After setting fire to his own house, Ju-young’s father vanished without a trace. When she receives news that fragments of his bones have been discovered, Ju-young returns to her hometown village — and to see her Deaf younger brother, Se-hyung. The village and the mountains are unnaturally quiet. So quiet, it feels as though something beneath them is beginning to boil. Drawn deeper into that silence, Ju-young must slowly dig up what has long been buried there. Within that unknowable silence, something is seething.
Twisting what seems to be obvious setups and frameworks is what sets the story structure of Squid Game apart. I appreciate that this narrative is complex but not complicated; an easy enough plot to wrap your head around while still treating the audience like an equal participant in this social commentary
‘Better Than Chocolate’ isn’t perfect, but it sure has charm! The characters are great. Some took longer to grow on me than others, but ultimately they’re all compelling! I appreciate how a select few help those around them to grow.
'The Invisible Man' triumphs in tension even as it drops the ball on genuine surprise for the audience.
“Trust your gut" is one of the most common pieces of advice you’ll receive during your lifetime. And as a person inclined to trust my intuition above all else, it’s the most common advice I find myself giving in real life and in my online socialising. But what happens when your gut is trying to warn you that something is seriously wrong without you being able to identify what triggered it in the first place? How can you act on a feeling or make it go away when you don’t have a clue about what could be wrong? How can you trust your intuition when you don’t know what makes it act out in the first place?
Joker is a compelling, character-driven, psychological tale that has a message behind the madness.
Star Wars is better if you believe that Luke Skywalker is gay. You can't change my mind.
