Gwiazdeczki

I have friendly advice for you outraged renegades, for which you will thank me one day. Stop reviewing independent films. You don't have what it takes, just like a pig can't do algebra. You are not even able to understand the elementary meanings. For example, the fact that Cuties is not a defense of multiculturalism, the new world, pedophilia and other perversions, which are just in your head. It is a completely simple and archetypal story about rebellion and the choice between two worlds, which on the one hand take the form of a "Senegalese wedding dress" and on the other hand a whore costume from luxury music videos. Cuties tells the story of two extremes, and the film is critical of both in various ways, because they have a negative effect on the body and mind of the main character. In the end, she must go through the traditional "coming of age" trajectory, i.e., she needs to realize that no cultural uniform brings redemption and the answer to the question of "who am I?". Otherwise, it's a nicely shot, personal, slightly naïve (in terms of screenwriting) indie film. Whoever sees pedophilia, Zionism, neo-Marxism, and god knows what else in the film, should find the nearest veterinarian and have their brains replaced. And just so you idiots don’t forget, it's not a Netflix movie - it was bought by Netflix after it was released at Berlinale and Sundance. Go ahead and rinse your genitals with lukewarm water. Muck. (01.10.2020)

Only a few films manage to become a battlefield in the fiercely fought cultural wars of the present. Not only that - they even become milestones that go against prevailing trends. Until the late 80s, censorship was promoted under the flag of religion and right-wing moralism - just ask members of the Monty Python group during the filming of Life of Brian. Then, under the guise of fighting sexism, racism, and xenophobia, the cultural left took over and it was clear that they were genuinely enjoying this campaign for shaping a new morality, and that they could restrict creative freedom just like the church once did. Cuties brought back the overshadowed conservatives, who flared up in indignation over the alleged pedophilic nature of the work and tried to achieve a ban on screening by pointing to the sexualization of innocent children's souls. Considering the amount of passion the film has aroused, it is surprisingly innocent and delicate, and its creation was evidently motivated in the opposite way - an attempt to warn against the sexualization of children. By the way, in this interpretation, that concern actually seems exaggerated to me. The advertising industry, pop music, or modeling represent a real threat and such beauty pageants for children are an exceptionally repulsive form of child exploitation, which should be uncovered and condemned by cinema. Mimicking provocative dance creations of pop dancers by a group of girls at the beginning of puberty seems more like a subject for a comedy rather than a critical drama to me. Nonetheless, the film does not deal with manipulation or sexual violence, and for me personally, its background was more interesting, depicting the life of an immigrant community and incidentally recording the gradual decay of French society, once united by nationalism and republican secularism. If I evaluate it purely for the cinematic aspect, considering it's a debut, it is a thoughtful, cleverly constructed, and skillfully crafted piece of work to which I give 4 stars. Overall impression: 85%. (02.12.2020)