cruelty

Carmela 2022-12-19 03:47:01

The individual's resistance to the establishment seems to be an eternal movie theme. The ultimate charm of this type of film is no longer in What, but in How. In the Palme d'Or award-winning film "The Lobster" the "establishment" is set up as a society against loners - loneliness is not only shameful, it is sinful. Anyone who is alone will be sent to a sanatorium to find a partner within a time limit, otherwise he will become an animal.

Interestingly, many people would rather be animals than fake a relationship and make do with a partner.

So there is a male protagonist to fight. He escaped and joined the resistance in the woods.

That's when the movie really gets interesting—the woods are also organized, just the opposite: anyone who develops feelings for someone else gets slaughtered.

In the end, the hero and heroine still embark on their desperate path.

It must be said that this dystopian film is very unique in its conception. It is a thought-provoking film about the conflict between human individuality and sociality. At the same time, the film production is excellent, the cinematography is excellent, and the character performances are also in place. But this film is still not my dish, without him, it is too depressing and too sadistic.

Then I decided to skip the art films at Cannes and go to the Golden Globes and Oscar nominees. God! Let me go back to the mainstream.

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Extended Reading

The Lobster quotes

  • Short Sighted Woman: [narrating] One day, as he was playing golf, he thought that it is more difficult to pretend that you do have feelings when you don't than to pretend you don't have feelings when you do.

  • Short Sighted Woman: [narrating] Some punishments are worse than other punishments. Having your thumb cut is worse than having your head shaved. And having a hot boiled egg under your armpit is worse than having your leg kicked. The punishment I am afraid of isn't the Red Kiss but another one, that is called the Red Intercourse. I have never seen it happen, but it's not difficult to imagine what it means.