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Look, I know itās beloved by so many people but I just watched it and wow. Iād recommend it to anyone even just for the incredible use of color, set design, and costuming throughout. perfectly encapsulated that feeling of transition into adulthood where youāre torn between your parents wishes for you and making your own decisions. Actually had to rearrange my top four on letterboxd to accommodate this film
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recāing the movie D.E.B.S for camp and a fun watch! itās also genuinely sweet, exploring queer identity and discovery. one my favourites alongside But Iām A Cheerleader (:
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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 āweirdā movie (however those same friends liked infinity pool when we went so I donāt really know what couldāve 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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*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 DoppelgƤngers in my Communications program and now really want to explore that again because of this movie.
May 18, 2024
when i watched queer for the first time last year, i think i was expecting (and hoping for) a wrwwr/cmbyn-esque film.
when it was so not that i think i was disappointed because i had been so excited for that kind of a storyline and style.
there was no way it was anywhere close to my top guadagnino films.
earlier this month i was watching some of his interviews etc. about the film and decided to watch it again last week and i legitimately think it may be my favourite film of his.
knowing the meanings of the symbolism and more surreal elements of the film, and what to expect of the storyline, i connected with the characters soooo much more.
this is a mega rec, anyone who rates this film less than a 4 and has only seen it once should rewatch or ur in danger bcs i cannot stand to see that this film averages at a 3.4 on letterboxd, whatās going on???
im embracing pretentiousness bcs no like u actually just donāt get it x
this was a testament to rewatching films before projectile vomiting ugly lame opinions of them š
this film is my child!
May 20, 2025
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