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Raised by Wolves: King (2022)
Tragedy of Existing
I think the main themes of the show peaked in this episode with; Marcus encountering a creature that we had seen before, Paul being infested by another creature and Sue collecting leachers out of one of the same devolving once-human(?) creature and a so-called 'inhuman' android taking direct revenge just like a human would do. With all that is happening, believes and religions are at two sides of a blade. Delusion gets you killed and hope keeps you going and the truth to it, is much more complicated. After all, it is a giant and unknown world/nature out there and not just humans, but all other 'living things' experience the tragedy of existing; knowing so little of the reality and trying to find their ways with knowing so little and try to make sense of their take on reality and try to make it work. During that, each comes up with an idea to wish what they lack the most from a higher power.
"What is the difference between the god and some alien transmission from out there?"
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
An Interesting Allegory !
I read the film as an allegory of modernity and capitalism being inevitable the system for the people. Capitalism is feed upon fear, trauma psychology and surpression of these fears and use them in its advantage, of course it is the people who believes in capitalism that doing it. These capitalists are often seen praising the "ancient" cultures and the salt brutality of them as a justifyer for what they do. In fact they only surpress their brains mirroring the pain they witness, which can be called empathy, but eventually they'll find another way to surpress it, again and again... so they grow to be lack of humanity as a human. This is an existencial tragedy, I guess... So, at the end, I think that their greatest fear they grew up all along these surpression session of theirs, came to a reaching point and collapsed on itself...In that case, capitalism is doomed to do so...
Westside (2018)
Unexpected depth,
To be honest, my mind was full when I decided to watch the show and I was looking for some cheap thrills with zero thinking with some glamour and pointless fun... Westside turned my expectations upside down. And as I was trying to get away from my problems, unexpectadly found a space where I can question my life as an artist and my problems.
The structure of the story telling was amazing to me. I don't really find reality shows necessary but this can't be fully labeled as reality, so... It actually is a combination of different genres. Episodes' structures were like collages, made with different sequences of visuals. And consistency of the whole is nicely done.
I really liked exploring depths of the chracters via music and performance arts. Art is about trying to know ourselves as individuals; asking questions and exploring a reasons and results related universe. I think the show searches these areas nicely.
As an artist, myself, I think the show lifts psychological weights a bit off and gives me space to think about myself, my vision, my existence and our collective reality.
How it is wonderful and how it is full of hell... I guess, with the good and the bad, still it is good to focus on what is beautiful and exploring it through arts and experiencing a life with diversity, colours and possibilities...
The Weeknd: Secrets (2017)
A complete package of artistic expression!
As an architect, I loved how the environment is used as a strong character in the story line.
The video takes place in the woman's mind, the Weeknd chasing for the truth through her mind. Symbolism, connected to the lyrics create a visual experience as a music video. I'm impressed by how every frame got me in to it. The minimalistic view in the whole video strengthens the sense of isolation which is the main feeling of the song, like: "I hear the secrets that you keep," than the Weeknd is isolated from the woman, following ", when you're talking in your sleep."...
Overall; the lyrics, the video, the art direction, the song and its instrumental are a complete experience that surprises and gets you in. I really look forward for the Weeknd's journey as an artist growing up and exploring...
The Dressmaker (2015)
Loved how the story turned!
First of all, I really liked how the story blinked to clichés than said "No, thanks. I don't buy that." Poison of the society is something we struggle all the time and sometimes it becomes its the most destructive form. So, as a criticism of that, I liked the story's main idea... "Small people's small problems bother those who can think of another." I must mention Kate Winslet's performance was at a high level. She is truly an artist as an actress. (I hate sexist word seperations like actor/actress...What a lovely society!) Also her chemistry with his mother and the act was fascinating. But there were somethings missing. Visuals and places were well constructed but I have concerns about how the story from the book is adapted. The dark turn, which was out of cliché and well prepared, was rushed. I would expect all the characters to express their emotions, what they feel, what they think...There could be more scenes like a characters sits, express it with body language. But instead, to show characters' feelings the scenes were constructed like, "something happens, another thing happens and another happens..." I mean there should be scenes to process the story. The last 30 mins I was a little off the movie. Also, it was interesting to see the society's hypocritical choices about Myrtle's dresses. It was symbolic and a nice touch. And at the end, Myrtle burns the red fabric to burn down the whole town, which was also beautiful to express her feelings and to end the story. I should also mention the musical score. It was beautiful but in some scenes, it was not a font music, which was distractive. All in all, from the beginning to the ending, the story was the most important element and I wish we could see all the other elements of a movie werewell constructed in this movie. My heart is broken how the societycould be messed up by the people who cannot see themselves as an individual; sees some one shaped and designed by the community they live in. Teddy and Mrytle could be proud of themselves that they are not one of them. I wish all of our "true" personalities could manage to be free...
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Stunning shoots, stunning acts, shocking reality
Ang Lee, apparently saw some beautiful camera shoots and used them to make the photography of the film beautiful and effective. If we consider the part of nature on the storyline (I mean the effect of Brokeback Mountain on Ennis and Jack), we can see that it was a very well thought idea. The nature of the mountain refers to the nature of humans.
Homosexuality isn't the only thing about this movie, actually. Ang Lee used It as tool to tell a different story. A story of a person's suppressions in his emotional world. Ennis' childhood memories, his traumas lead him to a person who is terrified of society, what It can do. That's why Ennis runs from a life where Jack and him could live. He tries to suppress his feelings about Jack by getting married and having children. And so does Jack. They both try to suppress their homosexuality but they fail. They can resist their nature. The nature that Brokeback Mountain unveiled.
Society's poison of making people similar and not allowing differences leads Ennis and Jack to a life that they have to hide, suffer from not being themselves. This film is a criticism of society. Ang Lee uses reality so effective that you find yourself shocked and upset by how things happened in Ennis and Jack's lives over the years.
Ang Lee used slow scenes and preferred less talking between characters so face impressions, gestures and emotions can talk. And he succeeded. This is a minimal film, in that context. Ang Lee's succinct wording crushes audience's chests with painful truths (the truths that society thinks correct) and how we are vulnerable against the people we live together.
At the end of the film; even though Jack's family embraces Jack's nature (not entirely), they refuse to scatter his ashes in Brokeback Mountain. These lines are a the perfect summary of the main idea in the movie. Even the society sees and allows homosexuality (or any other kinds of differences), they will never truly accept people's true natures.
The film slapped the reality that sadly we will never can be ourselves in any society because our value judgments will always effect each other. We will always suppress somethings and It will kill, eventually, us inside. We may see ourselves "living" on the outside; but we will be dead inside. We will regret for the things that we couldn't live, when we look back on our lives. Just like Ennis did. So, whatever we do; we have do It freely so that we won't regret not doing It. We only live once.
As an asexual person, I'm so happy that I'm living without labels. I was bullied, insulted, considered odd, suppressed...at the end, I was still myself. And If I get killed because of just being different, I will die being myself. Society can't make me somebody I'm not. I'm not rewarded with this life to live, due to other people's thoughts and requests
I hope we all live a life where we can live as ourselves. Like the way it should be.