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*Some thematic spoilers maybe? Beware*
Still working out all my thoughts about this movie, it's kinda stream of consciousness atm but wow... All the magic and horror that comes out of media consumption amongst queer teenage suburban isolation... the simultaneous connection and disconnection from others through it.
It also explores neurodivergence, queerness, asexuality, gender identity expression and repression, depression and sometimes suicide (ideation and attempts) amongst the backdrop of media consumption. It's all connected. Media as a portal to other worlds, a portal to other selves, a portal to a place where other people understand and you are empowered and you belong. Blurring the lines between the physical self and a digital projection of a desired self, and the euphoria and horrors that come along with that. All things I heavily relate to.
This is very much a movie for Millennials, Gen Z and Gen A in the best ways possible. I think specifically for teens at the moment but also people who were teens not long ago. I wish this movie was there for me 10 years ago. I won't lie, there are a lot of corny moments as well and some over-use of visuals, but the messages override it all for sure. It's also important to note that the director Jane Schoenbrun is trans and goes by they/them pronouns. Being non-binary myself (among pretty much everything else I mentioned in the 2nd paragraph), this movie made me feel seen and understood.
The music was amazing too!!! Alex G never misses!!! I loved the covers of Anthems and Tonight, Tonight, the fact that they're recent covers really brings us back to the present with a reflection of the past.
Last thing I will say is I wrote a bit about Digital Doubles and Doppelgängers in my Communications program and now really want to explore that again because of this movie.
May 18, 2024
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This movie genuinely saved my life. It helped me come to terms with my transgender identity and gave me the courage to start my transition. The surrealism and existentialism in this film is magnificent as well. And as a bonus for film nerds, the main villain is a direct reference to "A Trip to the Moon" (1902), the first scifi film ever made!
Jan 17, 2025
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I know there is no shortage of discussion and appreciation for this but I just saw the directors cut at the Alamo and it really clicked this time
I watched it first in eighth grade study hall on my phone constantly looking over my shoulder especially during that scene and then the second time in a dorm lounge with everyone else mad at me for picking such a “weird” movie (however those same friends liked infinity pool when we went so I don’t really know what could’ve been that much more off putting about this)
It is just so well done and I love all the buildings that were actually constructed
I also love all the moments of silence throughout they really just elevated the discomfort of everything happening
Also for how fucked up it is it is also so funny which I love
Acting is phenomenal too I love William Jackson Harper, Florence Pugh and Will Poulter
Unrelated note: diet coke is THE drink of the people there were 9 other people in the theater and literally every one of them ordered a Diet Coke
Mar 13, 2024
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