Day 4: Poor Things
My Rating:
3/5 Stars
Where do I even start with this movie, months later and I'm still thinking about it. The storyline is so confusing but somehow all comes together in the end. The reason I rated it 3 stars isn't because of how it was filmed it was just the story and the sheer 'disturbingness' of the movie. I know that's not a real word but that's all I can think of describing it.
Emma Stone (Bella Baxter) definitely deserved the Oscar she gained from this movie. Her acting is just outstanding in portraying a child slowly turning into a woman. Not just her but everyone else did an excellent job portraying their characters and omg have I ever hated Mark Ruffalo more than I did after watching this. He did such a good job playing Duncan that I was horrified with him (I love him really). Duncan was such a manipulative person I wanted to strangle him every single second, I don't understand how Bella didn't.
The visuals of this movie are so satisfying and I love the almost creepy-like soundtrack they used. My favourite song is Bella by Jerskin Fendrix. I'm not sure exactly what instrument is used to make the sounds but the slightly off-sounding music is intriguing. I also loved Portuguese Dance II and the way Bella and Duncan danced was off-putting but I couldn't take my eyes off it.
I loved Bella's character growth and development, you can slowly see her learn words, speech, society, emotions, and the beauties and horrors that surround our world. At the start she can barely speak, she doesn't know how to interact with the world around her and her only interest is her "God" (William Dafoe) but by the end, she has travelled and experienced the good and bad, she has been tested and tried and grown from it.
I think my least favourite part (or parts) was the Paris section and when she leaves her wedding with Max to learn more about her past life. I hated the Paris bit only because she didn't fully understand what she was doing and it was a bit unnerving that she would happily do that. I was happy when she decided to come home. Then at her wedding. I had felt really bad for Max most of the movie and then when she finally agrees to marry him at her wedding she leaves for a man she no longer loves (and doesn't actually know)?! Not okay Bella.
In conclusion, it was written and played out very well just so very off-putting, weird and full of 'disturbingness'. It really is a matter of movie taste when watching this movie so watch at your own risk.
Abi.
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