In the Long Run, the Answer To COVID Hangover.
A few episodes in, I realized the most prominent theme of In The Long Run wasn't culture, race or even finding independence--but the idea of belonging.

Rosa (Marina Suma) is a low-level worker who decides to quit a nowhere job and turn to prostitution instead, all the while living with a boyfriend who is dealing drugs for his financial support. Entering into the picture is a homosexual friend who wants a child of his own and is willing to donate a good apartment to the couple if Rosa will marry her boyfriend and bear a child. She does get pregnant, but by that time has had it with the constant presence of the homosexual, and is having second thoughts about her pregnancy.
A few episodes in, I realized the most prominent theme of In The Long Run wasn't culture, race or even finding independence--but the idea of belonging.
An enchanted school for young heroes and villains brings the battle between good and evil in this fantasy movie.
A code adopted by gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals in general to subtly disclose your identity to another, “friend of Dorothy” is widely considered to originate with Judy Garland.
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.
YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.