Keeping up with Kendall: 'Poor Things' Movie Review
“Poor Things” is an over two-hour long, star-studded film that was released Dec. 8, 2023. It was the vibrantly whimsical lovechild of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz,” as it contains themes from both pieces. On the surface, it was a wonderfully done movie, considering the multifaceted cinematography, the eerie orchestral scores and the perfect casting. But what makes “Poor Things” a masterpiece is its unique but thorough execution of themes such as nature vs. society and the journey from girlhood to womanhood through the lens of autonomy.