Moved by her sexual drive and her naive curiosity, she ends up in a brothel and finds a way to do the work in her own way – and still resist. When she returns to Wedderburn, he is beside himself, while Bella views the situation with a childlike sobriety. The absurdity of this makes the audience laugh and gives those watching a moment of lightheartedness – before things get back to business.
Determined and determined: Bella at the entrance to the brothel.
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Finally arrived
When she learns that Baxter is dying, Bella returns to London. Her former husband Alfie Blessington (Christopher Abbott) appears at the wedding with Max McCandles and brings Victoria, as she was called in her previous life (still unaware of why she wanted to end it at the time), back to his estate. There he turns from a “nice husband” into a barbaric tyrant. Following in her “father’s” footsteps, she takes revenge on Alfie and treats him the same way Godwin treated her – but with a goat.
Review: This is what “Poor Things” is really about
In addition to bizarre father-daughter and father-son relationships, which can certainly be fruitfully dissected with Freudian theories, and the striking “Frankenstein” motif, “Poor Things” is about much more:
Externally determined self-determination
It’s about the coming-of-age process of a woman who was brutally brought back to life against her wish to die and who is looking for her own path free of social rules. The film, as well as the impressively artistic wardrobe that is exclusively dedicated to the main character, revolves entirely around Bella and makes the predominantly male protagonists around her appear in a shadow of ridiculousness that she controls.
Frankensteins Coming-of-Age
Emma Stone’s portrayal of Bella is consistently brilliant, from the stumbling gait of a child to her first alcoholic excesses to the awkward linguistic expressions in her development. The artistic perspectives from fisheye, panorama, etc. in combination with the surreal settings, such as the rolling, violet sea, break and at the same time harmonize with the sober honesty of her acting. The contrast between reality and surrealism is always present. Bella, who unites mother and child in one body and returns to life after her suicide as a “monster” created by “Frankenstein”, goes through a process of emancipation and defines topics such as wealth, femininity, sex work, social pain and independence in a way that is free of constraints and what others think or try to impose on her.
2023-10-05 18:10:37
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