The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017, UK/Ireland/USA,
Yorgos Lanthimos)
There was constant murmur and whispers at many of the scenes during
the first hour. Finally, a person behind me gave up the pretense and
spoke loudly so that everyone in the cinema could hear: "I don't get
this movie". You know what a lot of people don't get? The economy. So
let's look at that.
Certain nations, including Greece, were
negligent when it came to their economy. Some locals with no experience
whispered that things would get bad but the
experts and the men in power didn't listen. They continued to drink and
make reckless decisions. Slowly, some parts of the economy became
paralyzed. Different organs of society started to fail on a regular
basis. The experts gathered in rooms, dressed in their suits, and
discussed the problem. According to them, nothing was wrong and things
would get better on their own. No one wanted to do open heart surgery.
Nobody wanted to cut off the limbs, nobody want to start from scratch.
So the experiment continued and still continues. It isn't only Greece
but all across the world these financial experiments continue.
In a year of allegories in cinema, Yorgos Lanthimos has signed his entry.
