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In his latest masterpiece,
POOR CREATURES
, Yorgos Lanthimos imagines Doctor Godwin Baxter, a mad scientist nicknamed “God” and played by Willem Dafoe, bringing back to life a pregnant woman who had attempted suicide. To do this, he replaces her brain with that of the child she was carrying. Thus Bella Baxter is born, in the guise of the breathtaking Emma Stone. Eager to discover the world, Bella goes on a trip and indulges in life's experiences with candor and astonishment. Devoid of a superego, she constructs her identity without prejudice, conquers her femininity even in the alcoves of a brothel and asserts herself as a free woman. A creature who has become a creator, she is the symbol of boundless inventiveness. But Bella Baxter also embodies the antithesis of any artificial intelligence (AI) model, because she is devoid of bias. Unlike Gemini, the latest AI tool…
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