make supporting role...
So i understand now she in leading role...
Will be big compition in the leading role dor oscar.
And we want you reviowing more about film you watch it fastival...espesilly the nyed for annete bening and lee for cate winslet and myesrto.. bacase we still dont see trailer yet.
💛💛💛
Ughh, it finally made its way to New York. But you can only see it as a "Standby". You literally have to stand on a standby line with your fingers crossed to hopefully buy a ticket. I will have to wait until December.
Dude what the FUCK. I didnt known this was a spoiler review. Im so MAD! I still havent seen it
I want to see it!!!!!!!!!
Emma just kills this. Unforgettable & dazzling. The best performance ive seen in years! Bella Baxter is iconic.
❤🎉😊
As a filmmaker, would love to see some B.roll at festival next time. Thanks!
Great analysis
By the way I noticed the font and style of the titling on this film seems to be identical to “where the wild things are” which I think is a quirky beautiful overlooked film.
It's used very differently in this film.
I can't wait for this movie now that Dune 2 got delayed 😅 thank you
You didnt mention JC who is seen in the trailer. Is that the cameo you are referring to? I hope so since he was even mentioned in this video
Very good film critique 🎉
I’m all about the insanely wide lenses ❤
Can you please do a spoiler review after we have the chance to see it
Thanks! Can't WAIT to see this film.
Excited.
Did you like it more than Past Lives?
Thanks for the review … How can you not mention the intimacy coordinator ? Both Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos praised IC Elle Mcalpine and her contribution to the success of the film. Also , no mention of the editor of Poor Things. Oscar nominated editor of The Favourite Yorgos Mavropsaridis ?
When is it going to be out?
Mark Ruffalo is my favorite actor. I really hope he wins his first.
Hi Brian, big fan. Are the plot details you’re talking about in the video considered spoilers? Because if yes, I won’t continue 😅
But did you like it? lol. Can't wait to see this!
haha
lovely review.
yes....looks good !!
Was supposed to be out today.
Does anyone think the premise gives pedo vibes? I mean baby brain in adult body and all
@chayennethomas671 no.
Poor Things is Anti-Barbie.
Bella is a better Weird Barbie.
Ken is more likeable than Duncan tho.
Swingy is a darker version of Ruth Handler.
Godwin is more relatable than Will Farrell’s CEO.
Nailed the 11!
Why do you have to give the plot away? At least, you should announce it.
Where Frankenstein meets Wizard of Oz
The funny thing is he was my 7th grade teacher
Can't wait to watch this!
We love Yorgos Lanthimos films !
Between this
Maestro
All of us strangers
Saltburn I love how sex positive this year is 😊
Beautiful film but even as someone who doesn’t mind sexual themes felt that the sex scenes were a little too long and did not add anthing more to the film. The female empowerment message was not done subtly. the ending was a little too gratuitous (though we are unsure if this is her fantasy or reality).
Lots of great things to say about this film but just a few things I felt could be done a little differently.
Emma is a wonder. It's a shame her friend, Jennifer Lawrence, lowered her standards to star in a teen flick. ("No Hard Feelings") Emma should match her with four Oscar noms with this movie. If not, three ain't bad. If you didn't know, she beat out Jennifer for the lead in "Easy 'A'."
As much as I want Margot Robbie to win her first Oscar, I'd be delighted to see Emma winning her 2nd, she's in my top 5 favorite actresses list. The thing is that this movie is gonna vibe more with critics than Academy members. I will go see it but it's not mainstream
The real best actress of 2023/2024 is the german #SandraHüller 🇩🇪 Her performance in "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest" is simply of another planet 😮 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Stone and Gladstone are favorites because one lonely reason. Both are "americans" 🇺🇲 And nothing more 👎🏻
It seems like the best supporting actor race is hard to see who gets nominations. i really want robert downey Jr. to win also, Mark Ruffalo should be in number 2 or 3 because I don't think Ryan Gosling will win. i used to think that now i don't
Wouldn’t Ryan gosling be in the actor in a leading role category if he gets nominated
@frances1227 I he might get nominations he going win an oscars
@@AndreWoodsJavier0808 I mean he probably won’t win cos I don’t think the academy will choose a comedy performance over a dramatic one but I think his is one of the best comedy performances I’ve seen
Yeah, his performance in Barbie it was just so much crazy I am a little worried for Charles Melton in May December it so hard to get in, so sorry, man
@@AndreWoodsJavier0808 I haven’t seen that one
I think Jennifer Lawrence could have played this role. But I agree that Emma was probably the best choice.
Jennifer Lawrence is not a good actress
@@singstreetcar5881 in your opinion.
@@singstreetcar5881tell that to her numerous award wins and nominations
I dont think that Jennifer could play it. I think she would be over the top in an bad way.she is better in other types of roles.
She isnt that diverse of an actress