Priscilla

have i lost you to another man? you’re losing me to a life of my own. for my fourth watch, i initially planned on focusing more on the actors’ mannerisms and facial expressions. not to say that i never noticed that before but this time i really wanted to put my primary focus on that part of the film. though, i must admit that was extremely hard to do so when i kept getting distracted by the aesthetics. im sorry this is such a pretty movie. this time, i also came to a realization that i felt that some of the scenes felt very disconnected and vague. and i was like “why was this in here?” it felt insignificant. for example, the scene where we see elvis and priscilla’s lsd trip. im not sure if it was in the book or not but it felt very irrelevant and so over the top . but then idrgaf!! it’s just such a silly thing to nitpick. i don’t even know why i’m talking about it. the scenes were stunning to watch. i forgot to add this in my previous review but in the film, when priscilla moves in at the age of seventeen, elvis gives priscilla a pet poodle. priscilla coddles the dog and treats it like a little princess. i feel that this is sofia coppola trying to make a case that shows us that elvis merely viewed his then future wife as a type of possession. Because when priscilla, a teenager asks elvis for permission to take a part-time job nearby, elvis denies her the right to do so. saying that he needs her to be available whenever he desires. it feels as if like the dog, priscilla was always to be primped and pampered to its owner's specifications. i thought that was pretty ironic and a sad observation. theres a lot of scenes in this film that i can talk about constantly and i believe i haven’t talked about this one in detail previously.. the scene where priscilla first visits memphis, where elvis gives her one of the pills he’s been taking with promises that it will help her sleep and make her feel better, which leaves her asleep for two days and when she does finally gain consciousness, all she can think of when she wakes up is that it’s two days less off the trip for her to enjoy with elvis. her entire life revolved around elvis. priscilla lacks impassioned monologues about female independence or misogyny; i didn’t expect sofia coppola to add that in. she’s not really the type of person to. and i don’t think there was a necessity for it. in fact, priscilla’s first time standing up for herself and making a choice for herself comes in the film's final moments. but still, the film never fails to captivate you into watching something both delightful and unsettling. okay!! i watched this yesterday and came home and wrote my review down but couldn’t be bothered to post it and then i completely forgot that i had to log this in until now.