Knives Out: Sharpest Writing of 2019?
Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes

Monika meets Ginte while taking pictures at night in an abandoned building. After meeting, Monika and Ginte exchange photo negatives. They agree to take photos on the tapes again, and agree to meet and see how the photos turned out in the double exposure. When Monika takes a photo of Ginte's tape and highlights it, Monika begins to see overlapping portraits of herself and Ginte. The tension between Juste and Monika grows. Monika and Ginte meet to exchange photos. Monika tries to kiss Ginte, but Monika is rejected. After returning home, Monika is surprised to see that Juste has also left her.
Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes
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