The first time i saw Possession i said āthis is my favorite movieā approximately four times throughout. the insanely theatrical performances, the color and setting⦠itās untouchable to me. itās not a For Everyone movie as it is certainly unsettling and strange Horror but its power lies in that uniqueness and itās just straight up beautiful love you xoxo
I donāt know if āscaryā quite describes this one, but it definitely stuck with me for days after I watched it. I still think about it to this day. āDeeply upsettingā more fits the bill. Itās just two hours of the most destructive and toxic relationship ever portrayed on film with some horror elements for flare. Makes you want to curl up into a ball and never experience romantic feelings for another person ever again This recommendation comes with a big asterisk. This is whatever the opposite of life-affirming is, so if you like feeling like shit definitely check it out.
for some reason I have gone most of my life acting like Iām the only person on earth whoās not allowed to ask for help⦠and also feeling evil whenever I ask someone to do/not do somethingā¦. and lately Iām realizing that actually itās okay if I ask. Most people are cool and will say āyes no problemā
I encourage you to rip into me if you disagree because shying away from disagreement is what??š OUT!
IN
⢠Reading books
⢠Folk-rock and folk-country
⢠Doing stuff on the computer and not your phone like god intended (social media, online shopping, etc.)
⢠Clothes-wise: colored tights, mini skirts, scarves
⢠Being late to work
⢠Talking to strangers, in the same vein: making new friends
⢠Writing
⢠Taking the bus and the train
⢠Saying what you need to say and doing so succinctly
⢠Unionizing your workplace
OUT
⢠Boring convos with coworkers
⢠Wearing clothes you donāt really like
⢠Minnesota nice (see also: being nice is not always the same as being kind)
⢠VAPING OHHH MY GOD. WRAP IT UP!!!
⢠Caring about makeup, unless youāre a drag queen or a goth. Like you get 15 minutes max
⢠Shying away from disagreement
⢠Fast casual chain restaurants - go eat local and sit down for a while
⢠Paw Patrol (copaganda)
⢠Ass kissing
⢠Being under 25
I mean. Wow. I wish I could formulate coherent literary analysis but I think I just need to sit with this for a month. Humanity, gender, politics, fear, love. The heart of culturally long-lasting, impactful sci fi is when the sci is merely a background to the fi, ya know? Tried to pick a quote but canāt right now. If you hear shrill screaming in the distance just know itās me wailing over this book Illustration by David Lupton