TÁRgrcentm9.9· December 28, 2022Followi lack to words to even properly express how i feel about this movie, i might aswell write an entire essay about it. such in great exploration of power. i feel like a lot of the time with morally grey characters the audience starts doing this thing were they understand that the character is not a good person but like them anyway so they do this ‘miranda priestly wasn’t the real villain’ thing. yes she was. she was a terror, verbally abusive and brought an immense amount of anxiety to the workplace. but she was very good at her job. she was excellent, no one could deny it and incredibly charming too. that’s what made people keep up with her. they wanted a taste of that too. all of this applies to lydia tar aswell. the opening scene tells you pretty much everything you need to know about her. talent this big allows a woman to transcend the trap of gender in a lot of ways, to the point that a woman in her position might get annoyed when it gets brought up because misogyny can feel like a thing of the past at her status. she abuses her power sexually anyway. cate blanchett is flawless, she just…wasn’t acting it felt too real, that’s how good she is. her win is inevitable at this point. her speech that is very clearly about wokeness makes sense…but coming from her….there is something about acknowledging someone’s greatnesss despite all of the bad that they have done because that’s what the students are there to do; study and learn from the great composers from the past. but having a front seat to seeing lydia abuse the power that comes with that greatness changes things. because no, it’s about the music. had these female musicians been talented enough to earn their distinctions, they would have earn them regardless of lydia’s attraction to them. she picks them out, advises them, makes them excel and spits them out again when she’s bored of them. that’s what it really about for her. idk might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but i loved it ok bye.CommentsSign in to react and join the conversation.Sign inGet the app