Buffalo '66

°‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ 🩵ྀི I really love love this movie. From the aesthetics, cinematography, everything. I think its a brilliant movie despite the scandals of Vincent Gallo himself - I chose to look into this movie itself and missing out the horrid things happened outside the movie. I do not think this movie is about stockholm syndrome, It reflects on how both of the characters show how much damage parental figures can done in your life & relationship from a very young age. It shows how Layla & Billy is two people that's on the same coin - Opposite but same. One lacks love and fears it & is afraid of being vulnerable, One craves it so much and sees the good in people despite how cruel the world judged them to be. It shows impact of being seen for once in your life for something other than a monster that the world made you to be. we can slowly see Billy letting himself to be vulnerable once in his life with Layla. *And that how Layla immediately taking a liking and seeing who Billy really is from the beginning - It really shows how her character is kind & craves for Love. * Billy was likely to be assaulted while he was in prison - It was portrayed on how he avoid being 'looked at' & really avoid of getting touched and how agressive he was on that. I love Vincent's acting when he breaks down, we can really feel what's been building up in Billy - what he kept in there for years. Layla very much had so many chances of leaving him, Yet she stayed. From her perspective, all she saw was a scared boy when Billy's real personality & traits began to show - especially during dinner with his family ; she definitely learned on how horrid the family is. “I got a girl. There's a girl who loves me and she's very pretty and she's very nice.” ⋆｡‧˚ 🩵ིྀ ˚‧｡⋆🪽* *