When it comes to a Yorgos Lanthimos' joint, sweet dreams are made from a bit of a different cloth. If you're a fan of dark comic explorations of banal existentialism, then these sweet dreams might be made for you. Within Kinds of Kindess' triptych setup there's plenty of ambiguity—both moral and worldly—leaving the audience with a good amount of mental leg work to keep up and ponder long after the credits roll. If you stay just shortly after the credits start rolling, however, one of the larger mysteries interconnected between each segment in Kinds of Kindness is reopened in a gloriously absurdist explanation point: Who is R.M.F.? And, more importantly, why is he eating a sandwich? The Meaning Behind R.M.F.The basic structure of Kinds of Kindness follows a core troupe comprised of Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, and, most importantly, Yorgos Stefanakos as R.M.F. himself, among others. Each of the three entries follows a different bottle episode of different characters exploring fun themes like emotional dependency, sub/dom relationships, mystic resurrection, escaping a cult, and so on. The only through line outside of strictly theme is in the character of R.M.F., also written within the title of each entry: “The Death of R.M.F.,” “R.M.F. is Flying,” and “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich.”Let's break down each entry and how R.M.F. plays into it. Spoilers for Kinds of Kindness follow! “The Death of R.M.F.”: In the first entry to Kinds of Kindness, we're immediately introduced to R.M.F....
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 3 July, 2024