{"title": "Bugonia 2025 or the psycho-sexual analysis of Yorgos Lanthimos", "timestamp": 1766798296.9210668, "description": "[Yorgos Lanthimos]() with his 2025 film *Bugonia* about the question of whether [Emma Stone]() is an alien from the Andromeda Galaxy, is finally tipping my curiosity on its head, prompting me to give him a proper psycho-sexual analysis.", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. 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This framing device is used to keep us interested in the film for as long as possible, giving the film-makers the ability to explore various political and psychological ideas. Which is what I believe the film is truly about. \r\n\r\nIt is a failure on filmmakers to allow their manipulation be noticed. I won't lie when I say, it's exactly what I search for! ", "username": "Troler", "id": 0}, {"text": "> Kinds of Kindness is an anthology film ( a movie that is a compilation of little short films ) where a lot of the subject matter is sex, or abuse, or both. In one story an old man is taking over the life of a younger man. Seemingly for sexual pleasure. Trying to get free from this man, the younger man starts to lose everything: wife, job, money, car... everything goes to shit. Which means that the only thing he can do is to please his older man. Another story is about a cult where every member ( male or female ) needs to have sex with the leader. And where they lick you to find out if you are \"pure\". Another one about a police officer who's girlfriend dis-appeared on an island somewhere ( presumed dead ). It is revealed that they were avid swingers, having lots of very graphic sex with his co-worker and his girlfriend. Until the girl returns all of a sudden. But something about her is wrong. \r\n\r\nFrom the all the movies mentioned, this is the only one I've seen. And it just so happened to be the most Lanthimos film to date. ", "username": "Troler", "id": 1}, {"text": "> Kind of like what happened to the main character in Poor Things. Which made Teddy incredibly horny all the fucking time. But because Teddy was a nerd, he was feeling like his time was wasted on whatever sexual nonsense he was thinking about, so he chose to deal with it, by completely medically shutting this whole thing down.\r\n\r\n\r\nWith no side-effects what-so-ever.", "username": "Troler", "id": 2}, {"text": "c:2\r\n\r\n@Troler The movie doesn't directly address it. But based on how weird he is, you can say there are side effects. ", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 3}]}, "languages": {}, "hashtags": ["bugonia", "YorgosLanthimos", "EmmaStone", "film", "review", "movie", "cinemastodon"], "not_ai_proof": "", "tab": "reviews", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/bugonia_2025_or_the_psycho-sexual_analysis_of_yorgos_lanthimos", "likes": ["blenderdumbass"]}