CBR

  • Malcolm & Marie makes love an ostentatious display for art's sake. 1 / 8

  • Malcolm is a filmmaker that views Marie as a piece of art rather than a person. 2 / 8

  • Marie is a recovering drug addict who desperately wants to be seen by her boyfriend. 3 / 8

  • The two communicate through passionate performances that elicit pain from one another. 4 / 8

  • Their relationship is performance art, and is based on gaslighting, not love. 5 / 8

  • Love should not strive for pain, while art should not idolize the beauty in pain. 6 / 8

  • Although it's toxic, there is hope if Marie learns a sense of self independent of Malcolm's art. 7 / 8

  • Malcolm, in return, needs to separate his art from his relationship and get to know the real Marie. 8 / 8