Thesis
Wow, just woah. This film felt like it was made specifically for me. This is only the second time that I’ve instantly put a film in my top 4 (other than Mr. Lynch’s Inland Empire). Where do I even begin? The camerawork was absolutely fucking amazing, brought so much tension, yet such attraction to my eyes all at once. What really captivated me though was the use of violence as a spectacle for desire. Whether that be from shit we experience throughout our lives that traumatize us or just simply being desensitized by what we are being fed constantly through media. Oh my god, I just love this film so much.
Other little things that I loved: Ángela’s hair, Chema as a whole (he is unfortunately kind of my dream man looks wise… ugh), the use of found footage to disturb the viewer. The last one specifically really stuck with me because it reminds me of conversations I’ve had with my mother where we both admitted to going on questionable sites in the past to see real violence play out. I’m not saying that to be quirky either, I just find it interesting that the human brain see’s something that is so brutally horrifying, yet there is a hunger of wanting to see more. It’s fucked, yet it proves the excellence of this film because we truly are just so used to seeing brutality play out in front of us to the point that it has become entertainment.
(P.S. Ángela’s My Own Private Idaho poster on her wall 😭😭😭 She’s real as hell!!!)