Weird Update: this project is now on HBO MAX (not sponsored) so not only does the different format make no sense, but I will say things like 'gee, I hope this gets released for streaming' or something...disregard that part, and I hope you still enjoy the review!
My take from The Lighthouse scene, when Lila tries to drown, is that she tries, but then she remembers her baby (she touches her baby bump) and decides to live for them. Although she doen't know their future yet or if they will be a boy or a girl, she can't kill them because she loves them.
honestly that part made me tear up, as a mother, how about to have my second child, I can remember so many times even with my first pregnancy how hard life was, the depression, the anxiety, people treating you differently, etc… There would be so many moments I completely would forget that I had another being inside my body, times when I would want to harm myself, just end it all, and then I would get that kick, a literal kick from my son, and I would break down into tears, knowing how close I was about to be to ending myself, which would also be ending not just my life but a whole other life that hasnt even gotten an actual chance yet, I would break down crying. It’s terrifying, knowing how close I could’ve been to never getting to meet my baby because I wanted to give up on my own self, and I completely understood how Lila felt in that moment. That scene just hit so hard, because it’s not talked about enough the pain a pregnant mother goes through, and that sometimes it’s easy to forget we aren’t just living for our own selves anymore. That was a really powerful and heart wrenching scene honestly, a little triggering, but it was still beautifully tragic and raw representation of the beginnings of motherhood nonetheless.
I saw this on the day it dropped in theaters, and it *was* pretty cool to watch in IMAX. The ending almost had me in tears - I now have a little girl (seven months old this weekend), and the idea of being hauled away from her right after she was born was horrific. If I ever meet Halsey, I'd love to pick their brain about Lila's backstory - they've said the film is pretty heavily allegorical, but I do wonder how Lila ended up where she was - I figure she wouldn't have married the king in the first place if she hadn't at least partially cared for him once. After the movie, I was chatting with some other folks who had been watching, and we were pretty sure that the old woman in the funeral scene (1121 is the song there) is likely the late king's mother, and Lila rolling up her sleeve and showing the bruise is a way to say "Don't kid yourself, you raised a monster. Look what he did to me."
Omfg I haven’t had a place to say this, but seeing this whole film on the big screen was insane in the best way…it was so incredibly beautiful and when I tell y’all that the guillotine scene going INTO Darling and then BACK INTO the execution absolutely killed me. My jaw was dropped and tears were leaking from my eyes for the whole rest of the film…absolutely beautiful
The way I took the movie is that Lilith is representing the raw motherhood, not just the beautiful parts but also the feelings of anger and frustration and the ,,ugly" parts to it. Like that motherhood holds so much power in it that it can turn scary af. And that figure is going to survive and watch over the child. Because it's something so old and almost god like that you can't just turn it off. But that's just my take. I like that you noticed the costumes, I think they create such a big part of the story...
She was actually pregnant when the movie was filmed. It's even more impressive when you realize that. I think she was 25 weeks so the later bump was a prosthetic. She had not given birth when she did the birth scene.
thank you for your thoughts and observations... i was far too preoccupied with the costuming and staging when i saw it in theaters to actually think about what was going on :)
I know this video is a few months old, but since we don’t see the baby, maybe that clip before she was killed is what’s going to be in the afterlife between Lila & her child since the baby might have been killed as well.
I'd love a follow up talking about the music as well!! Loved hearing your thoughts on the film, when I saw it at the cinema I was a bit overwhelmed so it was mainly vibes not thoughts, and hearing you break it down was so interesting :)
i noticed in a few scenes that she matched up their lyrics to specific shots, like the lilith hands touching her stomach in the mirror while halsey sings “i’ve been corrupted”, the pan out to the castle tower while they’re singing the lighthouse, etc.
It was SO GOOD!! Also, I love this and hope that you’ll one day get around to doing some more Taylor Swift TTS so we can get a video like this for Miss Americana 😍
trying to stan Oh Wonder (but this time its just abt their new album, which also has a movie connected to it available on youtube) personal fave songs: Baby Dinner Rollarcoaster Baby You>me Kicking The Doors Down
gonna expand on the movie thing by saying that it feels more like collective music videos with a narrative running through them AND give a content warning for things like bugs, scorpions, fire and high water (drowning)!! be safe out there besties :)
I don't know if someone has said it before, but it would be so cool to do a trying to stan vocaloid!! Vocaloid is really really big so it's impossible to get to all of them, but there are many very popular songs that're still worth watching. These songs can have such a deep meaning in them that would be amazing to see you dissect it. Some of those songs are: - Rolling girl - Lost one's weeping - This Fucked-Up Wonderful World Exists For Me - Tokyo Teddy Bear - The disappearance of Hatsume Miku (I want to add a bonus, Love is War but that's probably too many songs at this point...) I've been wanting this one for a while but was a bit scared about posting it, but I just love how you talk about songs's meanings that I just had to comment it
itd be so cool if u tried to stan matt maeson :D i recommend grave digger, tribulation, cringe, and hallucinogenics (but his entire discography is so good) also quick warning for heavy themes talked about in most of his songs
Hey! You're probably gonna get bombarded with comments about this, so I'm sorry if you've already seen 100 other people say this, but Lovejoy released a new EP called 'Pebble Brain' and it's SUPER GOOD! I feel like you would love it and I would love to see your reaction to it!!! Enjoy
For the past like 3 months I haven't been getting notis on TTS and the bell is clicked so I'm a little upset.... So tonight we STAB! Stan...not stab. (With breaks) sorry, I got a new phone & it doesn't have all my cool internet lingo memorized yet. If you get spammed with comments I apologize I'm planning on catching up while I work tonight. This film was beautifully produced, and as someone who has lost a spouse and fell into a psychosis because of it... that whole symbolism of possession & then that line "am I not allowed to grieve in my own way?" really got me.
This was a great reaction!!! You should react to K/DA a virtual kpop group done with characters from a video game !!!! The music videos for POPSTARS - K/DA and MORE - K/DA are breath taking and it’s a really interesting way to bring something fresh to the pop genre!!!
Hey! I loved this!! ♥️ Could you review more films by music artists? I would love if you watch "Miss Americana" or "Folklore: The long pond studio sessions" by Taylor Swift 🥺♥️
I’d love to see you try to stan Anson Seabra. My favourites have to be; (Do Me A Favour, Dominoes, Magazines, Robin Hood and I’d say definitely include Trying My Best and Walked Through Hell.) On a side note, he’s currently on a tour with Alec Benjamin!
I found an album that may be an interesting listen. It's titled "Departure Songs" by We Lost The Sea. It's an emotional album, and I think you might enjoy it.
Trying to stand Orion experience They're like a fun kind of 80ish like disco throwback fan I think you fucking love them Cult of Dionysus, obsessed with you, queen of White Lies, Adrian, Starchild, vampire Oh they just released a whatever those small albums are called call Lenda XO which is basically just music by the female vocalist but I want to add two of those songs to Darling, and you're so weird are so fucking good I mean every single song that I've heard from that is making me gayer but like those are my favorites I think that's a good spread
Could you react to the band waterparks they’re really good Lucky People No Capes Watch what happens next 21 Questions Numb Royale Blonde Disclaimer some of these songs are really sad and if you aren’t carful you will get completely wrecked
Weird Update: this project is now on HBO MAX (not sponsored) so not only does the different format make no sense, but I will say things like 'gee, I hope this gets released for streaming' or something...disregard that part, and I hope you still enjoy the review!
My take from The Lighthouse scene, when Lila tries to drown, is that she tries, but then she remembers her baby (she touches her baby bump) and decides to live for them. Although she doen't know their future yet or if they will be a boy or a girl, she can't kill them because she loves them.
honestly that part made me tear up, as a mother, how about to have my second child, I can remember so many times even with my first pregnancy how hard life was, the depression, the anxiety, people treating you differently, etc… There would be so many moments I completely would forget that I had another being inside my body, times when I would want to harm myself, just end it all, and then I would get that kick, a literal kick from my son, and I would break down into tears, knowing how close I was about to be to ending myself, which would also be ending not just my life but a whole other life that hasnt even gotten an actual chance yet, I would break down crying. It’s terrifying, knowing how close I could’ve been to never getting to meet my baby because I wanted to give up on my own self, and I completely understood how Lila felt in that moment. That scene just hit so hard, because it’s not talked about enough the pain a pregnant mother goes through, and that sometimes it’s easy to forget we aren’t just living for our own selves anymore. That was a really powerful and heart wrenching scene honestly, a little triggering, but it was still beautifully tragic and raw representation of the beginnings of motherhood nonetheless.
I saw this on the day it dropped in theaters, and it *was* pretty cool to watch in IMAX. The ending almost had me in tears - I now have a little girl (seven months old this weekend), and the idea of being hauled away from her right after she was born was horrific.
If I ever meet Halsey, I'd love to pick their brain about Lila's backstory - they've said the film is pretty heavily allegorical, but I do wonder how Lila ended up where she was - I figure she wouldn't have married the king in the first place if she hadn't at least partially cared for him once.
After the movie, I was chatting with some other folks who had been watching, and we were pretty sure that the old woman in the funeral scene (1121 is the song there) is likely the late king's mother, and Lila rolling up her sleeve and showing the bruise is a way to say "Don't kid yourself, you raised a monster. Look what he did to me."
Omfg I haven’t had a place to say this, but seeing this whole film on the big screen was insane in the best way…it was so incredibly beautiful and when I tell y’all that the guillotine scene going INTO Darling and then BACK INTO the execution absolutely killed me. My jaw was dropped and tears were leaking from my eyes for the whole rest of the film…absolutely beautiful
The way I took the movie is that Lilith is representing the raw motherhood, not just the beautiful parts but also the feelings of anger and frustration and the ,,ugly" parts to it. Like that motherhood holds so much power in it that it can turn scary af. And that figure is going to survive and watch over the child. Because it's something so old and almost god like that you can't just turn it off. But that's just my take. I like that you noticed the costumes, I think they create such a big part of the story...
She was actually pregnant when the movie was filmed. It's even more impressive when you realize that. I think she was 25 weeks so the later bump was a prosthetic. She had not given birth when she did the birth scene.
thank you for your thoughts and observations... i was far too preoccupied with the costuming and staging when i saw it in theaters to actually think about what was going on :)
New Lovejoy EP just dropped! It's definitely worth a "trying to stan" video.
Omgg yess!!! I was really waiting for this
I know this video is a few months old, but since we don’t see the baby, maybe that clip before she was killed is what’s going to be in the afterlife between Lila & her child since the baby might have been killed as well.
halsey herself did makeup so talented
I, for one, would LOVE a full albumn review 💕
I'd love a follow up talking about the music as well!! Loved hearing your thoughts on the film, when I saw it at the cinema I was a bit overwhelmed so it was mainly vibes not thoughts, and hearing you break it down was so interesting :)
i noticed in a few scenes that she matched up their lyrics to specific shots, like the lilith hands touching her stomach in the mirror while halsey sings “i’ve been corrupted”, the pan out to the castle tower while they’re singing the lighthouse, etc.
It was SO GOOD!!
Also, I love this and hope that you’ll one day get around to doing some more Taylor Swift TTS so we can get a video like this for Miss Americana 😍
halsey should win oscar
OK new Ep came out for LoveJoy. I recommend listening to all 7 songs but mostly Concrete, Futileand the fall. It's really good.
Excellent Review! really enjoyed your insight. :)
I think it would be great if you made a video about the album but also about Manic! Love your content!!
BILL NEW LOVEJOY EP DROPPED LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!
trying to stan Oh Wonder (but this time its just abt their new album, which also has a movie connected to it available on youtube)
personal fave songs:
Baby
Dinner
Rollarcoaster Baby
You>me
Kicking The Doors Down
gonna expand on the movie thing by saying that it feels more like collective music videos with a narrative running through them AND give a content warning for things like bugs, scorpions, fire and high water (drowning)!! be safe out there besties :)
Halseys best project imo! Would love to see trying to stan maneskin
I don't know if someone has said it before, but it would be so cool to do a trying to stan vocaloid!! Vocaloid is really really big so it's impossible to get to all of them, but there are many very popular songs that're still worth watching. These songs can have such a deep meaning in them that would be amazing to see you dissect it.
Some of those songs are:
- Rolling girl
- Lost one's weeping
- This Fucked-Up Wonderful World Exists For Me
- Tokyo Teddy Bear
- The disappearance of Hatsume Miku
(I want to add a bonus, Love is War but that's probably too many songs at this point...)
I've been wanting this one for a while but was a bit scared about posting it, but I just love how you talk about songs's meanings that I just had to comment it
Haha I had the "Oh, no-face!" reaction too
halsey is the best
New lovejoy ep is out pebble brainbits great
may i suggest the billie eilish documentary ”the world’s a little blurry”? love watching you man :)
itd be so cool if u tried to stan matt maeson :D i recommend grave digger, tribulation, cringe, and hallucinogenics (but his entire discography is so good) also quick warning for heavy themes talked about in most of his songs
Hey! You're probably gonna get bombarded with comments about this, so I'm sorry if you've already seen 100 other people say this, but Lovejoy released a new EP called 'Pebble Brain' and it's SUPER GOOD! I feel like you would love it and I would love to see your reaction to it!!! Enjoy
i cried every time i watched this movie
For the past like 3 months I haven't been getting notis on TTS and the bell is clicked so I'm a little upset....
So tonight we STAB!
Stan...not stab. (With breaks) sorry, I got a new phone & it doesn't have all my cool internet lingo memorized yet.
If you get spammed with comments I apologize I'm planning on catching up while I work tonight.
This film was beautifully produced, and as someone who has lost a spouse and fell into a psychosis because of it... that whole symbolism of possession & then that line "am I not allowed to grieve in my own way?" really got me.
Aaaa ive been watching you for a long time and a great video as always!!
This was a great reaction!!! You should react to K/DA a virtual kpop group done with characters from a video game !!!! The music videos for POPSTARS - K/DA and MORE - K/DA are breath taking and it’s a really interesting way to bring something fresh to the pop genre!!!
Hey! I loved this!! ♥️
Could you review more films by music artists? I would love if you watch "Miss Americana" or "Folklore: The long pond studio sessions" by Taylor Swift 🥺♥️
I’d love to see you try to stan Anson Seabra. My favourites have to be; (Do Me A Favour, Dominoes, Magazines, Robin Hood and I’d say definitely include Trying My Best and Walked Through Hell.) On a side note, he’s currently on a tour with Alec Benjamin!
I found an album that may be an interesting listen. It's titled "Departure Songs" by We Lost The Sea. It's an emotional album, and I think you might enjoy it.
Really enjoy your videos.
To continue your Twenty One Pilots rabbit hole from a ways back you should check out their new album "Scaled and Icy"
hi! thanks for this video! please react to the album as well!
Idk if you have seen it but the Melanie Martinez, K-12 movie is good too!
Lilith was also the first wife of adam, banished from the garden of Eden
Question: are you planning on reacting to "Lovejoy: Pebble Brain"?
Hey king! Lovejoy dropped a new EP called Pebblebrain and just as expected it's a banger! Hope you like it and hope you're doing well :D
Trying to stand Orion experience
They're like a fun kind of 80ish like disco throwback fan I think you fucking love them
Cult of Dionysus, obsessed with you, queen of White Lies, Adrian, Starchild, vampire
Oh they just released a whatever those small albums are called call Lenda XO which is basically just music by the female vocalist but I want to add two of those songs to Darling, and you're so weird are so fucking good I mean every single song that I've heard from that is making me gayer but like those are my favorites
I think that's a good spread
lovejoy just released a new EP !! it would be amazing if you gave it a listen :)
U should do a trying to Stan of Sir chloe
Have you reacted to Oliver trees music? And if you haven't could you please, that weird dudes (I say with love) music is something.
trying to stan finneas's new album "optimist" pls?
new lovejoy albums out
glad youve seen amphibia and the owl house; their great shows
I love you. That's all.
Could you react to the band waterparks they’re really good
Lucky People
No Capes
Watch what happens next
21 Questions
Numb
Royale
Blonde
Disclaimer some of these songs are really sad and if you aren’t carful you will get completely wrecked
Try the band weezer
thought it was honestly one of the worst things iv seen not gonna lie