Since 1923, science fiction films have shown how utopian societies become dystopian. metropolis. Don’t worry, darling explores similar themes and takes the premise of modern classics such as The Truman Show And Located in Pleasantville, 1.7 km from Pleasantville Beach..

Paramount+ offers an impressive lineup of films in September, including modern science fiction classics destruction, CloverfieldAnd Artificial intelligence. Fans of the dystopian subgenre can also watch in 2022 Don’t worry, darlinga psychological thriller with a stunning twist. Audiences have compared this film to The Stepford Wives and even M. Night Shyamalan’s The village; Director Olivia Wilde confirmed this and revealed that her film was inspired by The Truman Show, StartAnd The MatrixThe trailers for Don’t worry, darling hinted enough of the disturbing premise without giving away the plot, but the film itself reflected Vanilla HeavenThe cliffhanger ending.

Don’t worry, darling revolves around Alice (played by Florence Pugh), a traditional housewife living with her husband Jack (Harry Styles) in an idealistic town (with a sinister secret). The couple seemed content with their work, but strange coincidences force Alice to question their perfect society. Events escalate when Alice inadvertently discovers Victory headquarters, where Jack and all the men in her town work. All women are forbidden from entering the company premises, and Alice’s violation threatens the status quo that Victory founder Frank (Chris Pine) strictly maintains. Determined to find out the truth, Alice goes ahead and discovers the true nature of her utopian reality.

Drama behind the scenes of “Don’t Worry Darling”

Don’t worry, darling successfully adapted tropes and themes from sci-fi classics, but the 2022 film was somewhat marred by controversy behind the scenes. Most notable are conflicting statements about Shia LaBeouf’s exit from the project; he was originally slated to play Styles’ character. During the film’s production, rumors also leaked about Wilde’s feud with Pugh on set, though the director has explicitly denied it. It didn’t help that Wilde reportedly split from her longtime partner Jason Sudeikis and began dating Styles during filming Don’t worry, darling. Wilde addressed the main controversies surrounding the film in an interview with Stephen Colbert.

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Wilde said the film touches on the struggle behind the scenes and provokes people to question their perceptions. “It’s kind of ironic because that’s what the film is about, the stories that are fed to us and whether we accept them or question their sources,” she explained. Regarding LeBeouf’s exit, she noted that information was leaked without context and that she ensured amicable cooperation between all parties involved. She also dismissed allegations that Styles spat on Pine at one of the film’s early screenings. “I think it’s a perfect example of people looking for drama everywhere,” she claimed. “Harry actually didn’t spit on Chris.”

Don’t worry, darling will stream on Paramount+ on September 1st.

Source: Paramount