jankibean

jankibean

Favorite films

  • Knives Out
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Nosferatu
  • Anora

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  • There's Still Tomorrow

  • The Monkey

  • Moonlight

  • Parthenope

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  • There's Still Tomorrow

    There's Still Tomorrow

    Beautiful way to convey the need to think beyond the context of our own experience; sometimes, we must act for the benefit of future generations, even if those actions do not improve our own reality.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    A film that plays with the concept of fear versus acceptance of death and the freedom that arises from being able to embrace its inevitability and arbitrary nature.

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  • Parthenope

    Parthenope

    This felt less like watching a story unfold and more like watching the deconstruction of a belief into the individual memories that led to its formation. Interesting themes of beauty as a hindrance to genuine connection, the disappointment of being perceived yet unseen, and the fallacy of romantic love as a means of attaining happiness/self-fulfillment.

  • Hard Truths

    Hard Truths

    A brief insight into the crippling impact of unresolved trauma on an individual and their ecosystem. This film beautifully captures so many elements of coping with depression: the feeling of being trapped, the alienation of self and others, the numb resignation to misdirected anger and unrelenting anxiety, and the exhaustion of trying to comprehend it all. A slice of life, there are no answers here—just an opportunity to empathize with characters who persist in the only way they know how, as they grapple with themes of fate and agency.

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