Sundance 2025watch #2
I've already eaten everything there is. We ate an entire marriage in one single meal.
Bubble & Squeak, the directorial debut of Evan Twohy is an absurdist observation of the frailty of relationships. We follow the newly wed characters Declan and Delores through a chaotic honeymoon that though highly fantastical, is still grounded in realism. The classic pairing of two people in love but just not quite right for each other. Here, the cabbages smuggled by Delores can serve as a loose metaphor for many things, with the actual meaning mute to the larger goal of this film. The ending is intentionally ambiguous to our characters future because them ending up together or apart isn't really the point. This approach to telling their story won't work for every viewer, though I found it affective when reflecting on my own relationship experiences through life. I enjoyed listening to the Q&A post viewing and how Evan explained how the meaning of the film changed over time as his own relationship experiences changed - though the direct inspiration here may be in abstracts, the film does work by both being a personal and universal reflection on what it's like to be in love.
Sundance 2025watch #2
I've already eaten everything there is. We ate an entire marriage in one single meal.
Bubble & Squeak, the directorial debut of Evan Twohy is an absurdist observation of the frailty of relationships. We follow the newly wed characters Declan and Delores through a chaotic honeymoon that though highly fantastical, is still grounded in realism. The classic pairing of two people in love but just not quite right for each other. Here, the cabbages smuggled by Delores can serve as a loose metaphor for many things, with the actual meaning mute to the larger goal of this film. The ending is intentionally ambiguous to our characters future because them ending up together or apart isn't really the point. This approach to telling their story won't work for every viewer, though I found it affective when reflecting on my own relationship experiences through life. I enjoyed listening to the Q&A post viewing and how Evan explained how the meaning of the film changed over time as his own relationship experiences changed - though the direct inspiration here may be in abstracts, the film does work by both being a personal and universal reflection on what it's like to be in love.
