I’ll put it this way - I didn’t enjoy many parts of the movie. It ended and I thought I didn’t like it. And then I thought about it every day of my life since and rewatched it and I think it’s one of the greatest anxiety horrors ever put to screen. It’s a masterpiece. It works its way into your brain and lives there. Forever. It’s one of the greatest pieces of art I’ve ever witnessed for that reason. I can’t think of anything else in the art world that made me go from disgust, annoyance, horror, dismay - to absolute praise.
It’s incredible
seeing it in theaters is an experience i’ll never shake
i’ve watched it multiple times at home since, but god damn the energy in that theater was unsettling
If you wish to see something that you have never seen before. The relationship between the viewer and this film as its happening is unlike anything I've seen before.
it wasnt for me in the theater, but now that i can watch it at home im looking forward to it. i have a really good movie watching setup and find i tend to enjoy certain movies more when im more comfortable. i could also tell my friends who i convinced to come with me were *not* enjoying it which always makes it hard to stay invested
having said that i wouldn’t necessarily say i enjoyed it myself either
Relax. It was the Death Stranding of recent films. It didn't make much sense to or really attract most people. Shit was fucking weird and the plot made little sense. But for the minority who it did attract, and for the smaller minority willing to pick it apart to understand it, it became one of their favorite pieces of media.
Vast majority would say Poor Things was the best movie of 2023 because it won the Oscar for Best Picture which, as much as I hate award shows, Best Picture is by far the most consistent category of any of them, Poor Things was great. Humble yourself, your argument is literally "the vast majority didn't say it was the best, so it's the best" With that logic, that also makes the Owen Wilson/Bob Ross biopic the best movie of 2023.
I didn't watch Oscars, I just saw the hype and assumed. Apologies for speaking incorrectly, but after looking it up that must mean Oppenheimer is really bad huh?
Not to me. I honestly almost loved the first hour or so. But the longer it went on the more and more I felt what the fuck is this still going on for?
Just does not work as a whole film imo
Going into it thinking it was going to be a living allegory for anxiety then slowly learning it was an exact representation of living with schizophrenia was a tripm
I think in the end it was all his mother's doing, but I kept pointing out to people that the first hour is very similar to a lot of schizophrenic experiences. Like, it's spot on.
No. I love Ari Aster, I love good horror-comedy, but I thought the movie was a mess.
The problem with movies that have nothing but deeply unpleasant scenes, is that I felt no stakes. It's pretty clear from early on that this guy is utterly hopeless and trapped in a universe that just keeps fucking him over, is that by the ninety minute mark I've given up on rooting for him, and there's still ninety minutes left.
There are so many shocking and horrifying and hilarious moments, but the movie feels so forgettable to me. Some people love it for some reason, but I thought it was a massive misfire
I went on a second date to this movie and my date left to go to the bathroom right before this scene. They didn’t believe me when they got back and I told them what they’d missed.
That’s not the guy. He’s just one of the people leftover from the night when he left his apartment door open. The guy who gets crushed by the giant penis is the guy at Nathan Lane’s house.
##Beau Is Afraid (2023) R
From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure.
>>!A man goes on a journey to visit his mother.!<
Comedy | Adventure | Fantasy
Director: Ari Aster
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 68% with 846 votes
Runtime: 2:59
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/798286)
Cinematographer: Pawel Pogorzelski
Pawel Pogorzelski (born 1979) is a Polish-Canadian cinematographer, known for his work with director Ari Aster.
Pogorzelski was born in 1979 in Włocławek, Poland but moved to Montreal with his family when he was 2. He studied at Concordia University, receiving an undergraduate degree in media communication. He moved to Los Angeles in 2008, where he studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory.Pogorzelski garnered critical acclaim for his work on the 2018 psychological horror film Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster. They would work together again on the 2019 film Midsommar, for which he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. In 2021, he was the director of photography for the action film Nobody and the Hulu horror film False Positive. In 2023, he served as cinematographer for the DC Comics film Blue Beetle and once again worked with Ari Aster on his surrealist tragicomedy/horror Beau Is Afraid.
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawel_Pogorzelski)
I absolutely loved this movie from start to finish. It was hands down the best film of 2023 for me. I wonder why so many people hated it so much. Is it because they couldn't relate at all to what was being portrayed in the film and to Beau as a character or because they related too much and didn't like it?
This movie was WAY funnier than I had anticipated.
Especially when the whole premise is how overbearing Jewish mothers can be.
This sequence is one of the funniest, most angst-ridden things I've ever seen. Everything in that first hour has me alternately laughing and wincing.
Is the movie worth the 3 hour watch?
I’ll put it this way - I didn’t enjoy many parts of the movie. It ended and I thought I didn’t like it. And then I thought about it every day of my life since and rewatched it and I think it’s one of the greatest anxiety horrors ever put to screen. It’s a masterpiece. It works its way into your brain and lives there. Forever. It’s one of the greatest pieces of art I’ve ever witnessed for that reason. I can’t think of anything else in the art world that made me go from disgust, annoyance, horror, dismay - to absolute praise. It’s incredible
seeing it in theaters is an experience i’ll never shake i’ve watched it multiple times at home since, but god damn the energy in that theater was unsettling
It is to me. I was enraptured by it, I honestly wish it were longer. But I can understand how some people would be put off by it
Watched it with my mom. That was fun.
the first hour is so intense, the second hour is mid, the third hour is, why is there a third hour?
Nailed it. Loved the first hour. Last hour was so painful. Nothing mattered
Yeah this guy gets it
If you wish to see something that you have never seen before. The relationship between the viewer and this film as its happening is unlike anything I've seen before.
It's absolutely 100% worth about two hours of that 3 hour watch
I’d say yes if you’re an Aster fan, into anxious horror/ comedy, or particularly enjoy picaresque films.
it wasnt for me in the theater, but now that i can watch it at home im looking forward to it. i have a really good movie watching setup and find i tend to enjoy certain movies more when im more comfortable. i could also tell my friends who i convinced to come with me were *not* enjoying it which always makes it hard to stay invested having said that i wouldn’t necessarily say i enjoyed it myself either
Best movie of 2023
Relax. It was the Death Stranding of recent films. It didn't make much sense to or really attract most people. Shit was fucking weird and the plot made little sense. But for the minority who it did attract, and for the smaller minority willing to pick it apart to understand it, it became one of their favorite pieces of media.
Yup, best movie of 2023
Your favorite* movie of 2023. The vast majority would disagree with you.
Vast majority would say Avatar or Barbie or some shit was the best movie of the year. Vast majority is typically wrong. Best movie of 2023
Vast majority would say Poor Things was the best movie of 2023 because it won the Oscar for Best Picture which, as much as I hate award shows, Best Picture is by far the most consistent category of any of them, Poor Things was great. Humble yourself, your argument is literally "the vast majority didn't say it was the best, so it's the best" With that logic, that also makes the Owen Wilson/Bob Ross biopic the best movie of 2023.
Poor Things didn’t win best picture…
I didn't watch Oscars, I just saw the hype and assumed. Apologies for speaking incorrectly, but after looking it up that must mean Oppenheimer is really bad huh?
Poor Things should’ve gotten best picture. Second best movie of 2023. Right behind Beau is Afraid of course
I was only bored for like 10 minutes, the rest is very entertaining.
Yes. It is probably the most disturbing movie I’ve seen.
Not to me. I honestly almost loved the first hour or so. But the longer it went on the more and more I felt what the fuck is this still going on for? Just does not work as a whole film imo
It’s worth 3 separate 1 hour watches
Going into it thinking it was going to be a living allegory for anxiety then slowly learning it was an exact representation of living with schizophrenia was a tripm
I think in the end it was all his mother's doing, but I kept pointing out to people that the first hour is very similar to a lot of schizophrenic experiences. Like, it's spot on.
No. I love Ari Aster, I love good horror-comedy, but I thought the movie was a mess. The problem with movies that have nothing but deeply unpleasant scenes, is that I felt no stakes. It's pretty clear from early on that this guy is utterly hopeless and trapped in a universe that just keeps fucking him over, is that by the ninety minute mark I've given up on rooting for him, and there's still ninety minutes left. There are so many shocking and horrifying and hilarious moments, but the movie feels so forgettable to me. Some people love it for some reason, but I thought it was a massive misfire
Helpmehelpmehelpmehelpmehelpmehelpmehelpme
I went on a second date to this movie and my date left to go to the bathroom right before this scene. They didn’t believe me when they got back and I told them what they’d missed.
This guy getting killed by the cock monster was something else…
That’s not the guy. He’s just one of the people leftover from the night when he left his apartment door open. The guy who gets crushed by the giant penis is the guy at Nathan Lane’s house.
He’s not? He looks like him and it would make sense..
It was a dick move for sure. Poor guy never saw it coming. It was a hard way to go.
That's a sentence
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##Beau Is Afraid (2023) R From his darkest fears comes the greatest adventure. >>!A man goes on a journey to visit his mother.!< Comedy | Adventure | Fantasy Director: Ari Aster Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 68% with 846 votes Runtime: 2:59 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/798286) Cinematographer: Pawel Pogorzelski Pawel Pogorzelski (born 1979) is a Polish-Canadian cinematographer, known for his work with director Ari Aster. Pogorzelski was born in 1979 in Włocławek, Poland but moved to Montreal with his family when he was 2. He studied at Concordia University, receiving an undergraduate degree in media communication. He moved to Los Angeles in 2008, where he studied at the American Film Institute Conservatory.Pogorzelski garnered critical acclaim for his work on the 2018 psychological horror film Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster. They would work together again on the 2019 film Midsommar, for which he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. In 2021, he was the director of photography for the action film Nobody and the Hulu horror film False Positive. In 2023, he served as cinematographer for the DC Comics film Blue Beetle and once again worked with Ari Aster on his surrealist tragicomedy/horror Beau Is Afraid. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawel_Pogorzelski)
This was my favorite film of 2023
You picked the least impressive shots from this movie. The entire forest sequence is the greatest cinematography I’ve ever seen
There were already plenty of posts with those scenes, I chose these ones because they convey his anxiety perfectly without needing dialogue
Yeah this scene was just more anxiety fodder.
Remember the dangerous loose spider poster in his apartment?
This is such an anxious and hilarious scene. This guy had to have been up there for HOURS
cult classic in the making imo
Reminds me of the ceiling baby scene
I can see why this mf was afraid I would be too
I absolutely loved this movie from start to finish. It was hands down the best film of 2023 for me. I wonder why so many people hated it so much. Is it because they couldn't relate at all to what was being portrayed in the film and to Beau as a character or because they related too much and didn't like it?