'The Invisible Man' (2020): The Hiddenness of Domestic Abuse
The 2020 remake of 'The Invisible Man' explores the hidden nature of domestic violence with a classic sci-fi character.

Tsuyoshi Honjo and Naoto Soda are employees of an unremarkable production company, SLOPPY DOGS are huge fans of the popular tokusatsu series, "Shinsei Denshou Forticus" that's streaming on TTFC. Instead of working, they watch Forticus and get scolded by their colleague, Koharu Umishiro. One day, after being pressured by their boss to go on an interview, the three of them got caught up in a crazy incident! And then the "real" Forticus appears?!
The 2020 remake of 'The Invisible Man' explores the hidden nature of domestic violence with a classic sci-fi character.
Strangers in a crowd, exchanging glances, looking away, continually managing to run into each other then part ways, end up at the same diner, find they've rented the exact same vehicles, and are then made to travel together to learn once more whether they can both find genuine adoration and companionship again. This really does, in so many words, sum up the foundational gist of of this new feature film from writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") and director Kogonada ("The Acolyte", "After Yang"). Yet, it's all only the set-up for the REAL wonder of everything that happens before, during, and in the aftermath of a magical, meaningful journey.
The plot lags, the moral lessons are misguided, but are those fluffy little donut creatures adorable? Yes. Yes, they are.
One of the reasons that people with albinism have a difficult time being seen and represented in media is probably because there is a small percentage of them.