TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse
Like an abuser, this films hides the CSA behind a charismatic and alluring exterior.
Reading Lanthimos’ and Stones’ description of Bella as a “woman who has a second chance”, and “who doesn’t have to deal with shame,” it is clear the makers of this film have absolutely no conception of the film they are actually making. You can put Bella in a woman’s body, dress it up with faux-feminist ideas of freedom and exploitation, but ultimately you…