# Poor Things - movie. Open spoilers after first post

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**Created:** [January 21, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-things-movie-open-spoilers-after-first-post/996425 "2024-01-21T04:12:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-things-movie-open-spoilers-after-first-post/996425/12 "2024-01-23T16:57:13Z")

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Watched this yesterday.

The _intended_ message of Poor Things – as @DSeid convincingly explains – is one of female empowerment. But @JohnT has a point in that the film’s _actual_ message is problematic at best.

I was captivated by the fantastical approach, the taboo-breaking, and the steampunk sets and enjoyed the film for those reasons. But a woman finding her authentic self by working in a brothel? That’s a cliched, retrograde male fantasy.

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