Bugonia Review: A Satirical Film with Emma Stone and Alicia Silverstone
Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia is a unique blend of corporate satire, eco-horror, and cosmic paranoia, characterized by his signature deadpan style.
The film, a reimagining of the 2003 Korean cult film Save the Green Planet!, stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone.
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone
- Rating: ***1/2
The premise is both absurd and eerily plausible: a deluded beekeeper, Teddy, kidnaps Michelle Fuller, the CEO of a pesticide empire he believes is an alien plot to annihilate humankind.
The film unfolds as a torture thriller, philosophical chess match, and tragicomic fable, questioning who is really destroying the planet and why we insist on believing in aliens rather than accountability.
Author's summary: Bugonia is a satirical film that critiques corporate and environmental issues.