Blowing Up—A Perspective on Grief and a Lesson in Compassion
We are constantly being pushed to move on from mishaps and negative feelings. What happens if we're not ready to do so?

A film that seeks to understand the shadows of the collective unconscious through the technical improvement and aesthetic refinement of the moving image. The film also mixes dramatic and playful elements, as it is necessary to break the chains of the past to survive a punishing reality. Vivid and impactful colors lead to a dreamlike environment. Fantastic and terrifying figures pass through the memories of a tormented man. Was this film a dream?
We are constantly being pushed to move on from mishaps and negative feelings. What happens if we're not ready to do so?
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.
The animated musical adventure beings fantasy and magic to viewers as they follow Keegan and Moya.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
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