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Poor Things, the new Yorgos Lanthimos film starring Emma Stone, has been racking up nominations and wins on this year’s award circuit. But it also sparked a bit of controversy thanks to one major feature of its plot… So what is the film actually about, and is it empowering or exploitative? Here’s what you need to know about Poor Things, those scenes, and the message the film is trying to convey!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Poor Things
00:37 How Bella Takes Control
01:37 Poor Things = Weirder Barbie?
03:20 Expanding her mind in more ways than one
04:30 Zocdoc Plug
06:13 Story through cinematography & costume
07:18 The truth about *those* scenes
10:29 Wild, but still relatable



CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Jessica Babineaux
Writer: Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Jessica Babineaux
Video Editor: Jessica Babineaux