Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps

Good shit. That 4 hours gonna hit you though.

Good shit. That 4 hours gonna hit you though.

listened to the last hour 40 with my girlfriend while talking to her and playing on my laptop… am i allowed to log or no….

listened to the last hour 40 with my girlfriend while talking to her and playing on my laptop… am i allowed to log or no….

I FINALLY WATCHED IT! IT WAS FUCKING GREAT!

I genuinely don't think I've seen a movie like this. It's bold, hilarious, uncomfortable, depressing, retrospective, and so much more. This movie is jam-packed with details, commentary on internet culture, and presents societal alienation via the internet and people in our lives with a bluntness that makes it so impactful.

The movie looks amateurish, with some aspects that feel straight out of a student film, but it adds so much depth to the realism in this movie. There are so many long conversation scenes in this movie featuring discussions on art, sex, and much more. That candid cinematography mixed with the uncannily real dialogue and fantastically nuanced performances heavily contributes to making this movie work.

The structure of this movie lends itself to fascinating questions regarding how we as humans present ourselves to the world, and following these extremely flawed characters made it more retrospective. The main characters of the two chapters, Michaela "Traps" Sinclair & Turner, can be pretty unlikable at times (especially Turner), but their realism and humanity force us to look deeper at their character to analyze how they are treated. Traps is a fascinating character, played excellently by the film's director, as she gets across a level of sympathy needed.

My biggest complaint does come from the runtime, but this is something I wouldn't truly change all that much. Some shots go on way too long, and some scenes feel like extensions of previous ones, but I feel that the runtime is used to build the isolation these characters feel so well, while also fleshing them out.

Again, I loved it; I wonder how long it's going to take me to watch the second movie?

I FINALLY WATCHED IT! IT WAS FUCKING GREAT!

I genuinely don't think I've seen a movie like this. It's bold, hilarious, uncomfortable, depressing, retrospective, and so much more. This movie is jam-packed with details, commentary on internet culture, and presents societal alienation via the internet and people in our lives with a bluntness that makes it so impactful.

The movie looks amateurish, with some aspects that feel straight out of a student film, but it adds so much depth to the realism in this movie. There are so many long conversation scenes in this movie featuring discussions on art, sex, and much more. That candid cinematography mixed with the uncannily real dialogue and fantastically nuanced performances heavily contributes to making this movie work.

The structure of this movie lends itself to fascinating questions regarding how we as humans present ourselves to the world, and following these extremely flawed characters made it more retrospective. The main characters of the two chapters, Michaela "Traps" Sinclair & Turner, can be pretty unlikable at times (especially Turner), but their realism and humanity force us to look deeper at their character to analyze how they are treated. Traps is a fascinating character, played excellently by the film's director, as she gets across a level of sympathy needed.

My biggest complaint does come from the runtime, but this is something I wouldn't truly change all that much. Some shots go on way too long, and some scenes feel like extensions of previous ones, but I feel that the runtime is used to build the isolation these characters feel so well, while also fleshing them out.

Again, I loved it; I wonder how long it's going to take me to watch the second movie?

sometimes I hear like video essay ppl say "this movie is like a mirror and it holds it up to u to look in." this is like looking in and not only do I not like whats looking back at me but I feel like I need a cigarette and a shower after and to not look into mirrors for a good day, try to forget I exist for an afternoon of dissasociating.

The only other piece of media to do this are the comics by Remy Boydell, which is fitting since Remy did the art for the blu ray cover.

I think in the cold of 3am I will think about this movie but until then.

sometimes I hear like video essay ppl say "this movie is like a mirror and it holds it up to u to look in." this is like looking in and not only do I not like whats looking back at me but I feel like I need a cigarette and a shower after and to not look into mirrors for a good day, try to forget I exist for an afternoon of dissasociating.

The only other piece of media to do this are the comics by Remy Boydell, which is fitting since Remy did the art for the blu ray cover.

I think in the cold of 3am I will think about this movie but until then.

Such an unfathomable queer mumblecore epic that NEEDS more attention. Absolutely deserves its 4.5 hour screen time and although I was skeptical at first, the way these two stories are paced and eventually conjoined is genius and incredibly refreshing and creative for an anthology film. The first part of Louise Weard’s Castration Movie anthology series is filled to the brim with creative, methodical storytelling and engaging characters that have the hilarity, tragedy and discomfort that humans have, in every way that makes them human. The contrast between Traps’ artificiality and Adeline and Rocco’s sincerity is explored fucking incredibly and shows the flaws of the characters that make this movie worth it, so close up and seemingly intrusive in its direct cinema-esque feel. This film is chock-full (specifically in its first chapter) with uncomfortable and awkward interactions that feel so incredibly real and develop the characters perfectly while setting up their eventual downfall. So fucking good and for sure in need of a rewatch, recommended to all.

P.S: Aoife Josie Clements is incredible and reminds me so so much of Emily Green of Geese fame.

Such an unfathomable queer mumblecore epic that NEEDS more attention. Absolutely deserves its 4.5 hour screen time and although I was skeptical at first, the way these two stories are paced and eventually conjoined is genius and incredibly refreshing and creative for an anthology film. The first part of Louise Weard’s Castration Movie anthology series is filled to the brim with creative, methodical storytelling and engaging characters that have the hilarity, tragedy and discomfort that humans have, in every way that makes them human. The contrast between Traps’ artificiality and Adeline and Rocco’s sincerity is explored fucking incredibly and shows the flaws of the characters that make this movie worth it, so close up and seemingly intrusive in its direct cinema-esque feel. This film is chock-full (specifically in its first chapter) with uncomfortable and awkward interactions that feel so incredibly real and develop the characters perfectly while setting up their eventual downfall. So fucking good and for sure in need of a rewatch, recommended to all.

P.S: Aoife Josie Clements is incredible and reminds me so so much of Emily Green of Geese fame.