feels like Darius should be in this. probably was tbh, somewhere in the house
don't really know why i took so long to watch this, I've been meaning to since i first listened to BTI years ago.
Donald Glover remains an extremely talented artist, and in my opinion the best of (at least) his generation. it's not just about being versatile, he really excels and puts 100% in all of his ventures; it doesn't feel like he's just ticking off boxes on his to-do list of being a musician, actor, writer, director, comedian, and so on.
coming on to the actual film though, you need to watch the "internet version" as well as this "director's cut" for the full experience. an overly dramatised, 50-second 'trailer' of the film, aptly named the "internet version" tricks us into thinking this film, or even this guy's life, is full of excitement, action, twists, and whatnot. but only when we watch the 25 minute-long view into his life do we realise they're really just mundane moments in his mundane life. and in a pessimistic nutshell, that's really what everything is. the internet loves to only spotlight the loud parts, forgetting to showcase the repeated loneliness that this guy goes through on a daily basis, even within a supposedly rich life, surrounded by friends. and then when you go and watch the "internet version" AGAIN, you realise you were Clapping for the Wrong Reasons. or maybe I'm wrong, who knows, this could have a billion interpretations.
it also touches on some of the surrealistic aspects that him and Hiro Murai are always great at in 'Atlanta', with the girl that seemingly nobody knows, odd dreams, and so on. do these things have meaning, or do they just represent the fact that "some things just happen, we don't know why"? I'm not sure, but i do have some theories of my own; imo the girl being a complete stranger only seems weird at first, but when you realise how lonely our protagonist is amidst all these "friends" of his, is she really that different? aren't everyone in the house simply just strangers? why do we react shockingly when it's someone we don't know, but are fine with it when it's our own friends?
this is not a film about being alone, it's about being lonely, which Hiro Murai and Donald Glover, as always, present so amazingly.
sidenote: people always spotlight Donald Glover for his works, and rightfully so, but just wanted to also mention how amazing and creative his entite team is, whether that's Hiro Murai, Stephen Glover, Ludwig Gorranson (who gets a little cameo) , or just anyone he works with.
feels like Darius should be in this. probably was tbh, somewhere in the house
don't really know why i took so long to watch this, I've been meaning to since i first listened to BTI years ago.
Donald Glover remains an extremely talented artist, and in my opinion the best of (at least) his generation. it's not just about being versatile, he really excels and puts 100% in all of his ventures; it doesn't feel like he's just ticking off boxes on his to-do list of being a musician, actor, writer, director, comedian, and so on.
coming on to the actual film though, you need to watch the "internet version" as well as this "director's cut" for the full experience. an overly dramatised, 50-second 'trailer' of the film, aptly named the "internet version" tricks us into thinking this film, or even this guy's life, is full of excitement, action, twists, and whatnot. but only when we watch the 25 minute-long view into his life do we realise they're really just mundane moments in his mundane life. and in a pessimistic nutshell, that's really what everything is. the internet loves to only spotlight the loud parts, forgetting to showcase the repeated loneliness that this guy goes through on a daily basis, even within a supposedly rich life, surrounded by friends. and then when you go and watch the "internet version" AGAIN, you realise you were Clapping for the Wrong Reasons. or maybe I'm wrong, who knows, this could have a billion interpretations.
it also touches on some of the surrealistic aspects that him and Hiro Murai are always great at in 'Atlanta', with the girl that seemingly nobody knows, odd dreams, and so on. do these things have meaning, or do they just represent the fact that "some things just happen, we don't know why"? I'm not sure, but i do have some theories of my own; imo the girl being a complete stranger only seems weird at first, but when you realise how lonely our protagonist is amidst all these "friends" of his, is she really that different? aren't everyone in the house simply just strangers? why do we react shockingly when it's someone we don't know, but are fine with it when it's our own friends?
this is not a film about being alone, it's about being lonely, which Hiro Murai and Donald Glover, as always, present so amazingly.
sidenote: people always spotlight Donald Glover for his works, and rightfully so, but just wanted to also mention how amazing and creative his entite team is, whether that's Hiro Murai, Stephen Glover, Ludwig Gorranson (who gets a little cameo) , or just anyone he works with.
