This weekend, millions of people decided to weigh the options of love or money in the new Celine Song hit,The Materialists. It's a love triangle movie about a woman caught between her past and future with two guys. One is poor but understands who she is, and one is rich and seems to have the same outlook on life she does. It's a movie that had everyone talking in the lobby afterward. Today, I want to go over its controversial ending and talk about what it means. Let's dive in. 'Materialists' PlotThe recently released A24 film "Materialists," directed by Celine Song, follows pragmatic matchmaker Lucy (Dakota Johnson) as she chooses a future with either her struggling actor ex-boyfriend, John (Chris Evans), or the stability and immense wealth offered by her new suitor, Harry (Pedro Pascal). The movie opens in primeval times, where we see a caveman meet a woman and put a flower ring on her finger. We then jump to New York, where we meet Lucy, a matchmaker who is responsible for 9 weddings. Lucy is amazing at her job and attends this swanky 9th wedding, which is full of rich guests who want to use her services. There, she meets Harry, who is the brother of the groom and what they call a unicorn, a six-foot rich single guy with good taste. At first, Lucy wants to recruit him for the service, but then he falls for her and they start dating. Lucy's carefully curated world is thrown...
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