Movie: Poor Things
Poor Things Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo Duration: 2h 21min Hi! Sharing some thoughts about this movie we watched on Disney+ recently. Before we watched the film... I knew nothing about the movie except that Emma Stone was nominated (and won) for Best Actress (Oscar and BAFTA)! At that point I just watched Wicked and was on the hype train of Cynthia Erivo, who I thought had a good chance. Was mostly baffled by the results because I knew nothing about Poor Things, and the last I remember of Emma Stone was La La Land (which was highly lauded but not my cup of tea.) However, after watching this movie you can truly appreciate how Emma Stone really deserved the award. Her acting truly carried the movie, and the film itself had many interesting layers and complexities compared to Wicked, which is... a much easier, palatable musical for the masses. I also read a brief summary that the movie was about a 'female Frankenstein'. I thou...
