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Yorgos Lanthimos’latest film The Poor Thing received great acclaim at the Venice Film Festival. Unfortunately, I am far away from Venice and cannot watch it. Instead, I watched his past production called The Favourite from home. Fortunately, it is both interesting and thought-provoking for me. Lanthimos demonstrated his advanced cinematography techniques in this film. However, in this short review, I only intend to touch upon my thoughts on it. What I find interesting about the film is its use of natural lighting. The story is about the British royal family in the early 18th century, which is over 300 years ago. To some extent, the life of the royal family, especially that of Queen Anne, represents the highest quality of life of that time. It makes me wonder what life was like back then. Compared to artificial lighting, the unedited cinematography used in this film brings me closer to reality. While Queen Anne's clothing and accessories are indeed exquisite, it must have been an indescribably awful experience being tormented by illness in a dark and humid room. Seated in front of my computer in my air-conditioned office on a rainy day feeling cool and dry while sipping my delicious coffee, and writing film reviews on a comfortable ergonomic chair, I am reminded of how far we have come. I not only learn to appreciate the power of technology, but also realize that my current quality of life as an ordinary person surpasses that of the Queen 300 years ago. The portrayal of human evil in the film prompts me to reflect deeply. There are barely any conventionally defined kind souls in movies; everyone is pursuing their own goals by various means. For example, Abigail Masham (played by Emma Stone) strives to climb up the social ladder, while Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (played by Rachel Weisz), leverages her relationship with Queen Anne to gain significant political power. Queen Anne (played by Olivia Colman) is entirely self-centered and disregards her social responsibility. Other characters in the film also harbor their own dark thoughts. These evil human qualities, including the desire to climb up the social hierarchy, thirst for power, and jealousy, have persisted for millennia and will most probably prevail in the future. It is difficult for a movie to be both sophisticated and popular, but The Favourite is one of the few movies that can achieve this goal.
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