The movie is basically The Matrix where Neo choses the blue pill. It's like season 6 of Pink Opaque, where the villain wins and Isabelle suffocates. There was no need for a deeper relationship of the MC with his parents. They are literally fake and only there to brainwash him.
Your point about the human bond over media reminded me of something I saw earlier, the discussion around it was about how consumption of art has changed now that things are available electronically. You can get tons of recommendations now, sometimes even trustworthy ones, and can build up quite the library of things you've seen really fast, but like you say there's something about getting a recommendation from a peer you're actually talking to, there's more to it than the media traded. You remember the person who recommended it, their particular reactions, it added to the story surrounding whatever piece it was, and sometimes the piece wasn't the main part of that memory. Just struck me how the work was only part of the experience, and maybe not the most important thing in hindsight
I've been kind of obsessed about this one for a few days now. I agree that it has some messy points of execution but im willing to look past most of it due to how impactful the overall experience is. Its interesting that although most agree it works as a trans allegory, ive seen lots of different interpretations & i do wonder if someone who is queer and has had to go through the queer experience gets something really important out of this. im bi and a guy who's never been the most masculine & those facts about myself have always bothered me and ive always kept my sexuality hidden, so the themes of loneliness, not fitting in and wishing you were anyone else really hit me. this allowed me to understand all of Owens minor mannerisms and inner thoughts in certain situations. Where you say "you wish Owen's passionate loyalty to the show was built up more" i think it absolutely was. his own insecurities and dissatisfaction with himself and hsi life is why the show was everything to him and felt more "real" than reality in a sort of delusional way. I think its as simple as they're both mentally ill/socially inept and unhappy in their current situation. They relied on the show & immersing themselves in it for different things. Maddy saw herself as Tara because she wanted to be a badass lesbian; comfortable and defiant. Owen wanted to be Isabel for obvious reasons. Maddy went off the deep end after the show was cancelled, ran away and genuinely believed her delusions while Owen knew she had lost it but so badly wanted it to be true and to go along with it.
yeah the movie would feel really weird in the second half if you arent vibing with trans symbolism. The first half is owen and maddy using the show as a bonding point for their shared dysphoria. But the second half, maddy figured it out. She transitioned and is trying to comeback and tell owen what he already knows. like, we SEE that he wore a dress but suppressed the memory; he's not a reliable narrator. Everything in the second half is her telling him to be his true self and it terrifies him. Thats why the chalk on the road says "There is still time" cause a common thing for trans fems is worry that you waited too long. you can never be a hot girl cause of all the years of testosterone. But no, there IS not too late time to transition (other than the obvious). You need to do it cause otherwise you suffocate as this fake person whose got a job and a family that you barely feel things about
@BrentFanan there's a really clear scene where maddy has a new name that owen refuses to use - additionally, the character is played by a nonbinary actor. So yeah
You have an excellent ability to give a very balanced criticism... I think you might be even getting better at it tbh. Keep it going; I appreciate the reviews.
You always provide a good middle ground offering a solid analysis for the viewer who has seen the movie, while not divulging plot spoilers for the viewer who has not seen it.
Loved the throwbacks to Goosebumps, Buffy and Are You Afraid Of The Dark and the buffy cast member cameo. Understand now why they kept referencing these shows in the interviews and promo.
The scene at the bar was straight out of Twin Peaks the Return. I really dig the first half of this film and a couple of scenes are gonna stay with me, but overall, the aesthetics took over the actual story in a way that made it feel shallow. Regardless, I'm excited to see how this filmmaker evolves as this is already a major step-up from their first feature.
I can remember rabbit ears on TVs and six channels: 3, 6, 10, and 12 were VHF; 29 and 48 were UHF. I remember waiting for a song I liked on the radio, sometimes I would wait for hours. When it came on, I would press record on a tape deck with a built in mic that I had right next to the portable radio speaker and thats how I made mix tapes.
@@TackJorrance I don’t know- could be a regional thing? Although your comment about the default channel for consoles got me thinking. I remember having to turn the dial to an off-channel for that. But I think it was 2 or 4. Channel 3 was one of the big three. I think it was NBC.
I loved this film, which is my favourite of the year so far. The colours are so wonderful; so few films look as beautiful as this. Have you seen the director's one previous film, 'We're all Going to the World's Fair'? Similar themes.
Please review, Are You There God It's Me Margaret! I feel like it's one of the few films that really displays the magic of childhood kinda like Florida Project and would love your thoughts
I'm a big fan of your channel. I'd love to hear you review some Abel Ferrara films. He's a director that's fascinating to me, but it seems like only film directors ever have anything to say about him.
I honestly loved a movie. The cinematography, atmosphere, acting, music...! All was basically perfect. What's funny is that I took the movie literally, maybe because I went into it totally blind, not knowing anything. Many people talk about queer/trans metaphor... It indeed fits, but I prefer the literal meaning of the movie - maybe cause I love weird fiction! 😅
I was simultaneously mesmerized and pulled in by the film while at the same time wanting to shake the main chsracter by the lapels (imagined or real) and get as far away from him as possible. As a portrait of clinical depression, I've rarely seen anything more viscerally disturbing. Obviously the director had bigger fish to fry but I had a hard time staying with that while feeling like all the air was being sucked out of the room. All that said it was very effective in its horror which managed to be both wildly odd yet completely relatable.
I think we were shown why he was the way he was. Lack of friends. A father that is quite aggressive and forcing his son to be something he isn’t. His mother being docile and also passing away. So he delves into this show not only as an escape but as a way to connect to the person that’s been willing to talk to him and help him be himself. I felt it all tbh. I understand wanting more though
I’m not a huge fan of Lynch and I think your comparisons to Lynch made me realize why I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would. I’ve found myself moving away from heavy abstraction and more of a blend between the two and that’s what I enjoyed from I Saw the TV Glow
I personally am very conflicted with this movie. I saw it four times in theaters. But the more I think about it the more I really it's fun and entertaining to discuss, but less fun and entertaining to actually watch.
I totally get what this movie was about, and the Twin Peaks spice was very welcome, as I love Lynch's work. However, the movie was incredibly boring, especially as it starts to dwell into the second half, and it loses itself in the abstracts. It goes from big to small in a bad way, and I was not able to connect with any of the characters.
I think that the film’s 4th wall break wasn’t so much as gimmicky, but more of a satire on the whole 90’s TV show narrative where the main character would explain what they learned during the episode to the audience.
I liked this movie a lot, but I just wished it went further into the horror or surreal imagery, it didn’t feel like a horror movie, but I don’t think that was the point. I got the message/meaning and I feel like it wasn’t aimed at me, but I’m sure this will be a very profound and important movie for some people and I think that’s great.
I thought it was a pretty good movie, but did not like the very end with how sudden the ending is which didn’t work for me at all. I completely agree with you on the first half was working well for me. Then the second half happens and specifically the very end.
I must check this one out, i passed over it but a few min of your talking about it, I'll give it a go thanks. Have you ever reviewed Odd Thomas? for some reason I like the concept. Constantine lite as it is. okok i'll go check it out.
Great even-handed review. I have similar feelings towards the film. I thought it was an interesting concept, but didn’t quite deliver for me in the end. Some of the pacing, the monotone dialogue, the 4th wall breaks, etc. Also, this must be the third film I’ve seen this year (including monkey man and late night with the devil), that just blatantly copies the same body horror trope from videodrome with the chest opening up. Regardless, still recommend it as the things that didn’t work for me clearly worked extremely well for many other viewers.
Love the review! And loved the movie - it's harrowing/horrifying and disturbing - A24 never lets me down :) But it also has some stunning visuals and aesthetics, and elements of beauty. The main message for me was - Be yourself, don't live a lie - enjoy life to the max - don't become a bitter old fuddy :)
I don't think the film is actually about the idea of media and obsession. That would be pretty dull. I think the media and tv show is a symbol of memory, youth and desire.
This hasn't been released in my country yet, but the premise sounds a lot like the short story 'Magic For Beginners' by Kelly Link which is one of my favourites, so I'll definitely look out for it.
Have you watched this show called Channel Zero? It's based on Creepypastas, and this movie looks almost exactly like the first episode called 'CandleCove'.
Loved this movie and I wish I could come up with something more profound to say about it but it just felt like the fear and uncertainty of being a child and how your reaction to your experiences is shaped by the media we consume as kids at least that’s how it was for me , honestly didn’t think you would like it at all but talk about feeling justified
This movie was filmed at my client's house it was amazing to see it and I called her and she was like you recognize my house I'm like I've been to your house for the last 20 years I recognized the basement I recognized the outside I recognized the other Street
I had the same feelings: frustrated. I thought the concept was extremely creative on portraying the experiences of a trans person, but the execution of it was messy. I saw all the pieces, but it just wasn’t put together that well. Still one of my top 4 movies of this year so far.
this is so embarrassing lol the mode of delivery of a film has nothing to do with its actual content. there's no default A24 house style, it's not a thing that exists.
@@dystopiabeach There, kind of, is. But most of all A24 is emblematic of cinema today. Nowadays, film festivals mostly screen genre films dressed up as something else (The two latest editions of Cannes are prime examples), and A24 "films" epitomises the tendency of offering films that pretend to be serious, but are basically fodder for an American audience who doesn't want to be challenged, but still want to feel like they are watching serious cinema. No idea what you mean with the word" content ", btw. Style is content.
@@sandorx4 Wow yeah you're so right, Civil War is clearly an empty arthouse film and is simultaneously identical to the likes of Beau Is Afraid, The Iron Claw, or The Lighthouse. they're practically the same film, this is a very enlightened take and not just some kind of sad hipster projection. Me personally I was going to watch Bodies Bodies Bodies, but ended up getting my sarcastic, vapid gen Z slasher fix from the likes of Zone of Interest instead, seeing as these films are conceived in the same style as one another and are operating on the same level because of the corporate logo that appeared in front of them. this type of reductionist bullshit is completely anti-art, you're ascribing the work of living breathing creatives (many of which were only distributed, not even necessarily produced there), to a faceless company because they have quirky marketing or something
It was prematurely taken out of the oven of ideas before it was done. I believe the filmmaker needed to sit on this film for a bit longer & let it cook. There was so much potential here.
I feel like this critique misses the forest for the trees. You correctly identify a lot of the symbolism and themes around media, but when you said it lacks any deeper meaning that really irked me. The entire film is an allegory for being a pre-transition trans person. I think it really tried to be obvious with the whole awkward teenage cross-dressing scene and scene where the antagonist *literally* traps a woman in a mans body as torture, but somehow people missed it.
there's a lot of depth and relatability to this movie that is lost on people who aren't queer. you don't have to be queer to relate to the movie obviously. but some people are entitled they don't even want to try to relate to queer experiences. and then u get end up with reviews like this where the point was lost
I find it hilarious that people think I missed the overall arching metaphor. It was pretty obvious, and never lost on me. But I feel that they did little to make the self-actualization of our characters interesting or complex...other than just arriving at the identity theme at the center.
@@deepfocuslensisn’t the entire point of the film that the main protagonist never reaches any form of self-actualisation, in fact actively suppresses it?
I feel like this is such an "american" 90's examination of media, that it didn't strike the same chords as it will with American Milennials. The film feels like imitation of Lynch, specifically TPFWWM and Season 3, and the overtly shameless replication of scenes from Videodrome I wish this film was more. I hated the performance of the main character throughout, he's meant to be pathetic but ends up just sounding like Morty from Rick and Morty, so much so I was laughing at the final scene....
I can't understand the hype and praise for this movie. For me, when your desire to present an allegory or metaphor is overwhelming the narrative, to the point that the only explanation for the questionable things on screen becomes "well it's a metaphor” and there's no other in-story justification for events, you've failed the assignment. Points awarded for great visuals and music.
I think it works as that metaphor if you’re looking for it but it can exist without that too. A lot of it’s themes are universal and can be applied to many different situations
@@BrentFanan hi thank you What I mean is that there are inexplicable, supernatural and surreal things taking place and I don't think the movie provides the proper context for the audience to understand: is this a dream? Or are the characters just imagining/hallucinating things? Are these things only happening in the mind of the protagonist or are they real? Do they actually live in a supernatural world where everyone experiences crazy phenomena, or is this purely the psychological problem of the main character?
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair did absolutely nothing for me; no idea why it got such rave reviews, considering how stultifyingly boring and incomprehensible it was to watch. So this new film by the director isn’t getting the same gushing reviews as that student project-looking dreck; to me that means it must be a better film, but I still have little interest. TV induced madness is a stale trope for this jaded viewer.
TV Glow is stronger in pretty much every conceivable way, but in the case of World's Fair you kind of had to be there wrt growing up with an omnipresent internet and that firehose of content vying for your attention. I still don't particularly love it, but it's one of the only "internet horror" movies that understands the niche, terminally online communities of its subject matter where bigger budget iterations of those stories are genuinely unbearable, 90 minutes of "how do you do fellow kids" weapons grade cringe.
Trust me, i hated hated hated We're All Going to the Worlds Fair. Gave it 1 star. But this takes every theme it attempted with that & knocks it out of the park. It also doesn't look or feel like a student film at all. Its a lot more mature and professional looking.
i love both films, but don't judge the reception this one has been getting by this one review. it's gotten even more critical acclaim than World's Fair, so maybe steer clear of it for your own sake. lol
I found this movie to be flat out boring and uninteresting and I honestly couldn't wait for it to end. I typically have loved all A24 movies but this one felt like it tried too hard for little pay off and just came off as cheesy and confusing.
I thought it was a pretty fascinating mess. Very much agree that first act was significantly better than the subsequent two. Also, an interesting, if not depressing, insight into the chaotic existence of Gen Z.
There was only one grave dug out so I think Maddie planned to trick Owen & watch him go in & only used the show as an excuse because she caused his obsession with the tapes
My thing is the main actor truly disturbs me as far as I vibe he’s very unlikeable (like one who could do bad things to a school if u know what I mean), literally can’t place a finger on another actor I have been put off so much by Surprised how kind this review is so would absolutely watch if it wasn’t for him, especially being a massive 80s fan
I have nothing against Justice Smith, I've seen him do good work before, I just thought he was miscast for this. I much preferred the younger actor who played the character in the first act of the film. He seemed a lot more sympathetic and had more chemistry with the female lead.
A lot of people (on reddit) pointed out this is a rip off of some other horror show made for kids, I looked it up, and its downright SHAMELESS how much it is ripping off something else. I mean its truly shameless this is allowed...
@@apollo1493 Im sorry I don't have Time to find it right now. I responded to someone else wit it. Google reddit I saw the tv glow you'll find people talking about it.
I agree in that the first fifty minutes of this picture are fantastic, but after that I had to claw my way to the end. What a pretentious, uninspired bore.
the soundtrack is absolutely superb, but I confess, I didn't get the trans reference at all, who was trans? Jeez, Im sounding like a right dimwit. The characters were so dull it was kinda hard to take it seriously
It was so boring it made me angry. I'm angry now. I'm also kinda done with A24, they've become a parody of themselves and haven't put out a good film in years. Endless slop.
@@M.H.I.A.F.T. First of all, it's a personal taste thing. But then, what starts out as a nice idea, about a time gone by, it doesn't grow. No passion, as most movies, no spark. It loses itself early on. I already almost completely forgot it, that's how memorable it is.
The movie is basically The Matrix where Neo choses the blue pill. It's like season 6 of Pink Opaque, where the villain wins and Isabelle suffocates.
There was no need for a deeper relationship of the MC with his parents. They are literally fake and only there to brainwash him.
How do his parents brainwash him? Do you think it’s a parents place to enable their kids mental issues
@@BrentFananIn story they are not real, akin to the Matrix. In metaphor they do not love their child fully because they deny their identity.
@@BrentFanan what mental issues did he have?
Your point about the human bond over media reminded me of something I saw earlier, the discussion around it was about how consumption of art has changed now that things are available electronically. You can get tons of recommendations now, sometimes even trustworthy ones, and can build up quite the library of things you've seen really fast, but like you say there's something about getting a recommendation from a peer you're actually talking to, there's more to it than the media traded. You remember the person who recommended it, their particular reactions, it added to the story surrounding whatever piece it was, and sometimes the piece wasn't the main part of that memory. Just struck me how the work was only part of the experience, and maybe not the most important thing in hindsight
I've been kind of obsessed about this one for a few days now. I agree that it has some messy points of execution but im willing to look past most of it due to how impactful the overall experience is. Its interesting that although most agree it works as a trans allegory, ive seen lots of different interpretations & i do wonder if someone who is queer and has had to go through the queer experience gets something really important out of this. im bi and a guy who's never been the most masculine & those facts about myself have always bothered me and ive always kept my sexuality hidden, so the themes of loneliness, not fitting in and wishing you were anyone else really hit me. this allowed me to understand all of Owens minor mannerisms and inner thoughts in certain situations.
Where you say "you wish Owen's passionate loyalty to the show was built up more" i think it absolutely was. his own insecurities and dissatisfaction with himself and hsi life is why the show was everything to him and felt more "real" than reality in a sort of delusional way.
I think its as simple as they're both mentally ill/socially inept and unhappy in their current situation. They relied on the show & immersing themselves in it for different things. Maddy saw herself as Tara because she wanted to be a badass lesbian; comfortable and defiant. Owen wanted to be Isabel for obvious reasons. Maddy went off the deep end after the show was cancelled, ran away and genuinely believed her delusions while Owen knew she had lost it but so badly wanted it to be true and to go along with it.
yeah the movie would feel really weird in the second half if you arent vibing with trans symbolism. The first half is owen and maddy using the show as a bonding point for their shared dysphoria. But the second half, maddy figured it out. She transitioned and is trying to comeback and tell owen what he already knows. like, we SEE that he wore a dress but suppressed the memory; he's not a reliable narrator. Everything in the second half is her telling him to be his true self and it terrifies him. Thats why the chalk on the road says "There is still time" cause a common thing for trans fems is worry that you waited too long. you can never be a hot girl cause of all the years of testosterone. But no, there IS not too late time to transition (other than the obvious). You need to do it cause otherwise you suffocate as this fake person whose got a job and a family that you barely feel things about
Maddy isn’t trans
@BrentFanan there's a really clear scene where maddy has a new name that owen refuses to use - additionally, the character is played by a nonbinary actor. So yeah
@@cfor8129 Non binary isn’t real
Yeah, the reviewer never mentioned the allegory once, so I feel like she completely missed the point.
You have an excellent ability to give a very balanced criticism... I think you might be even getting better at it tbh. Keep it going; I appreciate the reviews.
You always provide a good middle ground offering a solid analysis for the viewer who has seen the movie, while not divulging plot spoilers for the viewer who has not seen it.
Well said.
A lot of Twin Peaks + Buffy in this one. “Anxiety of Influence” by Bloom is a great read!
Loved the throwbacks to Goosebumps, Buffy and Are You Afraid Of The Dark and the buffy cast member cameo. Understand now why they kept referencing these shows in the interviews and promo.
The scene at the bar was straight out of Twin Peaks the Return. I really dig the first half of this film and a couple of scenes are gonna stay with me, but overall, the aesthetics took over the actual story in a way that made it feel shallow. Regardless, I'm excited to see how this filmmaker evolves as this is already a major step-up from their first feature.
I can remember rabbit ears on TVs and six channels: 3, 6, 10, and 12 were VHF; 29 and 48 were UHF. I remember waiting for a song I liked on the radio, sometimes I would wait for hours. When it came on, I would press record on a tape deck with a built in mic that I had right next to the portable radio speaker and thats how I made mix tapes.
Same
@@TackJorrance I don’t know- could be a regional thing? Although your comment about the default channel for consoles got me thinking. I remember having to turn the dial to an off-channel for that. But I think it was 2 or 4. Channel 3 was one of the big three. I think it was NBC.
I am greatly reminded of Twin peaks. Especially in the music concert sequences
Thank you ! Side note , I saw metropolis in the theater last night . 1927 one.
Thank you so much! Wow, that's awesome. I admit I've never had the pleasure of watching that on a big screen, but it's on my list someday. :)
I loved this film, which is my favourite of the year so far. The colours are so wonderful; so few films look as beautiful as this. Have you seen the director's one previous film, 'We're all Going to the World's Fair'? Similar themes.
Please review, Are You There God It's Me Margaret!
I feel like it's one of the few films that really displays the magic of childhood kinda like Florida Project and would love your thoughts
Great review. Spoke what I couldn't put into words
I'm a big fan of your channel. I'd love to hear you review some Abel Ferrara films. He's a director that's fascinating to me, but it seems like only film directors ever have anything to say about him.
Its also a transgender allegorical piece, Jane the director is a transgender non binary person. The elements of pre and post identity etc.
I haven't yet seen the film, but it has a wonderful soundtrack.
I honestly loved a movie. The cinematography, atmosphere, acting, music...! All was basically perfect.
What's funny is that I took the movie literally, maybe because I went into it totally blind, not knowing anything. Many people talk about queer/trans metaphor... It indeed fits, but I prefer the literal meaning of the movie - maybe cause I love weird fiction! 😅
Oh, yes, I absolutely took it literally. A lot of people say the movie doesn't make sense, but if you take it literally, it makes perfect sense.
I was simultaneously mesmerized and pulled in by the film while at the same time wanting to shake the main chsracter by the lapels (imagined or real) and get as far away from him as possible. As a portrait of clinical depression, I've rarely seen anything more viscerally disturbing. Obviously the director had bigger fish to fry but I had a hard time staying with that while feeling like all the air was being sucked out of the room. All that said it was very effective in its horror which managed to be both wildly odd yet completely relatable.
I think we were shown why he was the way he was. Lack of friends. A father that is quite aggressive and forcing his son to be something he isn’t. His mother being docile and also passing away. So he delves into this show not only as an escape but as a way to connect to the person that’s been willing to talk to him and help him be himself. I felt it all tbh. I understand wanting more though
I’m not a huge fan of Lynch and I think your comparisons to Lynch made me realize why I enjoyed this movie more than I thought I would.
I’ve found myself moving away from heavy abstraction and more of a blend between the two and that’s what I enjoyed from I Saw the TV Glow
I personally am very conflicted with this movie. I saw it four times in theaters. But the more I think about it the more I really it's fun and entertaining to discuss, but less fun and entertaining to actually watch.
I totally get what this movie was about, and the Twin Peaks spice was very welcome, as I love Lynch's work. However, the movie was incredibly boring, especially as it starts to dwell into the second half, and it loses itself in the abstracts. It goes from big to small in a bad way, and I was not able to connect with any of the characters.
I think that the film’s 4th wall break wasn’t so much as gimmicky, but more of a satire on the whole 90’s TV show narrative where the main character would explain what they learned during the episode to the audience.
I liked this movie a lot, but I just wished it went further into the horror or surreal imagery, it didn’t feel like a horror movie, but I don’t think that was the point. I got the message/meaning and I feel like it wasn’t aimed at me, but I’m sure this will be a very profound and important movie for some people and I think that’s great.
I thought it was a pretty good movie, but did not like the very end with how sudden the ending is which didn’t work for me at all. I completely agree with you on the first half was working well for me. Then the second half happens and specifically the very end.
I must check this one out, i passed over it but a few min of your talking about it, I'll give it a go thanks. Have you ever reviewed Odd Thomas? for some reason I like the concept. Constantine lite as it is. okok i'll go check it out.
also Lo' - would make a stageplay as it's mainly one room but great conceptualized story.
Great even-handed review. I have similar feelings towards the film. I thought it was an interesting concept, but didn’t quite deliver for me in the end. Some of the pacing, the monotone dialogue, the 4th wall breaks, etc. Also, this must be the third film I’ve seen this year (including monkey man and late night with the devil), that just blatantly copies the same body horror trope from videodrome with the chest opening up. Regardless, still recommend it as the things that didn’t work for me clearly worked extremely well for many other viewers.
Love the review! And loved the movie - it's harrowing/horrifying and disturbing - A24 never lets me down :) But it also has some stunning visuals and aesthetics, and elements of beauty. The main message for me was - Be yourself, don't live a lie - enjoy life to the max - don't become a bitter old fuddy :)
I don't think the film is actually about the idea of media and obsession. That would be pretty dull. I think the media and tv show is a symbol of memory, youth and desire.
It's about being trans. It's pretty obvious.
This hasn't been released in my country yet, but the premise sounds a lot like the short story 'Magic For Beginners' by Kelly Link which is one of my favourites, so I'll definitely look out for it.
Excellent analysis. I appreciate the film, which deserves to be seen, but I saw several flaws in it, and you've pointed to some of them.
My Tv glows every time I put on a deepfocus review
I liked the film but TUESDAY is really good👍🏾✨
Have you watched this show called Channel Zero? It's based on Creepypastas, and this movie looks almost exactly like the first episode called 'CandleCove'.
Totally agree, except that Candle Cove wasn't tedious and pretentious.
Loved this movie and I wish I could come up with something more profound to say about it but it just felt like the fear and uncertainty of being a child and how your reaction to your experiences is shaped by the media we consume as kids at least that’s how it was for me , honestly didn’t think you would like it at all but talk about feeling justified
This movie was filmed at my client's house it was amazing to see it and I called her and she was like you recognize my house I'm like I've been to your house for the last 20 years I recognized the basement I recognized the outside I recognized the other Street
Thank you very much!
Definitely inspired by Mulholland Drive but I'd also include Videodrome
also Im Thinking of Ending Things
This made me try to rewatch Twin Peaks The Return and god it’s still sooooo bad. Lynch has the industry under his spell
Lose the TP The Return bar scene and go a little less vague with the ending and it would be a masterpiece for me
I can’t imagine finding a better film this year. It has to be my personal favorite of the 2020s so far.
It was pretentious, slow, and boring.
I need to watch this again.
"Where is your review of The Boy And The Heron?"
- Me
June 16th, 2024
does she know?
I had the same feelings: frustrated. I thought the concept was extremely creative on portraying the experiences of a trans person, but the execution of it was messy. I saw all the pieces, but it just wasn’t put together that well. Still one of my top 4 movies of this year so far.
Need a Kinds of Kindness review when you get to see it.
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I zoned out at A 24. The mainstream company pretending to be arthouse. Like Arthouse for Dummies.
this is so embarrassing lol the mode of delivery of a film has nothing to do with its actual content. there's no default A24 house style, it's not a thing that exists.
@@dystopiabeach There, kind of, is. But most of all A24 is emblematic of cinema today. Nowadays, film festivals mostly screen genre films dressed up as something else (The two latest editions of Cannes are prime examples), and A24 "films" epitomises the tendency of offering films that pretend to be serious, but are basically fodder for an American audience who doesn't want to be challenged, but still want to feel like they are watching serious cinema.
No idea what you mean with the word" content ", btw. Style is content.
@@sandorx4So Uncut Gems fits into that category then?
@@sandorx4Style is absolutely not content. Would your dress style be considered content?
@@sandorx4 Wow yeah you're so right, Civil War is clearly an empty arthouse film and is simultaneously identical to the likes of Beau Is Afraid, The Iron Claw, or The Lighthouse. they're practically the same film, this is a very enlightened take and not just some kind of sad hipster projection.
Me personally I was going to watch Bodies Bodies Bodies, but ended up getting my sarcastic, vapid gen Z slasher fix from the likes of Zone of Interest instead, seeing as these films are conceived in the same style as one another and are operating on the same level because of the corporate logo that appeared in front of them.
this type of reductionist bullshit is completely anti-art, you're ascribing the work of living breathing creatives (many of which were only distributed, not even necessarily produced there), to a faceless company because they have quirky marketing or something
This film confirmed my belief that Justice Smith is the most annoying actor currently working.
I thought this was about the tv show glow from the 80 s
I got tricked into watching a gay movie
Womp womp
It was prematurely taken out of the oven of ideas before it was done. I believe the filmmaker needed to sit on this film for a bit longer & let it cook. There was so much potential here.
I feel like this critique misses the forest for the trees. You correctly identify a lot of the symbolism and themes around media, but when you said it lacks any deeper meaning that really irked me. The entire film is an allegory for being a pre-transition trans person. I think it really tried to be obvious with the whole awkward teenage cross-dressing scene and scene where the antagonist *literally* traps a woman in a mans body as torture, but somehow people missed it.
there's a lot of depth and relatability to this movie that is lost on people who aren't queer. you don't have to be queer to relate to the movie obviously. but some people are entitled they don't even want to try to relate to queer experiences. and then u get end up with reviews like this where the point was lost
I find it hilarious that people think I missed the overall arching metaphor. It was pretty obvious, and never lost on me. But I feel that they did little to make the self-actualization of our characters interesting or complex...other than just arriving at the identity theme at the center.
@@deepfocuslensisn’t the entire point of the film that the main protagonist never reaches any form of self-actualisation, in fact actively suppresses it?
I feel like this is such an "american" 90's examination of media, that it didn't strike the same chords as it will with American Milennials.
The film feels like imitation of Lynch, specifically TPFWWM and Season 3, and the overtly shameless replication of scenes from Videodrome
I wish this film was more.
I hated the performance of the main character throughout, he's meant to be pathetic but ends up just sounding like Morty from Rick and Morty, so much so I was laughing at the final scene....
I can't understand the hype and praise for this movie. For me, when your desire to present an allegory or metaphor is overwhelming the narrative, to the point that the only explanation for the questionable things on screen becomes "well it's a metaphor” and there's no other in-story justification for events, you've failed the assignment.
Points awarded for great visuals and music.
I think it works as that metaphor if you’re looking for it but it can exist without that too. A lot of it’s themes are universal and can be applied to many different situations
@@BrentFanan hi thank you
What I mean is that there are inexplicable, supernatural and surreal things taking place and I don't think the movie provides the proper context for the audience to understand:
is this a dream? Or are the characters just imagining/hallucinating things? Are these things only happening in the mind of the protagonist or are they real? Do they actually live in a supernatural world where everyone experiences crazy phenomena, or is this purely the psychological problem of the main character?
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair did absolutely nothing for me; no idea why it got such rave reviews, considering how stultifyingly boring and incomprehensible it was to watch.
So this new film by the director isn’t getting the same gushing reviews as that student project-looking dreck; to me that means it must be a better film, but I still have little interest. TV induced madness is a stale trope for this jaded viewer.
Stale trope? Name me ten other movies that had the same trope.
TV Glow is stronger in pretty much every conceivable way, but in the case of World's Fair you kind of had to be there wrt growing up with an omnipresent internet and that firehose of content vying for your attention. I still don't particularly love it, but it's one of the only "internet horror" movies that understands the niche, terminally online communities of its subject matter where bigger budget iterations of those stories are genuinely unbearable, 90 minutes of "how do you do fellow kids" weapons grade cringe.
Trust me, i hated hated hated We're All Going to the Worlds Fair. Gave it 1 star. But this takes every theme it attempted with that & knocks it out of the park. It also doesn't look or feel like a student film at all. Its a lot more mature and professional looking.
i love both films, but don't judge the reception this one has been getting by this one review. it's gotten even more critical acclaim than World's Fair, so maybe steer clear of it for your own sake. lol
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I found this movie to be flat out boring and uninteresting and I honestly couldn't wait for it to end. I typically have loved all A24 movies but this one felt like it tried too hard for little pay off and just came off as cheesy and confusing.
I thought it was a pretty fascinating mess. Very much agree that first act was significantly better than the subsequent two.
Also, an interesting, if not depressing, insight into the chaotic existence of Gen Z.
The soundtrack is decent, everything else is kinda meh and just feels like written by a 15 year old trying to be deep.
Movie was hot garbage, jeez. Disgusting that I recognized Twin Peaks influence.
There was only one grave dug out so I think Maddie planned to trick Owen & watch him go in & only used the show as an excuse because she caused his obsession with the tapes
You do realize it's a metaphor for being queer right?
I wish the ending was better.
My thing is the main actor truly disturbs me as far as I vibe he’s very unlikeable (like one who could do bad things to a school if u know what I mean), literally can’t place a finger on another actor I have been put off so much by
Surprised how kind this review is so would absolutely watch if it wasn’t for him, especially being a massive 80s fan
Is it the actor or the character though? He's so utterly miserable in every scene it's hard not to hate him...
The actor really isn’t that bad, Dungeons and Dragons proves that he can do just fine in the right role.
I have nothing against Justice Smith, I've seen him do good work before, I just thought he was miscast for this. I much preferred the younger actor who played the character in the first act of the film. He seemed a lot more sympathetic and had more chemistry with the female lead.
A lot of people (on reddit) pointed out this is a rip off of some other horror show made for kids, I looked it up, and its downright SHAMELESS how much it is ripping off something else. I mean its truly shameless this is allowed...
what is it ripping off
@@pinkmidi6553 channel zero: candle cove
@@pinkmidi6553 People are calling it out all over reddit, it is shameless they ripped something off so exactly...
You didn’t say what it rips off
@@apollo1493 Im sorry I don't have Time to find it right now. I responded to someone else wit it. Google reddit I saw the tv glow you'll find people talking about it.
First
Is the worst
Horrible film, so bad it blows my mind anyone would think it has any redeeming qualities. Like beyond bad.
Because?
I agree in that the first fifty minutes of this picture are fantastic, but after that I had to claw my way to the end. What a pretentious, uninspired bore.
the soundtrack is absolutely superb, but I confess, I didn't get the trans reference at all, who was trans? Jeez, Im sounding like a right dimwit. The characters were so dull it was kinda hard to take it seriously
The main guy and arguably the main girl.
Nimona was better overall imo
It was so boring it made me angry. I'm angry now. I'm also kinda done with A24, they've become a parody of themselves and haven't put out a good film in years. Endless slop.
A24 doesn’t make the movies and A24 doesn’t have one singular style
@@BrentFanan 'Put out', I said. And I didn't say they have a singular style. You're just looking for an argument. Begone.
You couldn't pay me enough to watch this type of garbage.
Go back and watch Transformers, buddy. Easier for your brain to digest
@henfarasubtitrare9764 Are you going to explain why? Come on, tell us how you know it's garabage when you haven't even seen it.
Elaboration?
Keep watching your glorified overproduced toy commercials for man babies then.
I saw clips that looked interesting and others that looked blah.
Not a good movie at all...
Not a good comment at all…
@@GooseGonnaGoose Yet, saves precious time.
@@pedrorocha9722 Why was it not good?
@@M.H.I.A.F.T. First of all, it's a personal taste thing. But then, what starts out as a nice idea, about a time gone by, it doesn't grow. No passion, as most movies, no spark. It loses itself early on. I already almost completely forgot it, that's how memorable it is.
Just another kids movie
Because?
I'll just watch your forehead glow instead of all these lousy films
What dumpster fire of a movie
I'll be honest this movie was to boring Not interesting 🥱 This is not a horror movie at all.