amoeba made me feel so many conflicting emotions — i watched this in dublin, and it was oddly comforting and strange (the dialogue in a familiar accent while i smelled guinness around me)
watching it made me miss all my days in a girl school, giggling over the silliest things and looking forward to recess every day; but i was also reminded of how constricted and small i felt in that system for all my early years
there were so many aspects of singapore subtly weaved into this film that made me feel back at home while i’m so far away — constant construction noises, the girls studying every few scenes, everyone somehow having had an encounter with ghosts
and at the end, the oral examination unexpectedly made me feel more emotional than i thought i’d be — maybe because it reflects the current reality of looking out and feeling helpless, having to conform if i ever want to amount to anything; but maybe also because i felt so seen
amoeba made me feel so many conflicting emotions — i watched this in dublin, and it was oddly comforting and strange (the dialogue in a familiar accent while i smelled guinness around me)
watching it made me miss all my days in a girl school, giggling over the silliest things and looking forward to recess every day; but i was also reminded of how constricted and small i felt in that system for all my early years
there were so many aspects of singapore subtly weaved into this film that made me feel back at home while i’m so far away — constant construction noises, the girls studying every few scenes, everyone somehow having had an encounter with ghosts
and at the end, the oral examination unexpectedly made me feel more emotional than i thought i’d be — maybe because it reflects the current reality of looking out and feeling helpless, having to conform if i ever want to amount to anything; but maybe also because i felt so seen