Melanie

Melanie

I’ve told you a million times not to talk to me while I’m doing my lashes! 
🌸🌿☀️
Mel ₊‧.°.⋆🫧•˚₊‧⋆. 
She/her

Favorite films

  • Gifted
  • The Black Cauldron
  • Libeled Lady
  • Coraline

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  • Brighter Days Ahead

    ★★★★★

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★

  • Snow White

    ★★★

  • The Hating Game

    ★★★½

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  • Brighter Days Ahead

    Brighter Days Ahead

    ★★★★★

    This film moved my soul in ways it needed to be moved, especially while listening to lyrics of Hampstead: 

    “I would rather feel everything than nothing every time […] I'd rather be seen and alive than dying by your point of view“ 

    All Ariana’s eras have been personal, but Eternal Sunshine showed another side to her that I think conveyed how much strength there is in her vulnerability. The movie really had that at its core. This overlying theme of…

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★

    There is a reason why this series immediately caught the attention of so many people worldwide. What is so important about it is it’s exploration of themes - childhood, interpersonal relationships, masculinity, gender, family and more. All goes into one hard hitting series.

    It serves as a warning to the influence that men like Andrew Tate have over the younger generation of boys. Some who are looking for a “strong” role model, and how misogyny continues to run rampant through…

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  • Snow White

    Snow White

    ★★★

    For a start, I absolutely loved the soul that was carried throughout the songs. “Waiting On A Wish” and “Good Things Grow” were great additions to the soundtrack. Jeff Morrow created a beautiful film score too. I think it definitely honoured Frank Churchill in a lot of ways. The music brought me straight into the world of Snow White. Rachel’s voice is full of body and power, which I think represents this version of Snow White very well. 

    I loved…

  • Pearl

    Pearl

    ★★★★

    “BUT I’M A STAR!”

    This movie explored isolation and depression during a pandemic in such an artistic way. For Pearl, the farm represented everything that was wrong with her life, creating both external and internal isolation. Pearl wore bows, but it felt like her girlhood had been stolen from her. Her dream is ultimately what took her away from reality. She couldn’t live with it. 

    The killings were brutal and reflected the deep sense of hatred that lived within Pearl.…