I kept waiting for th original to sabotage the younger version but it never happened. I figured a big part of the movie would be them trying to one up the other, Death Becomes Her style
we have to assume reddit was just their training grounds where the finest of Being Really Fucking Annoying honed their skills to be a legion of Neil Degrasse Tyson-alikes (with probably the same amount of sexual harassment)
Yep so many subtle little criticisms in the movie like that, like she's swallowed the shallow male-gaze culture so much, that even with a magical serum that opens up infinite possibilities for her, she can't dream any bigger than Thirst Trap TV
I thought it was about how women buy into the obsession of the body beautiful (expensive...) as well as trying not look young at any price (literally...) and their own commodification, and this after decades and decades of feminism...
I can’t believe I have to add this but this is not a dissertation dissecting the film this is a post made in jest and I actually know what “fame” is. Thank you
I can’t even decide if some Onion stories are real or not. I don’t blame The Daily Show. I blame Trump, his henchmen and the multitude of stupid buying his bullshit.
Also if someone is going to seriously analyze the film, they're going to have it put it in the context of actual feminist thinking and not just point to the movie's text repeatedly
It really goes deeper than Fame though. She has no one. She doesn't even know her neighbors. She has no life, or existence outside of work. she simply isn't a person at this point, she turned herself into more of an idea than a being.
I recall in Haruki Murakami's journalistic book Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche that after surviving the sarin gas bioweapon, every interviewee but one went to school or work until being told there to go to a hospital. (The other realized this absurdity before passing out.)
I think she really loved the fame and adoration she garnered from her job and wanted an opportunity to relive that all over again, but on her terms. The real tragedy is the fact that when given a chance to be young she never took into consideration that her "younger" self would be so selfish.
Lmfao. I was taken aback by the she treated her original body - like bb girl, why aren’t you laying your original body down on a bed? Or the new one for that matter? Speaks to some deep DEEP self loathing IMO.
I really liked it too, but I thought Demi was going to live through her. Her younger copy was living a separate life like a selfish roommate. Was that on the side of the box fine print?
She wanted the spotlight again, but what I don't understand is why she still went to do that fitness show when she could've done anything else like work it ig girl idek 💀
Bro I was thinking the same!! I was like, how am I supposed to have any sympathy when she uses the substance JUST TO KEEP DOING WHAT SHE HAS DONE HER WHOLE LIFE??
That's all that was left for her, in her eyes. She wasn't worth anything else, she wasn't even worth giving her homeroom friend a date when she felt her lowest.
I watched the first few minutes of this movie’s commentary and couldn’t understand why she’s still working at an old age with more than enough money lying around in her bank acc. like WHY? woman you r not gonna live long, and you can’t take your money with you in death. SPEND IT.
the movie makes it somewhat obvious that she wants to be loved. there’s a closeup shot of the note on the flowers saying the fans will love (underlined) her
She likely didn't actually have that much money. It's kind of the issue when you're not like a mult i-movie a year type movie star, studios tend to own you. The lifestyle tends to burn through money fast etc etc. also with clear work is the only thing she knows
i found that so poignant - i still remember the first time i seriously considered getting injectables was when one of my women-in-tech networking buddies made a joke about "boardroom botox" lol
Omg literally?!!! I said this I’m like she’s a stunner, she had a long and epic career, she has a beautiful home and all this cash…. Girl just sit back and ENJOY? Relax???
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