This movie psychically alived me. So much so I have it playing on a loop in my room to tend to its rhythms when I get the chance
Upon asking my 91 yr old roommate if he’s seen it he said yes and in fact he tried to recreate it one night with a group of friends. He went on to describe the intricate details of the happenings of that night, like one of the friends cooking burning the food…
haha plz feed me this film on days I don’t want to live. this film is life-changing
“I can only see what’s in front, not what’s behind. So I can only know half of the truth, right?”
The philosophy of Yi Yi is what elevates it to something of greatness. We’re all searching for the meaning of life. For connection. The members of the Wu family are searching very hard for this, but in this search, they only ever look within themselves. They only focus on their own desires, emotions, and perspectives. Yi Yi shows that if…
Fun flick! But the barrage of gags about Mattel/the patriarchy left me feeling like someone had been nudging an elbow into my side for 2 straight hours, winking, and saying “didja get that?” - which took away from what were some hilarious sequences and dazzling performances.
Greta winks, suggesting we’re in on the jokes at Mattel’s expense, but it makes the joke a little less funny when you realize that expense is going straight into their pockets and Greta is still very much “milking the dark mother of capitalism”.
