Review of The Lobster (2015) by Lgtaylor100 — 02 Jul 2016
This film is very bizarre, satirically funny, brutal and intensely thought provoking. The premise is that if someone becomes single they are sent to a resort for 45 days and if they do not find a partner they are turned into an animal of their choosing.
They are also given extra days at the resort for shooting someone from the loner community (people who have escaped from the resort) . In this dystopian society, both the resort and the loner society are highly regimented and violent if rules are not followed.
.. The film is mainly a satire on relationships and although we so desire to connect we often fail because we often cannot empathize with the one we have chosen. .Also, In order to connect we sometimes attempt to make ourselves into copies of the other person, a tactic that often fails.
The film portrayed how difficult it is to empathize with a partner unless we share some characteristic, and because that often is impossible the relationship is doomed.. The film makes big statements and smaller ones and all of them are profound, sometimes funny and sometimes very sad.
It satirizes the current dating scene by portraying its superficiality, but also satirizes and makes a grim statement about relationships in general, and society which offers us opportunities to conform or rebel, neither of which is effective.
Most people exiting the theatre expressed dissatisfaction. I think that those that go on to think about it will find that it will deeply impact their thoughts and beliefs.
This review of The Lobster (2015) was written by Lgtaylor100 on 02 Jul 2016.
The Lobster has generally received positive reviews.
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