Thoughts:
-I don't care how sad bro is really
-Only the second best little red riding hood movie I've seen the last year
-I don't think the metaphors are interesting or textually rich. Movie is not very deft at deciding if Fuse is seeing this shit or if its the audience seeing it as a representation of his trauma.
-I think, despite its very strenuous protestations, its a cold, sterile movie. Japanese creators like to play around with nazi imagery…
I think this is a far more affable, funny and relatable coming of age story than 99% of the classics that are held up. Minor nitpicks with the plotting and some inconsistent characterization for Seymour are my only complaints.
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Kind've a long, boring slog. Like a real roadtrip.
As a work of female empowerment, I feel like I need to think on it longer. Thelma is an incredibly annoying person; it is her poor decision making that leads to the crescendo of events. But I can buy that these are still purposeful rebellions against the shitty men in her life.
Thelma and Louise both suffer violent trauma (attempted rape, implied actual rape) as a means of "toughening" them up,…
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Wherein, Haruko learns what the real world is like and does her own thing.
Wherein, Kinta figures out what being a man is about, flipping out and threatening people with a gun.
This movie ruled. Compared to US 40's noir, it feels less cliche (or I'm less familiar with those cliches). Taking a fall for the boss isn't glamorized, it's psychological blackmail. Kinta's gang is a bunch of backstabbing thugs, willing to strikebreak and shakedown anyone for money. Sex work…
