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Spoilers follow for the filmDont Worry Darling.
(Wilde hascompared Frank to Jordan Peterson.)
On the outside, those men have all abducted and restrained the women who appear in the Victory simulation.
The twist doesnt deliver much impact.
Wilde and screenwriter Katie Silbermans intentions Its gaslighting, get it?
are so clear from the beginning that the film never quite escapes the shadow of all that expectation.
(At least themissing commafrom the films title is innocent.)
Along the way,Dont Worry Darlingunfurls a series of moments that make you go, Wait, what?
1.Whats up with the blood spotsingle eyedancing ladies montage?
What is the purpose of the wives dance class?
Why choose these three images as part of Alices brainwashing?
Are the words intoned by Franks wife, Shelley (Gemma Chan) There is beauty in control.
Put plainly: How does this films visual language complement its narrative?
And that leads us to …
2.What causes the glitches in the simulation?
I suppose were meant to perceive these moments as glitches in the simulation?
What triggers the houses trying to harm her?
3.Did the production get a good deal on carrots and lemons?
Under that framework, produce is fair game!
What does it mean?
Were celery and zucchini not available?
The lemon slices just sit on their cutting boards!
Why make Florence Pugh and Gemma Chan practice their knife skills?
4.What else do Margaret and Ted do that we dont see?
Its a thankless role for Layne, whose character is purely figurative and never really internal.
Layne and Stachel are now dating, which is nice.
5.Whats Shelleys deal?
For a movie that presents itself likethat GIFof Saoirse Ronan inLittle Womenpassionately saying Women have minds!
),and shuts down Alice when she starts talking about Franks brainwashing and controlling them all.
Its my turn now.
The simplest reading here is that Shelleys revolt suggests the other wives are rebelling against their husbands too.
But her about-face is so abrupt it invites more confusion than solidarity.
6.Whats the point of that crashing plane?
But how does this happen?
Is the plane a kind of built-in fidelity test for the simulation to figure out whos already wavering?
Or is it, like the house attacking Alice, some kind of coding glitch?
Why would Frank code something that could endanger his whole project?
Thats all a bit nonsensical.
7.What percentage of items in the husbands mid-century catalogue are mirrors?
The sunken living room!
All the beautiful glassware!
Do items just magically appear once you order them, or how do the physics of the simulation work?
Is this catalogue really pushing mirrors for some reason?
What else does this catalogue offer in terms of homeware accessories?
Could I order Alices beautiful bordeaux nail polish from there?
I need to know!
8.Oh, and about that scene of Jack dancing … why?
Thats the entirety of my question.
Would incels really be into Styless Jack flipping, twirling, and tap-dancing all across that stage?
9.So the female pleasure Wilde kept hyping is rape, right?
Lets turn to theVarietyprofilein which Wilde says ofDont Worry Darlings sex scenes: Men dont come in this film.
Its odd to hype your film as a feminist triumph given this framing!
Its not why Im in this industry.)
10.Is Miss Alice a nod to Miss Flo?
See the banner behind Alices and Jacks heads?
Olivia, youre wild for this one.
