Casey Affleck playing tragic and depressive characters is my favourite type of genre
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Sick of Myself 2022
Everyone is comparing this to "The Worst Person in the World", which is weird, as the only thing that these two have in common is the fact that both are norwegian. To me this seems more like a fucked up indie version of "Not Okay", as both paint a painfully real picture of modern day narcissicm and backwards values. While "Not Okay" stays a bit more on the safe side, "Sick of Myself" instead goes real deep and leaves you…
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Okamoto 2024
Really mixed feelings about this one. A very strong piece both visually and narratively, but the protagonist is mentally challenged in order to make the story function. When asked about this during q&a the director simply responded that the character came to him as inspiration and didn’t give any further reasons. When I had a chance to ask him the same question in person, he again responded with some “it came to me in a dream” type shit. Maybe it…
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