pepperopulent

pepperopulent

when you watch a film, what does it say to you, and you to it?

Favorite films

  • Akira
  • Koyaanisqatsi
  • Paris, Texas
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

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  • Mermaid Legend

    ★★★★★

  • The Wild Robot

    ★★★

  • PlayTime

    ★★★★★

  • Beau Travail

    ★★★★

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  • Mermaid Legend

    Mermaid Legend

    ★★★★★

    “No matter how many I kill, they keep coming.”

    I’m honestly surprised this film isn’t a bigger part of the film canon. It can be argued to be among some of the best of the best in this medium. Everything about it speaks to the mind and the heart. A film about the evil of corporate greed and the role the state plays in it. I love how this picture situates its subject within its environment (figuratively and literally). What…

  • The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★

    Disabled nonbinary bipoc mother raising her disabled neurodivergent son alongside her aromantic houseless partner as they do mutual aid work against capitalism 

    The kids gonna be okay I think

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  • PlayTime

    PlayTime

    ★★★★★

    Actually yes, everything IS a fuckin game

    Wonderful wonderful picture. I’ve known about this movie for many years (thank you dunkey) and knew that it would be a visual treat. What I didn’t know is how masterfully it takes a look at how capitalism and consumerism takes over our lives. Everything is a product, except us. 

    This sleek modern district of Paris boasts a new era of life, filled to the brim with gadgets and conveniences. But it all seems…

  • The Piano Teacher

    The Piano Teacher

    ★★★★

    Fake desire when real fucking desire come thru

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