Mysterious Skin

thought i’d rewatch this as i’m approaching 200 (finally!) movies logged. never notice before but there are so many close up shots and in the few times it does pull back it’s almost always focused or lit in a way that only brings the people to the forefront, in turn making this film feel either incredibly intimate or claustrophobic. and what an amazing soundtrack (so tailored to my personal tastes) that just engulfs everything so cruel about it in some white light. there’s not much else i can say that hasn’t already been said. this movie changed my brain chemistry and will always mean the world to me and i will not watch it again for a long time.