Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)
An animated reboot based on the book of the same name, with differences from the live-action movie of the same name.

After an aspiring writer moves into a new house with her boyfriend she finds herself unhappy. Through writing, she travels to the past in the body of an unknown woman, finding many similarities and conflicts between the past and the present.
An animated reboot based on the book of the same name, with differences from the live-action movie of the same name.
There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
Elio could be seen as fantastic piece of representation, showing lonely children who feel ostracized that they are not alone. That is, unless you look behind the curtain.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
In order to learn why an arguably outdated fanfic trope was resurfacing in the contact zone of popular culture, I dove into a vibrant trough of character development.
The quiet ache of guilt sitting at the dinner table, the silence after a truth is buried, and the way pain is passed down like a name.