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Inside Out 2 2024
I thought the abusive relationship with Anxiety and Riley was a bit too cliche, especially when it became a battle between Joy and Anxiety. For the sake of a children’s film, portraying these two in a. binary scale of emotions makes sense, but I think the ending left viewers with an impression that both Joy and Anxiety can’t coexist with nuanced dynamics. This franchise has the potential to break stigmas regarding mental illness and mental health and yet all it…
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Monster 2023
Really beautifully portrayed. Although I could guess the sort of plot twist from a mile away, I think this film does a good job at portraying honest and innocent queer love. I love how with each perspective a comes a nuances to the characters. We get to really see everyone’s flaws. I think this is a very consumable movie that isn’t pushing too many questions but also allows for some genuine fear and anxiousness to rise in the viewer. This film is dramatic but in a way that still allows for relatability.
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Perfect Days 2023
Beautiful but boring. Despite the cinematic shots and creamy color palette, this film attempts to capture quotidian beauty through the monotonous life of a blue collar laborer in a way that is utterly boring and without critique. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy long quiet shots and the sentiment of making a film centered around the everyday, but I think there are ways to do so that at least follow a stronger narrative such as in Roma. I feel like…
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The Farewell 2019
I really enjoyed watching Billi’s compliance to keeping her grandmas condition a secret transform across the duration of the film. I think it illustrates some of the tensions of being an Asian American, and how cultural customs and ideologies surrounding morality can differ within personal and familial contexts. I particularly took note of the scene where Billi’s uncle and dad explain how holding this secret is a responsibility and burden they must hold for the happiness and ignorant bliss of…
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