POOR THINGS Movie Review, Deeper Meaning & Ending Explained

Everyone was saying that you shouldn't watch Saltburn with family... i'm warning you now, when this comes out, if you watch it with family you'll be sitting there wishing you never put it on in a family environment lol. Let me know what you thought of the movie in the comments below! 👊

Godwin survived the cruelty of his father (cutural conditioning) and he created Bella free of it all; resilient to life experiences by instincts...

Good review but I really wish you would have touched on Bellas relationship with sex and intimacy. I think it’s very telling how sex is such a huge focus of the movie despite Bella having the brain of a child - she is more easily manipulated and sexualised because of her diminished brain capacity. Despite her being literally a child, sexualisation is a huge part of her existence right from the start.

Mark Rufallo was the best part of this movie. Dude was downright hilarious

Fisheye, to me, puts forward the mad scientist narrative: it's what you see thru a microscope.

It's quite insane how you did not even dare to mention the sexism that was flooding the movie, the female experience and how a woman was ''created'' and molded by men wanting to own her for all their lives; she is genuinely trapped in a patriarchal world. Not saying that it was a sexist or misogynistic film, but I truly believe the huge underlying sexism was there for a reason. Makes you wonder...

Great analysis. I am so glad you brought up the themes of Godwin Baxter's love towards Bella despite being experimented on. I've watched so many videos on Poor Things and they all bring up essential Povs/analysis, but not many shed enough light on Godwin's optimism and love in the face of adversity. Thanks for this breakdown.

You completely failed to mention sexism. This movie wasn't just about life it was about the female experience in patriarchy. Men drooling over your innocence

This is my Barbie movie.

We are of course assuming's a baby girl's brain in Bella"s body. What if it was a boy's brain. that would get everyone going.

This movie was genius. A few people commented about her sexualization and I think it's interesting that most of the men could tell she wasn't of age, possibly mentally ill, or overall just not properly prepared to engage in sex, yet they all kept advancing except for 2 dudes... the literal 2% of men that are proper and good LOL. The rest couldn't resist. I think they depicted her as a grown woman from the start to really highlight the cruel physical standards and harsh objectification of women from an abominably early age. Very sad, however very allegorical of our society and how men are trained to operate and think within the patriarchy. I cannot decide whether this film was more successful in its depiction of women or men... I think it really was successful at commenting on both. I cannot help but want to make bets on the fact that an overwhelmingly large amount of men probably weren't bothered by the instructive father in the brothel, but could imagine what thoughts would have conjured in audiences if it were a mother instructing her daughters instead... This also highlights the negative ideals that fathers perpetuate in their sons towards women... My favorite lines in the film were when she replies to Duncan after he calls her a whore... and says something along the lines of being in production because of him and men everywhere for that matter.... as well as pretty much everything Jerrod Carmichael exchanged with her and the elderly woman on the ship. Something about this film also reminded me of original sin... given all the moments of temptation and not just sexual... but all inclusively speaking. To all of those saying that this isn't a family friendly movie I disagree... appropriate for young children absolutely not, but for a group of smart socially conscious pre teens with parents, possibly... I cannot fathom why getting through the entire film would be a problem with family from an educational standpoint. Young women everywhere should know that this is how fucked up men and the patriarchy truly are... Young women should see the negative consequences of abiding to the quo for comfort and acceptance instead of delving into their innate thirst for intellectual integrity... just like men can and do... not saying they have ever had the choice especially in the past and sadly still in some places today..., but this fear should incite a strong will to challenge that authority on all levels and at all costs. I think this idea is incredibly positive for young developing female minds everywhere. People have such large issues with discussing self pleasure, human pleasure, and human development... I would really like to make the argument that if people were told about these things earlier or properly educated even, maybe just maybe, some of her mistakes wouldn't have happened in the first place. Maybe if women were given the same capacities as men these worldly issues would become less of a problem or cease to exist altogether... We see this in the film... and in life... instead of anyone taking the time to properly educate her about her body they all start to shame her and perpetuate antiquated taboo themes around sex... she seeks then seeks her information in the wrong places in extreme measures... exposing herself to disease and prostitution. People saying this was disturbing are also so so wrong... it's absurdist and comparable to the rest of Yorgos Lanthimos' works which all seem to talk about regular common themes that are displayed within very garish ways for overall impact. The eIderly woman and Jerrod were such a dose of positive reality... just too two genuine friends bound by intellect, as opposed to any other ulterior motive from what it seemed. I was glad to see the movie highlight that all levels of society think about sex. Like people need to get over shame around one of the bests parts of human existence. I find it funny that the lower levels of society somehow seemed more morally intact, and that the higher levels less mentally intact. I also think desire for knowledge is also something not talked about as much when analyzing the film. some people were upset she didn't reanimate Godwin. They felt her detachment from him was cruel and rather empty however their relationship was the most pure to me. He created her out of his own desires... which probably were propelled by science and familial loneliness I'd assume. She didn't dishonor him fully. She left because she had to... It was inhumane to keep a mind restricted as such. Not only did she return for the closure that needed and deserved but she honors him by inheriting his practices. Setting aside emotion as he did and doing what has to be done for the "greater good". Sometimes we hate some of the things are parents did to us and realize after, that it was for the best. This ending was perfect to me, especially given the social, economic, and political state that challenges women everywhere today in our world. Overall takeaways for me as a cis-man include... There is much more to female existence than being a mother and bearing children. Sex work isn't at all even remotely evil for the person doing it. Wealth and education are a lottery and shouldn't be a reason to look down on others. People, especially women, are certainly not property to be claimed. People, especially women, don't depreciate after sex like used cars. People, especially women, can aspire to go, do, and become anything as they please... The standards for masculinity, male behavior, male emotional education, truly means must change. Last, women and women alone can and should be in control of legislation that concerns their sex.

Saw it yesterday with my brother and it is both of our favorites of 2023. It is so surreal, fantastical and sweetly inspiring. Max and Bella are EVERYTHING! They are so freaking cute together. I know Willem Defoe and Mark Ruffalo are getting more supporting actor attention but honestly Ramy Youssef is being underrated. He is so sweet and supportive of Bella through her journey and he gets the girl ❤

Someone said it was a frankenhooker remake and now I can’t unsee it

I loved how much autonomy Bella had over her being and body.

I got the pleasure of watching this on January 2nd in theaters. It was phenomenal!

It was a pretty good drama. Provocative. Realistic. Basic foolish love. Selfish, cruel and strange, but hopeful. Reminiscent but forward looking.

Q. Why didn't she put Godwins brain in the the Generals Body? could have still put the generals brain into the goats body for laughs

The production design on this was class ❤ insane! I was blown away by Saltburn, but I think this is definitely above it

I haven't had the chance to watch "Poor Things" yet, but I'm looking forward to doing so soon. With so many great films from 2023 to catch up on, I recently had the pleasure of watching "The Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Lesson," and I must say, they were absolutely brilliant.

Formidable!!❤