Dìdi (弟弟)
deeply relatable. beautifully written. rare do you find a film where the whole heart of the storyteller has been poured out into their art in this manner.
as a kid who once felt the exact same ways we see Chris mangle his way through early teenage years, Dìdi hits incredibly close to home. awkward around girls, finding different friend groups and not knowing exactly where you fit in, skating, fighting with my mom over trivial shit because I didn’t know any better- it’s all there. even growing up as an Asian-American, getting the goofy nicknames from your friends, the family dynamic and the surreal dialogue that made me feel like I was watching my own Lola and mom on screen. I almost cried on the plane.
more and more movies keep coming out that I relate to and I think that’s part of life now. 21 with all this crazy life experience that I’d never expect to have so young and now I get to see filmmakers who have lived similar lives put those experiences to screen, how I want to, makes me incredibly happy.
this is a film for the ages. the film I’ll show my kids one day. I want to show this to everyone I know. maybe I’m just giddy cause it’s relatable or because I just watch it, but with stuff like this, films like these, I know will stay with my heart in the long run and that makes Dìdi truly special.
(this is not mid90s! it’s mid2000s! they’re different even though they hold similarities don’t fucking compare them or I will fucking piss in your lotion!)