Lucy attends college. She has a seemingly endless stream of odd jobs. It's not entirely clear if all of this is truly just to pay for student loans, and maybe it's very little she's paid at each, or if there is some other reason. Ultimately, I don't think we need a clear answer to this, because that's not really the purpose of this film.
She and everyone around her seem stuck in a state where they don't really care enough about things to improve - maybe they don't even think it is possible for them to - even though clearly they are not fulfilled. And so we see them engaging in various activities to try to feel something, never really reaching a consistent positive state.
The camera rarely moves and tends to stick to medium and wide shots, leading to a very sterile feel and a sense that it and we are ogling Emily Browning. She nails the role like she also does in Sucker Punch, The Uninvited and A Series of Unfortunate Events. Thus, we are encouraged to consider the male gaze, something that for the longest time was just seen as the norm, an inescapable fact. There is definitely a discussion to be had on whether or not it is the right approach, if it works, and certainly I don't blame anyone for saying that it doesn't justify its use. 7/10.
She and everyone around her seem stuck in a state where they don't really care enough about things to improve - maybe they don't even think it is possible for them to - even though clearly they are not fulfilled. And so we see them engaging in various activities to try to feel something, never really reaching a consistent positive state.
The camera rarely moves and tends to stick to medium and wide shots, leading to a very sterile feel and a sense that it and we are ogling Emily Browning. She nails the role like she also does in Sucker Punch, The Uninvited and A Series of Unfortunate Events. Thus, we are encouraged to consider the male gaze, something that for the longest time was just seen as the norm, an inescapable fact. There is definitely a discussion to be had on whether or not it is the right approach, if it works, and certainly I don't blame anyone for saying that it doesn't justify its use. 7/10.