A Different Man
89/100
Reasonable crashout tbh.
I mean there is no way that Oswald just randomly shows up in the exact places, where he says the exact thing that unravels Guy's life. Clearly Guy was already pissed at society when he went by Edward, contrasting heavily with Oswald, and clearly commenting on how meaningful our approach to life and the society around us is. However, seeing the film from Guy's perspective throws us into just as much paranoia as he's in, which is why it's hard to really figure out Oswald; we are stuck behind the lens of Guy.
Regardless of all that, it's time to throw away the references to The Substance (2024), as they're wildly different films executed in wildly different ways. Personally I prefer A Different Man, but I do enjoy both a lot, and admittedly it saddens me that A Different Man was not nominated for Best Picture, as I believe it more than deserves it.
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