I wish I could give this half a star and five stars at once!
second time seeing this (though in the end, not on the big screen accompanied by a q&a with greg sestero, unfortunately), can’t believe how little I’d ed from the first time but that’s maybe for the best because, ah, what a journey.
do I live in a simulation? I can’t comprehend how and why everyone’s loving this. to me, it felt like a film churned out by AI — by which I mean, it felt like nothing, or rather, it didn’t make me feel a thing. it was as if I was in a shopping mall (technically true, but besides the point). sure, there are interesting conversations to be had about its depictions of disability & ableism, and its treatment of ‘race’. but…
one day Marija Kavtaradzė will make my favourite Lithuanian film, I can feel it.
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I was a little anxious about watching this one; had high hopes while also readying myself for disappointment after reading how some felt that Dovydas’ asexuality was treated as nothing but a plot device. to my relief, I didn’t see it that way.
having been on both sides of the coin — as someone who previously identified as ace for a good while and felt…
