Far too cowardly to be the morally grey story it pretends to be. One of my most disappointing watches in a while
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The Substance 2024
My initial face-value impression of this is that in its attempt to denounce the pressure we put on women to alter their bodies to reach unattainable beauty standards, by implying that the worst consequence of a botched alteration is becoming uglier, it becomes the very thing it purports to criticize. If the desire for being beautiful is wrong, why then punish that desire with ugliness? It suggests that beauty is simply ontologically good, and although it fades, we must not…
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2013
My favorite part is how they changed the original tale from kaguya not wanting to leave her lover, to kaguya not wanting to leave *earth*. Her lover is a mere thread in the tapestry of what makes life on earth so precious: her family, good food, beautiful scenery, and all of the heartaches that make the scarce moments of joy all the more sweeter
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An Errand 2024
Asked to spend ten hours of his life to drive back and forth with barely any sleep, Moroy has no other choice but to relive the past. Beneath the surface, he contemplates his two futures: the loyal but disposable Ben or the legendary but free Rex.
If only there's enough time to spend in the embrace of another, enough time to sit down for a meal. Still, drivers and mistresses must stick to their roles, kept in the dark from…
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