The Lobster 2015
By
Yargos Lanthimos
The Lobster is an absurdist, dystopian, satirical drama. The film takes potshots at absurdity of laws; propaganda associated with them in any so-called ordered society and depicts how individual instincts take a back seat once society starts getting glorified.
A freshly divorced man is transported from the city to a facility where he has to necessarily find a partner in 45 days, or else he would be converted into an animal of his choice. The facility has many iron-tight rules like no masturbation on the campus, compulsory sex with a maid, as well hunting loners who dwell in the woods to increase their time of stay. The propaganda in favour of ‘coupling’ and criteria of commonalities associated with it remind us of tinder like dating apps that are savagely mocked at.
The paradox of even loners having iron tight rules is very depressing. They are expected to not show any romantic feeling and refrain from flirting, failing which they could be punished with lip mutilation and other heinous punishments. Its in this backdrop that Colin Ferrel escapes from the facility and falls in love with Rachael Weisz.
Despite being one of the most original films in recent times, The Lobster does stretch for far too long and has some loose ends. Great acting and concept, but the movie could have been a tad shorter.
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