The Lobster – Review by Anna

The Lobster, with its dystopian ideals of love, captures a bleak and dark world. Ironically, this world is devoid of any actual love. Visually bleak, as well as emotionally, The Lobster is able to capture emotions within an emotionless world. Camera angles work to provide glimpses into the severity of life and mysterious musical strings accompany characters during intense of chaotic scenes, even though not much action is portrayed on screen. Dialogue is simplistic, yet packed with a punch that offers more to the story at first glance. This dark drama tries to capture the future of society within a very simplistic way of shooting and it delivers. However, with an open ending the audience is left with an uneasy feeling and a search for answers that cannot be found, much like that of the film. The film is left waiting, much like that of the characters in their lives, and the audience. (Anna)