Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and set for mainstream release in January 2024, has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The film pushes typical Hollywood degeneracy, hallmarking the last decade of filmmaking from Tinsel Town, as they circle the drain with lower standards for themes and disturbing visuals.
From the IMDB description: “The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.”
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Story-wise, however, Poor Things is nothing new. Hollywood has already done the core premise to death – tired feminist tropes of “the patriarchy is controlling and oppressive” and “a women’s only path to freedom is sexual liberation”.
Emma Stone portrays Bella Baxter in the movie, stating in an interview, “The more autonomous she becomes, the more challenged these men seem to be by it.”
This road to autonomy for Bella Baxter consists of her pleasuring herself in public, cucking her fiancee with the chad lawyer, and spending time as a working girl in a brothel. Stunning and brave.
Poor Things gets much more sinister, though, than just the old shtick of sowing dissent among the sexes by using tired feminist tropes. Interestingly, the IMBD description refers to “a young woman brought back to life.” It does not mention that Bella Baxter’s reanimation involves the implantation of a child’s mind into the body of a young woman, making the film seem like a creepy fetish for youth.
Just like a child, Bella has to learn how to use her limbs, walk, and talk. She still has the mind of a child on her “road to autonomy,” aka “sexual liberation.” It could not be more clear than when she refers to sexual intercourse as “vigorous hopping.” How can a child, albeit in the body of an adult, consent to sexual intercourse? Is it considered “oppressive patriarchy” to point out this thinly veiled pedophilia?
The visuals in Poor Things are spectacular. The sets are mesmerizing and the acting is good. What could have been an endearing comedy about a Frankenstein-ish girl trapped in a woman’s body devolved into a comedic perversion of innocence. And if there is one thing Hollywood loves more than tired feminist tropes, it is the perversion of innocence. The Golden Globe Nomination, therefore, comes as no surprise.
With his movie Poor Things, director Yorgos Lanthimos certainly one-upped the Kathleen Kennedy method of “putting a chick in it and making it gay and lame.” He took Frankenstein, put a chick in it, and made it spectacularly perverse. At least the movie is R-rated and not intended for children – so parents beware.
What do you think of Poor Things getting a Golden Globe nomination from Hollywood? Are these feminist tropes wired or tired? Let us know in the comments!
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