The internet can’t stop talking about the Materialists, and it’s mostly about height.
Let me explain.
(Warning: Spoilers ahead.)
When it comes to finding love, people are willing to do a lot to get it. They join dating apps (ugh, Hinge), hit the gym or go to therapy, and even occasionally get surgery to permanently alter their physical appearance to fit society’s beauty standards.
The last option is what Pedro Pascal’s character does in A24’s newest romantic comedy about Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a New York matchmaker, and the two men vying for her heart. One is Harry (Pascal), a wealthy financier. The other is John (Chris Evans), a broke failed actor.
As the title suggests, Lucy is a bit of a materialist. For one, her job makes her view people as numbers to match. She also just really likes money.
Given this information, you would think Lucy would end up with Harry. He’s rich, handsome, and played by the internet zaddy, Pedro Pascal. Spoiler alert, she doesn’t; instead, Lucy ends up with John, realizing love is more important than material things.
The internet was not a fan of this choice, not just because they are ride or die anything related to Pascal, but also because she chooses to break up with Harry right after he reveals he got leg-lengthening surgery to become six inches taller.
Don’t get it twisted, the internet could care less about Harry being an ex-short king and they understand why some men may feel the pressure to undergo such a leg-lengthening surgery.
Instead, the main issues around this plot point seems to be that its, first off, very random.
this movie CATFISHED me 😭😭😭 I really thought it would be our nation’s fine men vying for the heart of dakota johnson like a classic love triangle-esque trope with some funny commentary but then i was bamboozled and sat in the back of the movie theater in silence for a moment because i really did not expect it to go like that 😅 #pedropascaltiktok #materialistsmovie #moviereviews #chrisevanstok #pedropascalsupremacy #pedropascaledit #chrisevansedit #a24films
“Expected Materialists to be a romantic comedy, but didn’t know the comedy would be Pedro Pascal’s character getting height surgery to be 6ft,” one TikToker wrote in the caption of their video about the film.
watched Materialists w a friend and we were laughing literally the entire time why did they give pedro pascal height surgery
— smith (@marxwasalesbian) June 17, 2025
And second, a lot of viewers didn’t know leg-lengthening surgery existed and how painful it is to undergo.
gonna be haunted by the concept of leg lengthening surgery for the rest of my days thanks to #Materialists pic.twitter.com/PELjswxdBD
— Roxie✨ (@RoxanneElise) June 16, 2025
According to GQ, a surgeon breaks a person’s femurs and inserts adjustable nails into the bones, which are then extended by a remote control every single day, for 90 days, following the surgery.
Either way, a height-enhancing surgery isn’t going to convince the internet that Lucy made the right choice. It’s Harry all the way for them.
Materialists Spoiler!! ——-so what if harry got surgery to be taller, at least he’s got money, goals, and ambitions (and he’s hot) pic.twitter.com/YCC0TSD9wE
— ember (Pedro/Sabrina’s Version) (@nvrtheprblm) June 15, 2025
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