π¬ The Lobster (2015)
Cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, LΓ©a Seydoux, John C. Reilly
Genre: Sci-Fi | Black Comedy | Romance
Review:
The Lobster (2015) is an absurdist masterpiece β a bleak, hilarious, and oddly touching examination of love in a dystopian world where being single is not just frowned uponβ¦ itβs punishable by transformation into an animal. Set in a society obsessed with romantic pairing, the film follows David (Colin Farrell), a mild-mannered man sent to a peculiar hotel where he has 45 days to find a partner or be turned into the animal of his choice β in his case, a lobster.
Yorgos Lanthimos crafts a surreal universe filled with deadpan dialogue, sterile hallways, and social rituals so twisted theyβre almost believable. Colin Farrell gives a brilliantly restrained performance, awkward yet sincere, capturing the absurd tragedy of a man trying to conform to a system he doesnβt understand. Rachel Weisz, as the Short-Sighted Woman, brings unexpected warmth to the filmβs cold, clinical world, and their doomed romance becomes the emotional core of this strange, symbolic tale.
But beneath the satire lies a deeper critique of societal pressure, the fear of loneliness, and the absurd lengths people will go to for companionship. The filmβs second half β set in the woods among the rebel “Loners” β flips the script, exposing how even anti-conformity can become its own oppressive doctrine.
The cinematography is stark and elegant, the score eerie and jarring, and every frame feels like itβs whispering a dark joke about our obsession with belonging.
Final Verdict:
The Lobster is not for everyone β but for those willing to dive into its bizarre, brutal logic, itβs a cinematic experience like no other. Strange, sad, and uncomfortably funny, itβs a love story for the romantically disillusioned.
ββββ (4/5)
