How to watch Lanthimos

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2020)

Alright alright alright. If you can not stand blood, deadpan (intentional) line delivery, dry and dark/ridiculous/diabolical humour (works for me but I can imagine for many it wouldn't stand a chance) - don't watch. You'll get angry and frustrated. You either like Lanthimos or not. And either way it can be justified.
But if you can march through all that, you'll ne satisfied. You'll laugh out loud (scene when the hotel owners sing at the banquet or when loners are dancing with headphones - this really happens at festivals: was this Lanthimos poking them or not beats me, but since I always found it ridiculous, it worked for me). This isn't intuitive, feel-it-all movie; it's rather made to make us feel kind of uncomfortable - because, how many times have we obeyed to the rules of society? Are we going to do anything to fit in? What is the merit of a successful relationship? We see a relationship 2 relarionships built on a lie (nosebleed couple: we don't see them part, even when the lie is told - perhaps some are okay with a little illusion? David and heartless woman can't stay together because he shows emotions - hence, she can't stand that) Besides, who can say that we can only function if we are alike, or even if we have identical traits (as over the top depicted here) - nothing, nothing but caring for other human being and working for your relationship can make you two last:even then nothing/no one guarantees you a happy ending. Maybe the ending is open because Lanthimos himself is not sure: how much are we ready to sacrifice ourselves for happiness of our loved ones? For me, there are two thesis on this:
1. David is again *blinded* by love, so he smashes that knife into his eyes
2. David hesitates because he is aware that love, no matter what the sacrifice is, is prone to ending.
However, I believe more in the option no. 1. The owners of the hotel represent the lack of will for sacrifice - David and the blind woman might just be their opposite pair.