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The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue 2017
Perhaps life is much easier lived if there is someone who is as weird as we are, who makes us feel less of a social misfit when we're together, who knows that when we talk a lot it's mainly due to nervousness, who is willing to shoulder half of our burden for us, who understands our cynicism about love because lovers might either abandon us or drop dead, who wants to give it a shot anyway because they have a…
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The Substance 2024
Once the shock, blood, and gore wash off, we're left to wonder what it is that Fargeat wants to say about aging and toxic beauty standards. The message is frustratingly muddled. It didn't sit well with me that the film made it seem that it was mainly Elisabeth's fault for wanting a better version of herself. I at least wanted the film to take a stronger stance that an unfair, patriarchal system is also culpable for pushing women to undergo painful, horrific transformations.
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