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Ayo Edebiri's New Movie Opus

2025/3/17
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Sydney Madden: 我对这部电影的期望很高,演员阵容也令人惊艳。但最终,这部电影提出了很多问题却没有给出答案,反而强化了它试图批判的权力动态和对名人的盲目崇拜。它反映了近年来许多电影批判的权力动态和名人崇拜,但它并没有真正批判,反而强化了这种现象。电影中的主角并没有因为看到名利场的丑陋而改变方向,反而强化了他们自身的权力地位。女主角Ariel 通过经历创伤,最终成为了一名名人,而不是批判对名人的痴迷。 Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento: 我很高兴看到这部电影探讨了名人崇拜和名利场的问题。电影很好地设定了前提,但没有充分地探讨观众和粉丝在名人崇拜中扮演的角色和责任。这部电影更关注对名人的分析,而不是探讨我们为什么如此痴迷于他们以及这反映了我们自身的什么问题。电影对邪教的刻画过于扁平化,没有深入探讨人物动机。 Stephen Thompson: 这部电影很好地展现了名人新闻的语言,但结局并不令人满意。电影花了很大力气去塑造这位隐居的流行巨星的形象,但歌曲本身却很平庸,这形成了巨大的反差。电影中关于音乐的部分并没有很好地营造沉浸感,让人感觉很奇怪。电影中对名人的接近会让人放弃质疑,盲目跟从。电影中有很多不合逻辑的情节。电影没有清晰地展现女主角Ariel 的视角,导致结局不令人满意。女主角最终还是被名利所吸引,这模糊了电影想要探讨的关于艺术和艺术家的讨论。电影没有很好地展现女主角的动机和价值观,导致她的视角前后矛盾。作为一部悬疑电影,它还是比较成功的,但它没有回答更大的问题。这部电影的对话和摄影很棒,但它缺乏更深刻的社会评论。它是一部有趣的处女作。

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The critics had high hopes for the film, praising its cast (Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis) and the director's background. However, they found the film to be ultimately unsatisfying, raising many questions that it didn't answer and reinforcing the very power dynamics it aimed to critique.
  • High expectations due to cast and director's background
  • Film raises many questions without providing answers
  • Reinforces power dynamics instead of critiquing them

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In the new movie Opus, Ayo Edebiri plays a journalist who attends a press event at the compound of a reclusive pop star (John Malkovich) who'd been in hiding for decades. And then, things get weird and questions arise.To access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening for Pop Culture Happy Hour, subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour+ at plus.npr.org/happy. )Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)