'Bugonia' Confronts Society's Misdeeds
Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia,' starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, delivers a darkly funny, unsettling study of humanity's stubborn flaws.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos continually asks questions of his characters, and by extension, the human species as a whole, through his distinctly macabre filmography.
His films, such as 'The Lobster' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer', feature off-kilter performances and absurd concepts that twist the knife on our preconceived notions, exposing the error of our own ways in a deservedly uncomfortable light.
It's just another way of looking at things; once you take a step back, the error of our own ways is exposed.
Author's summary: 'Bugonia' is a dark comedy that critiques society.