Poor Things is the newest film from Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe. This film is as wacky and crazy as you would expect, but it also a very interesting human story that I was highly invested in. A very well made film that pushes the boundaries of filmmaking. Check out my full thoughts in my instant reaction and movie review in today's video!

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Poor Things is a 2023 romantic science fantasy black comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara.[6] It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray. The film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael. Its plot focuses on Bella Baxter, a young Victorian woman who, after being crudely resurrected by a scientist following her suicide, runs off with a debauched lawyer to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.

Poor Things premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2023, where it won the Golden Lion. It was released in the United States on December 8, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024, by Searchlight Pictures. The film received acclaim from critics, particularly for Stone's performance, and was named one of the top 10 films of 2023 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It has also been nominated for seven Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.

Plot
In Victorian London, medical student Max McCandles becomes an assistant to surgeon Dr. Godwin Baxter. He begins working at the Baxter townhouse, where he meets and falls in love with Godwin's ward, a childlike young woman named Bella. Godwin reveals that the woman, who was pregnant, had committed suicide by leaping off a bridge. After recovering her corpse, he resurrected her by swapping her brain for that of her still living baby, resulting in her having an infant's mind. With Godwin's permission, Max asks for Bella's hand in marriage. Bella accepts but desiring freedom as she matures, runs off with foppish lawyer Duncan Wedderburn. Deciding to let Bella go, Godwin starts a new experiment with a young woman named Felicity.

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