THE FAVOURITE (2018) - Movie Review

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[@1080TJ]

I know the Oscars don't matter in the long term but I'm still salty that this masterpiece of writing lost Best Original Screenplay to fucking Green Book.

[@rippspeck]

I always feel so stupid when watching her reviews. She notices stuff in movies that go right above my head, even after watching the flick multiple times.

[@soyboy3833]

Get smarter dumbass!

[@mattjazzfan2288]

And don’t say flick

[@domwalker6526]

This was a great review. The ending at first made me feel like ugh, but when I thought about it made prefect sense. It's like the rabbits to me were a bit of a metaphor for the cage that the queen kinda built for herself. They are happy and free but sad and confined all at the same time. Only having a bit of peace and love when allowed to. Abagail stepping on the one felt like what everyone has been doing to the queen all this time. Abigail and Sarah both treated this women kind of like a pet that they would use when they needed a specific itch scratched. Idk i could be way off here It reminded me of all about eve, a bit 3 women from Altman and a splash of persona. This is one of lanthimos' best And I think his most fun to dicsect along with dogtooth

[@lockekappa500]

I also saw the rabbits (the queens trauma) being contained early on with the help of Sarah's character. And slowly but surely without her presence the queen was surrounded and consumed again by her past traumas without the guidance and steady hand of Sarah.

[@Scottsetchell]

I rewatched The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite, and this one really resonated with me the second time around. Another excellent review as always!

[@looney1023]

I love Lanthimos. The Favourite, while not my favorite of his, is truly incredible and I love your take on everything. Have you gotten around to seeing Dogtooth, Alps, or The Lobster? One thing I walked away with was the way the film sort of satirizes the "period drama" genre itself. Where most period pieces are opulent and gorgeous and romanticize the period, in reality they were shitting in the streets, bathing sparingly, drinking excessively, poverty and disease; the SMELL must have been something else. The Favourite depicts both the lavish romanticisation of an era and the deeply rotten reality of it. We get to enjoy the gorgeous wardrobe, but the Queen's gout ridden legs show through the fabric. We can indulge in this delicious rivalry between the cousins, but we have to see one of them fall off her horse and dragged through mud and shit. We get to enjoy it's "costume drama" trappings, but at the end of the day, it spits at us for laughing and leaves us with this haunting realization that the jokes and games have doomed every one of the characters. Lady Marlboro may have the best chance of refinding happiness (and in real life, apparently the Queen and her may have smoothed things out through letters), but she's lost her country, the ONLY thing she loved more the Queen, and that's heartbreaking.

[@fabiesque]

you give me hope in young generations. I listen to your reviews to listen to you. You could talk about anything.

[@tonybennett4159]

A more obvious link is with The Draughtman's Contract : the arch dialogue, the exaggerated costumes, the rather unsavoury aspects of the plot, the hypocrisy of those societies. It's worthwhile viewing as a very interesting comparison.

[@65g4]

The Favourite was one of my favourite films of 2018 i love that you compared the lighting to Barry Lyndon

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

It was definitely an homage, both thematically and cinematographically.

[@Etatdesiege1979]

Barry Lyndon is THE standard for period dramas. The Favourite is very close in style and thematic.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Daniel Alveo I wish I had a big screen to watch it on. Both, actually. Films like these are a dying art.

[@darnellmajor9016]

''All About Eve'' is an excellent screenplay. What did you think of Sunset Boulevard which was similar in theme but just as good?

[@deepfocuslens]

That it is. Yes, I love Sunset Boulevard. Been a long time since I've seen it. But I'd love to revisit it and review it sometime.

[@Vonklieve]

TV reviews? I think the improved narrative of TV series, where stories can evolve over 10 episodes and more offer great audience satisfaction in 21st century. I mean Breaking Bad, GOT and Lost. BTW congratulations on 12,000 subscribers. Look forward to your Avengers: Endgame review!

[@Suite_annamite]

For a comparison, Maggie, *you might like to check out Benoît Jacquot's "Farewell, my Queen"* (Les Adieux à la reine, 2012), starring an all-star French-speaking cast, and *featuring Diane Kruger as an emotionally-deprived and "curious" Queen Marie-Antoinette.* The servant (lady-in-waiting) character is privileged (and cursed) to have the queen's confidence and "close attention". And she is in competition with a third party: a noblewoman also strangely close to the queen and whose relationship clearly has a longer and deeper history. *Also about opulence and living in a bubble amidst outside chaos* around the characters' lives: *the narrative takes a surprising turn, whose true main character might surprise you.* While *outwardly a period drama (as well as a satire with the servants mocking their royal masters)* that works like an old novel, it also *expresses itself through absurdist and very subtle horror/suspense elements.* And just like "the Favourite" has a rabbit metaphor, "Farewell, my Queen" has a rat metaphor!

[@ChaosReigns45]

I’d be interested to see a review of Naked Lunch from you, although i realize it could be a hard movie to put into words, I’m certain you can. Also Crash from Cronenberg, don’t know if you’ve seen it.

[@RyansChannel0203]

I was shocked by how much I ended up loving this film.

[@nikhilbargaje]

deepfocuslens... Make Review of La Strada (1954)

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

This guy is my new favorite director. 😁

[@freetrailer4poor]

I consider this a very good movie with a great life lesson. Ann made a mistake that it was Sarah that loved her and the country. Abigail just liked the life of leisure. For example Trump at the border. Yes the country can let anybody in, the world population is growing like rabbits. But it is Trump worrying about the welfare of the people over the next 100 years despite being pegged as cruel by his opponents that just want the job so they can go to parties and not work.

[@TheWaynos73]

i loved this movie - the ending was messed up though 😳 kind of reminded me of The Libertine in tone

[@coldbattery]

you look stunningly gorgeous

[@tbwatch88]

it's kinda the sorta film you have to see twice. and with subtitles to get the literary elements.

[@deepfocuslens]

That's what I did! :)

[@tbwatch88]

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[@tbwatch88]

@@deepfocuslens one thing, though: I do not think Abigail really fancies those rabbits. it's a feint/ploy. she's capable of great dissimulation.

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

You mentioned surrealism in the film. I didn't notice any surrealism, what were you talking about specifically?

[@Myhighconstitution]

Just saw Midsommar and if you get a chance to see it, I would love to hear your thoughts!

[@francine8806]

Call me a philistine but I didn't find it particularly arty or innovative, (and I love a good art film) but instead found it dull and lacking dimension. The characters were flat and the "story" (what little there was of it) dragged. Stopped watching it halfway through.

[@siddhuhogan007]

Is this the first review with your new camera?

[@deepfocuslens]

Nope. I shot this a couple of weeks ago.

[@henry_b1230]

Review Paterson pls pls pls

[@jamespader]

would love for you to review Midsommar especially since you loved Hereditary

[@MrSegrist]

Yes! I just got home from seeing Aster's sophomore film and was curious if there was a review on this channel.

[@deepfocuslens]

I saw it. Will review whenever I have time to.

[@Etatdesiege1979]

The movie is about class, power and morality. I can’t understand how you missed the critique of how moral conventions and their counterparts are always subservient to power. Beyond the technical and stylistic mastery of the film, the witty dialogue and the beautiful cinematography the film would be half as good if it wasn’t for the amazing acting job by Colman, Stone and Weisz. I haven’t enjoyed an acting performance for a long time since Michael Fassbender in Hunger or Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln.

[@xexcalibur86x]

Really love that top you have on

[@RaikenXion]

Have you ever watched a classic called The Innocents, stars Deborah Kerr.

[@deepfocuslens]

Yes, it was the subject of my senior college research project.

[@sergiob8873]

Amazing review.

[@surajquantum4681]

Can you review the Exorcist the greatest horror movie ever made i want to hear your thoughts

[@marcogianesello6083]

nah not even close to the best

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

I don't get why you see this as a satire. What is it satirizing?

[@jjdvideo]

The Favourite was my least favourite. Seems like a big budget, well-made but weird wacky artsy film. Most movies nowadays has at least one throw-up scene, this movie had about 3 or 4 throw-up scenes. That's actually how it made me feel while watching it.

[@mrrrl795]

I really enjoyed this film a lot but felt that Yorgos abandoning his 'weird' style was a step back. However, I agree with you that given the setting and dialogue, it's not entirely lost. Ultimately, I still prefer Killing of the Sacred Deer and The Lobster to this film.

[@65g4]

Great review i need to see The Lobster

[@erickort1987]

so beautiful you are

[@dedipyatippavaghula6519]

That was brilliant. Thanks!

[@fuckTrump-v7j]

Holy fuck, you're gorgeous.

[@Yurmajestie]

nice review, nice dress. Sorry

[@charliemurillo4321]

Hahahaha I didn't watched this movie. Is that good? Because I want to start watching Yorgos Lanthimos films. Greetings from México.

[@CaioAraujoRibeiro]

Just do it! He's one of the best working today. The Favourite or The Lobster are probably the best starting point to his filmography

[@charliemurillo4321]

@@CaioAraujoRibeiro Oh, thank you so much. It's good to read that. I am gonna watch his films. Greetings my friend.

[@GambaSesh]

Goddayum, gurl

[@mattjazzfan2288]

I absolutely despised The Lobster, so I was surprised at how much I loved The Favourite

[@syedhaider1675]

He is the best living filmmaker. No one is truly qualified to review any of his movies

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

That's a ridiculous statement.

[@franksantacruz4521]

I notice that you are lukewarm when you review male eccentric films like "No country for Old Men or anything Tarantino"...but here comes "The Favorite" and your analysis is more detailed and your review of this film is met with a smile. Is there a bias to the types of films you like or are you some kind of closeted Feminist?

[@riccardo5281]

Or maybe you're just an idiot.

[@JuanRodriguez-xl6mp]

thumbs down for click bait. put a shirt on girl

[@ttothep1]

What The hell are you talking about? Oh yeah a movie I never watched. Remember mob rules this is why we have electoral college. It’s easy getting the poor against the rich but rich and successful people are important. Need to be protected by mob rules. Just saying.

[@jachrishalt]

What?

[@ttothep1]

TheWeeeth I’m just messing around