In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Rosalind famously dons full male dress to disguise herself as Ganymede under which she tries to woo Orlando. She never believes herself to be an actual man, but instead treats herself to powers that are normally beyond her reach as a woman; particularly the freedom to court a lover. Much has been made of RGU’s treatment of gender, but Utena never truly considers herself to be a boy; her goal is to become a…
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Nosferatu 2024
I think Eggers is at his best when his fanatical historicizing inform and recreate historical psychologies for the audience to engage with. It allows us to inhabit pre-modern psychologies that are totally alien to us today (like 17th century Puritans or Vikings); the mise-en-scene being an extension of the character's subjective experience. Unfortunately that's missing from Nosferatu where the impressive sets/cinematography offer the occasionally interesting image but without anything going on underneath. The whole thing lacks meaning which makes it…
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The Substance 2024
Suffers from the Black Mirror Problem. There is no society that exists outside of its own sci-fi conceit. Every character/world building element only reinforces the feminist idea at its core: women's bodies are evaluated harshly and they are forced to do whatever they can to stay looking young and beautiful. This is true of course, but without a more true to life world built around it, the satire falls flat. It's all too cartoonishly unbelievable.
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The Age of Innocence 1993
"The farewell scene.. I usually leave the theater after that scene to take the picture away with me."
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