Double Feature Frenzy

Poor Things and Frankenstein: The Inherent Hubris of Playing God


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This week Emily and Margaret are struck with an incurable case of Deja Vu and reawaken to discuss the themes of rebirth, second chances and the consequences that come with playing God through the movies Poor Things (2023) and Frankenstein (1931). Two films that were made almost a century apart and yet have a lot to say about the philosophical and literal consequences of bringing a person back from the dead.


Content warnings:


- brief discussion of suicide

- violence against children


Take care of yourselves :)

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Double Feature FrenzyBy Emily and Margaret