Turning point when the hot-scene-filled movie "Poor Things" won the Golden Lion

Poor Things is a comedy and science fiction film directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. It is an adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name by Scottish author Alasdair Gray. The main cast includes Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, and others.

Bước ngoặt khi phim ngập cảnh nóng Poor Things giành Sư Tử Vàng - 1 — "Poor Things" is considered a feminist film that highlights women's stories (Photo: The Guardian).

The film revolves around a young woman named Bella living in the 19th century who attempted suicide. She is then revived by a scientist. At this point, Bella decides to run away with a lawyer who leads a dissolute and decadent lifestyle. During this adventurous journey, Bella makes new discoveries about herself, including discoveries from her sexual experiences.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos had begun working on the film in 2009, but the process was not smooth. It wasn't until 2018 that Yorgos Lanthimos decided to restart the Poor Things project.

Poor Things is considered a feminist film that highlights women's stories. It recently won the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. This award is seen as a predictor of the film's potential at the Oscars early next year.

Bước ngoặt khi phim ngập cảnh nóng Poor Things giành Sư Tử Vàng - 2 — Director Yorgos Lanthimos (Photo: The Guardian).

Upon receiving the prestigious award in Venice, director Yorgos Lanthimos expressed his sincere gratitude to his lead actress, Emma Stone. The actress was not present in Venice because she wanted to show solidarity with the Screen Actors Guild and the Society of American Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA).

This association is actively advocating for the rights of actors and writers in Hollywood. Because of this, many Hollywood actors are toning down their celebratory activities during this period to show solidarity with SAG-AFTRA.

Director Lanthimos asserted that without Emma Stone, the film Poor Things could not have been made. Besides her leading role, Emma Stone also participated in the film's production. For Lanthimos, Emma Stone is a crucial figure both in front of and behind the camera; she made a significant contribution to the completion of the Poor Things project.

The film, with its many "sexy" scenes, heralded a new era for world cinema.

The series Poor Things shocked audiences because it featured many daring and explicit sex scenes, depicted through the experiences of the character Bella on her journey of self -discovery .

Bước ngoặt khi phim ngập cảnh nóng Poor Things giành Sư Tử Vàng - 3 — The frequency of "sex scenes" and nudity in "Poor Things" is said to be significantly higher than in other art films (Photo: The Guardian).

The fact that director Lanthimos's film contains many daring "sex scenes" has led film critics to suggest that the film industry may be entering a new phase, where sex scenes will no longer be restrained, and may even appear "everywhere" in films.

The frequency of explicit scenes and nudity in Poor Things is said to be significantly higher than in other art-house films. In the US, the film is rated R, requiring viewers under 17 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Speaking about his film, which features many explicit scenes, director Lanthimos shared in Venice: "The sex scenes are an important part of the original novel. The sex scenes here reflect the freedom of experience for the female protagonist, Bella, including sexual experiences."

The important thing for me when making this film was to avoid making it bland or superficial just because of shyness or hesitation. That would ruin the whole story revolving around the female protagonist discovering herself in her new life.

Our film crew had to be very confident. The lead actress, Emma Stone, also had to be very confident, without any hesitation about her body while performing nude or "intimate" scenes. She had to truly dedicate herself to those scenes, and she understood that very clearly from the moment she joined this project."

Bước ngoặt khi phim ngập cảnh nóng Poor Things giành Sư Tử Vàng - 4 — Actress Emma Stone in "Poor Things" (Photo: The Guardian).

In fact, many film projects are incorporating daring and shocking "sex scenes," even sparking controversy due to perceived abuse of explicit content. A prime example is the most criticized television series of this summer – The Idol . Directed by Sam Levinson, the series premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (France) and received intense criticism.

Ira Sachs' film *Passages* , which screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, also features numerous explicit scenes and has the highest audience rating in the US - NC-17 (restricted to viewers 18 years and older only).

Director Christopher Nolan, who is generally quite... averse to explicit scenes, has included them in his latest film project, * Oppenheimer* .

In fact, among contemporary young people, there is a segment of the audience who feel uncomfortable with "intimate" scenes. When actor Penn Badgley (36 years old) of the series You announced that he would no longer perform "intimate" scenes, wanting to show his respect for his marriage, many fans supported Badgley's decision.

Many fans have also expressed the opinion that they often find that "sex scenes" don't actually help the plot much, but rather only play on the viewers' psychology to create more appeal and attract audiences.

Bước ngoặt khi phim ngập cảnh nóng Poor Things giành Sư Tử Vàng - 5 — It is predicted that in the near future, "sex scenes" will appear frequently in films (Photo: The Guardian).

Professor Jeff Scheible, a senior lecturer in film studies at King's College London (UK), observes that we are living in an era where popular culture is very complex, even contradictory and opposing.

Mr. Scheible said: "The younger generation now has very easy access to the internet. Pornographic content, nudity, and 'hot' content are rampant online, making today's youth the generation most exposed to 'hot' content, far more than previous generations."

Therefore, nudity and "sex scenes" no longer evoke the same curiosity and excitement in contemporary young audiences as they did in previous generations.

Many social studies in several Western countries also indicate that today's younger generation tends to have less sex than previous generations. There was a period when superhero movies dominated the box office, but these films did not contain any hardcore sex scenes.

Audiences used to be very interested in relatively "pure" films, and they didn't feel any lack of intense sex scenes. However, with the emergence of films with many explicit sex scenes this year, it seems the film industry is entering a new phase. It's predicted that sex scenes will appear frequently in films in the near future.