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The film turned out no worse than the Korean version, which is already impressive on its own.

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons once again deliver outstanding performances.

What we get is a sharp satire that makes you wonder: maybe conspiracy believers are simply broken by the real world? Maybe that's why they retreat into fantasies, searching for secrets that don't actually exist, just to justify their own problems?

The ending raises a question: can we ever be as organized as bees? Or are we destined to remain fragmented and harm one another? Does a perfect version of humanity even exist?

Lanthimos once again does not disappoint.

The series brilliantly conveys the suffering of the main character. The rather awkward lines from the book about Camille's struggle with childhood traumas were wonderfully captured through sharp, flash-like flashbacks.

The heat, which was constantly mentioned in the book (just so we wouldn't forget), was effectively conveyed with perpetually damp shirts on the back and underarms, without explicitly stating that it was HOT in the town.

Camille's scars, flashbacks, and addiction to alcohol perfectly illustrate what she had to endure in her childhood. In the book, all of this was rather unconvincing.

The ending was a bit softened, likely to avoid delving too deep, but this did not diminish the quality of the series one bit. Amy Adams is stunning.