Priya Persaud

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I like things that mean things 𝄞⨾𓍢ִ໋

Favorite films

  • Malcolm X
  • Scream
  • Network
  • 12 Angry Men

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  • Howl's Moving Castle

    ★★★½

  • Spirited Away

    ★★★★½

  • 12 Years a Slave

    ★★★★★

  • The Insider

    ★★★½

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  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    ★★★★

    Here’s a fun fact about me—

    I have an uncle that each time I saw him while growing up, he would ask me if I knew who Gregory Peck was. While in my youth, I found this riddle to be quite annoying however as I’ve grown up it’s something that’s always stuck with me. 

    He asked me this because Gregory Peck passed away merely a few hours before I was born on June 12, 2003. I guess my uncle really…

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  • Howl's Moving Castle

    Howl's Moving Castle

    ★★★½

    The score for this is so pretty 🫧🫧🫧

  • Spirited Away

    Spirited Away

    ★★★★½

    I would feel more at peace in my life if I knew No-Face tbh…

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  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

    ★★★★★

    “I beg pardon”
    "I beg pardon? What are you so polite about?”
    “For the same reason you are not: it's the way I was brought up”

    This is officially the oldest film I’ve ever seen, it is also one of the best. I’m in shock at how well characters are developed and portrayed in only an hour and a half, and how interesting the main storyline is despite the fact that we never actually see this trial, the aftermath, or…

  • Network

    Network

    ★★★★★

    "There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM, and ITT, and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon."

    This is the first film in a while that I have considered genuinely funny, perhaps because it matches my humor so well but it helps that this movie is both a satire and social commentary (or at least that’s the way I chose to view it) that can be as witty as it is thoughtful.

    This film…