Bugonia - How Michelle Fuller Manipulates Everyone

This video essay analyzes the manipulative tactics Michelle employs throughout Bugonia (owned by Focus Features, written by Will Tracy and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos). Teddy is convinced Michelle is an alien and has taken her hostage... so how can she get out of this situation? This video examines every manipulative strategy Michelle attempts, from gaslighting to threatening to acting submissive to trying to get to the root cause of Teddy's conspiratorial thinking. It's the psychology of Bugonia explained. FAIR USE NOTICE: This video may contain copyright material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made "fair use" for the purposes such as criticism, comment, review, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that otherwise might be infringing. All rights belong to its owners. Music Used: 'Passage of Time' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au Animaux Obscènes by Dan Bodan (YouTube Audio Library) Sinister by Anno Domini Beats (YouTube Audio Library) Earth Appears by Brian Bolger (YouTube Audio Library) A Walk Into Space by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (YouTube Audio Library) Nocturnally by Amulets (YouTube Audio Library) & "Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Timestamps: 1:20 Michelle as a Boss 4:14 Threatening 8:05 Submissive and Compliant 11:05 Root Cause 12:48 Manipulating Don 15:54 Manipulating Everyone #bugonia #emmastone #manipulation