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March 5, 2026
Why Bugonia Should Win the Best Picture Oscar
Contains spoilers: Emma Stone’s hard-faced corporate CEO has a lot of explaining to do when she is kidnapped by Jesse Plemons’s conspiracy kook. But in this film, asking whether someone is an alien seems an ordinary inquiry
TL;DR
- Emma Stone plays a ruthless CEO kidnapped by Jesse Plemons, a conspiracy theorist convinced she's an alien.
- The film is a remake of the South Korean movie 'Save the Green Planet!' and explores themes of paranoia and corporate influence.
- Stone's character, Michelle Fuller, is revealed to be an alien empress, responsible for humanity's creation.
- The movie questions humanity's self-destructive nature, culminating in a montage of extinction.
- The film is noted for its direct engagement with modern issues like corporate ecocide and internet radicalization.
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