By accepting the traditional role of women in the Balkans, Ana instilled the belief that she had no right to freedom of movement. In addition to education and a permanent job, she accepts Mark's prohibitions and thus leads herself to self-destruction and severe depression. Marko was present as a child when his stepfather, revolted by his mother's adultery, dealt with his mother and her lover, where, due to a combination of circumstances, Marko's mother, protecting her lover, received a gunshot wound from which she died. Marko grew up, but with permanent traumas that are reflected in his everyday life. Mark is haunted by ghosts from the past that anesthetize and obstruct him in later life, his marriage has led to permanently disrupted relationships.
KIMI is the main character of this film and as much as I wish it was Angela Childs played by Zoe Kravitz, it isn't. KIMI is a smart device that works not unlike Amazon's Alexa and Google's Nest assisting in anything from home purchases to music playing all under the guise of only activating when in use.
Mulan had to struggle to feel like herself and see herself properly. Some of us have to strive to have our reflection mimic what’s inside. We have to crawl. We have to fight.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
At first glance, one wouldn't think John Carpenter's cult classic would be a thematic double-billing - or that Free Guy would be worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as They Live - but the two films of vastly different genres have more similarities upon further examination.
This article discusses the classic and timeless franchise, The Smurfs.
