{"id":684970,"date":"2025-08-14T03:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-materialists-take-one-and-film-reviews\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T03:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:45:17","slug":"watch-materialists-take-one-and-film-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-materialists-take-one-and-film-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Materialists | TAKE ONE | and Film Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db834b70fb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db834b70fb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-materialists-take-one-and-film-reviews\/#%E2%80%9CMaterialists_TAKE_ONE_Watch_Online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Materialists | TAKE ONE | Watch Online&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMaterialists_TAKE_ONE_Watch_Online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Materialists | TAKE ONE | Watch Online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><strong>MATERIALISTS finds C\u00e9line Song widening her cinematic lens beyond the tender intimacy of her debut PAST LIVES. This time, she offers a sharper, more scornful critique on modern romance and personal branding. Set against the lavish backdrop of New York\u2019s Upper East Side, the film follows Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a luxury real estate agent navigating a string of romantic entanglements with a studied detachment. However, beneath the glossy exterior, MATERIALISTS uncovers something emptier, a world where desire is shaped more by wealth and image than real feeling.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The film opens with confidence, establishing a rhythm that mirrors the transactional nature of Lucy\u2019s life. The creative team nails the quick cuts, deliberate pacing, and tight framing to capture how modern dating can be less about connection and more about image. Lucy\u2019s pool of \u201csuitable\u201d partners ranges from a wealthy financier to a wistful screenwriter, each embodying a different aspirational identity. Dakota Johnson\u2019s performance is well-calibrated to her character; Lucy remains emotionally distant but not unreadable, hinting at past dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointments or ambitions too repressed to surface.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy\u2019s romantic entanglements aren\u2019t just plot devices; they function as mirrors reflecting her guarded state and the broader <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> forces at play. Pedro Pascal\u2019s client-turned-lover, Harry, introduces a rare moment of softness and vulnerability in Lucy\u2019s otherwise smooth world. His affection hints at an authentic connection, but even this relationship is framed within transactional boundaries .Lucy remains measured, maintaining control rather than opening up. Harry embodies a form of aspirational vulnerability, someone who bridges the gap between professional and personal, yet ultimately remains contained within Lucy\u2019s crafted bubble.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, John (Chris Evans), originally Lucy\u2019s ex, embodies the class divide that underpins the film\u2019s social commentary. Their breakup stems from Lucy\u2019s prioritisation of money over their relationship, a tension highlighted in a flashback of their anniversary. Lucy\u2019s irritation at wanting to park anywhere in the city clashes with John\u2019s reluctance to spend beyond his means, exemplified when she suggests how they could have taken a car to dinner and he responds, \u201cI\u2019m not spending $50 on getting a car into the city to spend $200 on a meal.\u201d This scene represents their conflicting values, and the interference of the financial status as a blocker of closeness. The refusal of John highlights the idea that Lucy is not only defensive in being cold but influenced by capitalist ideology that distorts connection. Where Pascal\u2019s character is a desirable, controlled presence in her life, John represents the past she actively disowns.<\/p>\n<p>These dynamics reveal Lucy\u2019s struggle to reconcile the need for true feelings with relentless performativity expected in her social rank. Her distancing of herself is both shield and prison, enabling her to navigate a world obsessed with image but also isolating her from authentic connection. Through these relationships, MATERIALISTS creates a portrait of love that is both conceived and strangled by the cold calculating logic of capitalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c\u2026[the] language of wealth &amp; power [and] focus on aesthetics underlines the film\u2019s critique: wealth has become the currency of desirability, especially in intimate relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Visually, MATERIALISTS is gorgeously shot by Shabier Kirchner; the cinematography bathing luxury apartments and romantic dinners in soft, golden hour lighting. The camera lingers on details like interiors, jewellery, and wardrobe choices, inviting us to read these as visual cues rather than mere set dressing. These carefully framed elements act as extensions of the characters themselves, reflecting their cultivated tastes and social status. The gleam of the designer necklace or the pristine minimalism of a penthouse isn\u2019t just pretty to look at, it\u2019s a language of wealth and power that shapes how the characters see themselves and how they are seen by others. This focus on aesthetics underlines the film\u2019s critique: wealth has become the currency of desirability, especially in intimate relationships.<\/p>\n<p>While Song\u2019s screenplay begins with fresh, pointed dialogue, it eventually strains under the weight of its own ideas. What starts as a promising exploration of identity and ambition gradually gives way to stylized monologues, making the depth of the characters\u2019 relationships harder to grasp. This tonal shift contributes directly to the film\u2019s own emotional detachment. The script also introduces a subplot involving one of Lucy\u2019s clients, an attempt to challenge her own emotional state. But this darker storyline, though introduced with weight, is then largely abandoned. The lack of development reduces its impact, leaving Lucy\u2019s transformation feeling contrived.<\/p>\n<p>As Lucy moves between partners, both she and the people around her feel less like real individuals and more like vehicles for the film\u2019s larger ideas. In reimagining romantic bonding as a language of aspiration, compatibility and self-image, Song critiques how capitalism reshapes intimacy into something strategic and transactional. It\u2019s sharp in theory but cool in tone. The clarity of vision could be admirable, but lacks a deeper sense of human warmth. Rather than simply diagnosing the cost of curated identity, the film might have resonated more if it allowed its characters to push back, break form, or surprise us.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn reimagining romantic bonding as a language of aspiration, compatibility and self-image, Song critiques how capitalism reshapes intimacy into something strategic and transactional. It\u2019s sharp in theory but cool in tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At moments, the film begins to develop a profound emotional core, especially in how the film links aesthetics to intimacy. It shows how self-image, from the clothes we wear to the language we use, can become both a kind of protection and a trap. Lucy\u2019s carefully crafted persona gives her control, but it also creates barriers between her and others. That tension could have built into something more raw and revealing. Instead, MATERIALISTS holds its glossy veneer, keeping the audience just out of reach. It asks sharp questions about love, power, and performance, but stops short of confronting the vulnerability beneath them. The result is a film that\u2019s sleek and stimulating, but too carefully composed to fully resonate.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to admire in MATERIALISTS, especially in its confident and clear examination of identity and desire under capitalism. Celine Song captures a world obsessed with image and status, but the composure contributes to a certain chilliness that limits audience connection. While the film anchors its intelligent ideological exploration with strong performances and evocative visuals, it keeps its characters at arm\u2019s length. This leaves the viewer observing an intellectual exercise rather than experiencing a fully lived drama. Still, despite failing to quite connect its thoughtfulness with significant feeling, MATERIALISTS marks a promising step in Song\u2019s developing cinematic voice, hinting at greater possibilities should future work deepen its narrative power alongside its critique.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383 src=\" https:=\"\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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