{"id":10407,"date":"2016-05-31T10:49:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/?p=10407"},"modified":"2016-05-31T10:49:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T14:49:41","slug":"the-lady-or-the-lobster-i-review-a-brutal-new-romcomsatire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/2016\/05\/the-lady-or-the-lobster-i-review-a-brutal-new-romcomsatire.html","title":{"rendered":"“The Lady, Or the Lobster?”: I review a brutal new romcom\/satire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

seriously, this is tough to watch, but ferocious (also I sort of spoil the very end, because this otherwise-excellent movie has the one ending I hate most):<\/p>\n

I hesitate to recommend that you see The Lobster<\/a><\/i>, since this romantic comedy about a man facing transformation into an arthropod is just too painfully realistic.<\/p>\n

The Lobster<\/i>, written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is brutal and hilarious, with satire so sharp it could cut your wrists. The movie is set in a world where anyone who hasn\u2019t found a \u201cpartner\u201d is turned into an animal. But you can choose which animal, so that\u2019s comforting. A terrifying \u201chotel\u201d has been set up to help singles find mates, but if you don\u2019t find your match within forty-five days\u2014start choosing scales or feathers.<\/p>\n

Who counts as a partner? Marriage doesn\u2019t seem to be a requirement, but romance, commitment, and sexual attraction are\u2014a girl who comes to the hotel with her best friend is considered a \u201csingle.\u201d No form of love other than romance is recognized by the police<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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seriously, this is tough to watch, but ferocious (also I sort of spoil the very end, because this otherwise-excellent movie has the one ending I hate most): I hesitate to recommend that you see The Lobster, since this romantic comedy about a man facing transformation into an arthropod is just too painfully realistic. 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