The Favourite movie is set in 18th century England and the story is based on the true story between Queen Anne and Duchess Sarah. The film has a strong "Lance Moss" style, putting aside the original etiquette and power system, and focusing on the absurd love triangle, thus bringing out the strong absurdity. When the film introduces the relationship between characters and the environment, a lot of wide-angle lenses, fisheye lenses and low-angle overhead shots are used to create a grotesque and absurd atmosphere. Abigail's constant falls, Queen Anne's constant emotional riots, and perverted games at court. All told of absurdity and boredom. Since most of the scenes are in an indoor environment with limited space. Lanthimos uses a lot of fisheye lenses. In addition, he also prefers natural light. In many night scenes, Lanthimos only used candlelight, which gives the film an atmosphere of fantasy and mystery. Queen Anne's character and performance are the soul of the entire movie. A stupid, absurd character, fat and ugly, rolling around. But you can still see her love, her sadness, her emotions and innocence in him. Obviously the role performance is quite difficult. The film revolves around three people forming a closed power group. On the surface, it is a love triangle. In fact, it not only alludes to the fragility of the existing state, but also celebrates its absurdity. Queen Anne is in power and cannot escape her dependence on Sarah. This kind of love is not free and painful. Sasha's love for the Queen's love for you is also extremely unreliable, and power has become a condition of exchange for love. When the exiled Sarah stands by the window, she sees decades; while the images of Rabbit, Abigail, and Queen Anne are constantly overlapping. With a sense of horror intrusion, it implies the ultimate proposition that existence is tragedy. Abigail seems to be going well, but in fact, she will always fall into Queen Anne's deformed eroticism and will not turn over. What about poor, pathetic Queen Anne, who got a bunch of bubbles of happiness.
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