Bo Burnham: Inside

"You say the ocean's rising, like I give a shit. You say the whole world's ending, honey, it already did. You're not gonna slow it, heaven knows you tried. Got it? Good, now get INSIDE."One of the first letterboxd reviews I ever read was about this special. It said "This is like a tape you find inside someone's house after they've done something horrible." I don't believe that's too far off of what Bo did in this special. I believe that the "horrible thing" Bo has done with Inside is held up an uncomfortable mirror to American consumerism and the colonization of our attention.  Catchy songs, funny one liners, and creative set pieces undercut with the uncomfortable truth about a world in lockdown and beyond, Bo Burnham created his magnum opus with no one but himself, a camera, and decades worth of mental strain from being in the spotlight since the dawn of YouTube. This movie serves as a cautionary tale for isolation, as we watch Bo slip further and further into the abyss.  Also, if you haven't seen the alternate version of All Eyes On Me from the Outtakes, you really really should.  Welcome to the Internet.