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Promising Young Woman is a cautionary tale – feminist vigilantes don’t make the world a better place
Emerald Fennell’s divisive thriller asks of itself: can revenge ever be righteous? Let s hope some feminists don’t get the wrong idea
Vigilante: Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman
Credit: Focus Features
One of the great advantages of fiction compared to real life is that you don’t have to be fair or play nice. All of the most extreme feelings harboured by a culture can be enacted on the stage, the page or the big screen and – hopefully – received as entertainment. Indeed, fantasy is a far better place than reality to explore unpleasant sentiments and desires, the better that they are exercised (or exorcised) in a realm without consequences – apart from, that is, potential offence taken by whichever type of person is being mocked (or murdered).
April 14, 2021
11:59am PT
by
Carolyn Giardina
Oscars: Editors Behind Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman and More on Finding Scale and Complexity in the Cutting Room
Courtesy of Amazon Studios (2)
Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal s opening (left) and closing (right) scenes.
From incorporating actual footage of the 1968 riots in The Trial of the Chicago 7 to changing the opening of Sound of Metal, Oscar-nominated editors reveal some of their trickiest tasks.
Whether it s revisiting a historical event or amplifying the confusion emanating from a lead actor, each of this year s Oscar-nominated film editors was faced with unique challenges to make their stories work.