Why 'The Favourite' Is My Favourite Movie Of 2018
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Why 'The Favourite' Is My Favourite Movie Of 2018

It's dark, witty and sexually driven by great female leads. What's not to love?

Hyesu Chung
Dec 18, 2018
University of Southern California
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zftWshmtEyU

The Favourite is basically about Queen Anne, who ruled when Scotland and England were united as Great Britain, and the power struggles that existed between her 'favourite', Lady Sarah, and Lady Sarah's cousin who comes looking for work, Abigail. The tale seems rather boring and political, but I believe is it the details of the film that make it fantastic. Here are a couple:

1. FEMALE LEADS. 

Yes. The three main characters are played by Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone, all three amazing actresses that strive for power and manipulate others to obtain their goal. Queen Anne (Colman) is a depressed and emotionally unstable women and finds comfort in her 17 rabbits (Mad, I know). The other two, Lady Sarah (Weisz) and Abigail (Stone) duel for the Queen's favouritism through sexual relationships as well as using politics as a side weapon.

2. Men are props.

I love the way that men are portrayed as useless, senseless, and utterly stupid pawns that the female roles play with. The fact that they are seen racing ducks, throwing tomatoes at a fat naked man for fun, being only concerned about politics and wooing a maiden shows their obvious usage of framing. The women in the film frame themselves with these men to appear more powerful and that to me is remarkable.

3. Love doesn't exist.

Well it doesn't without any other ulterior motive. Queen Anne wants to be loved in a sweet way, the way that Abigail demonstrates as soon as she's able to spend more quality time with Anne. Abigail saw the gap between the love Anne craved and the love expressed by Sarah and bridged it for her own intentions. The last scene you can see Abigail maliciously stomping on one of Anne's precious bunnies with a smug look on her face.

4. The dance. 

There is one part of the film where there is a party where Lady Sarah entertains Queen Anne by dancing with a gentleman. Their actions are quite the opposite of graceful and beautiful. Yet, they're actually exaggerated and performed with such seriousness that it becomes whimsical. It's a rather weird yet funny scene.

5. Nicholas Hoult. 

Need I say more. His character seems to be the more manipulative and developed out of the male roles and he seems to be witty in a dark way and paints more colour than the other male characters.


In conclusion, you should really watch it.

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