IT'S STANDING OVATION SEASON! Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" Received A 10 Minute, 37 Second Standing Ovation At the Venice Film Festival

I don't know if there's a group of people in the world more pretentious than actors and filmmakers. Don't get me wrong, so many of them are exceptionally talented. But if you've ever watched the Oscars, you are very much aware the fact that these people love the smell of their own farts. It's somewhat nauseating. The Venice Film Festival is underway. Films that premiere at Venice plan on making a strong Oscar push in the second half of the year. "Poor Things" is one of those films. The film received a 10-minute, 37 second ovation at the Venice Film Festival, with the film's director, Yorgos Lanthimos, receiving an 8-minute ovation of his own.

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I don't understand giving anything a 10-minute standing ovation. I barely understand giving something a one minute standing ovation. I also don't think that the length of a standing ovation is an indicator about the quality of the film. Ana de Armas got a huge ovation for her performance in "Blonde." That movie was one of the worst times I've ever seen. In this case, the director has a legitimate track record. His last film was "The Favourite" from 2018. That was an excellent movie. Emma Stone was in that as well.

I am legitimately intrigued to see this. At this point, I don't really like going to movies that I'm skeptical about. This director has a really solid track record, and I'll watch anything that Emma Stone is in. I feel like she's been away for a minute. People forget how insanely famous she was. There was a period of time in the early 2010s when Emma Stone was everywhere. She graduated to that point when you reach A-list status, and you can just cruise. She has the acting equivalent of tenure. She's been in big-budget films, won an Academy Award, and now she's taking on a lot of more diverse projects. I think "Poor Things" is a prime example of that. 

Apparently, this is a radical sex adventure. The premise seems to be about a woman who gets resurrected. It's rated R for multiple things, including graphic nudity. Lanthimos makes some wild shit. By all accounts, it seems like they will use that rating to full effect.

Are there sabermetrics for finding a correlation between the length of a standing ovation and the quality of a film? At what point do the audience members give up on the standing ovation? Is it just one giant staring contest, or is it meant to be a tribute to the film itself? It's all so silly. This is one of the many reasons I could've never been an actor. Anyway, I'm looking forward to "Poor Things."