Eternal Love and Loss Across Time: Bonello's Sci-Fi Romance Critiques How We Disconnect
• Film chronicles a love story between two characters (played by Léa Seydoux and George MacKay) across three time periods, condemning them to eternal discontent • Director Bonello examines individuals lobotomized by life, desperately trying to find meaning • Unease established in dreary 2044 Paris where emotions are deleted, critiquing sci-fi tropes • Earlier segments riff on familiar genres like costume dramas and existential slasher films • Ultimately a critique of subtler ways we lose connection to one another and deny true feelings to avoid pain