Visuals. The beautiful psychedelic + watercolor combo is stunning, yet its so violent. I love that this movie grants revenge against the patriarchy. Even though in the end, it’s not really done in the name of good since she turned to satan for her powers and went berserk. But this movie does have its negatives, such as the questionable representation of sexual violence. I know that sexual violence is a main element of this movie but the way it’s shown is…
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Dear David 2023
I love this movie paying homage to wattpad girls and for validating female sexuality. But the problem is that it seems like the director intends to make laras up to be the cool liberal groundbreaking girl when she’s actually just a creep. It’s a really fresh take on indonesian teen movies but it’s unhinged, except for dilla’s character i love herr. This could have been such a good groundbreaking indonesian movie
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Amélie 2001
Prevails as the best movie I’ve ever watched. Amelie is an adult woman with the mind almost of a child, she’s the personification “rose-tinted glasses”. After she reunited a random old memento belonging to this random old man, something sparked in her. That spark made it her life mission to help the people around her. Her neighbor, coworkers, customers, and friends were rescued by the do-gooder, Amelie, to find warmth and love until she realizes that all that’s left for her…
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The Virgin Suicides 1999
I love this hauntingly beautiful movie. I love the lulling creepy soundtrack. I love the sweet and pale cinematography. But I exceptionally love the romanticization of the Lisbon girls. We see them from the perspectives of their teenage boy neighbors. They view the girls as these alluring yet menacing mythical creatures who they just desperately want to free from their cage [their strict parents].
In the end, the boys were seen mourning at the girls’ funeral. They were all the…
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