Spike Jonze's directorial debut is a masterclass on grief and compartmentalization. I wasn't even that bad of a kid but I relate to Max's feelings of abandonment and rage in such an important time in one's childhood. Also Mark Ruffalo jumpscare pretty early on
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I first saw this movie soon after my dad died when I was 15. The character of Max, even with all of his unlikeable traits and lies, really hit me in the heart. I was totally in love with the idea of having a counterpoint that was also coping with the grief of losing a parent by becoming extremely eccentric and busy. I was like, damn, we would trauma bond so hard then write a play together - why aren’t the boys at my school like him!?
Feb 7, 2024
I knew I was going to love this movie just because of the concept and the fact that it’s Kieran culkin and Jesse eisenberg but right now it’s the morning after I saw it and I’m sitting in bed crying thinking about certain things different characters but especially David, Jesse eisenbergs character said
I’ll tear up at a movie every once in a while but this movie really hit me because it is so relevant to how im feeling recently like literally every element of David and Benjis (Kieran culkin) emotional characteristics and their relationship with each other is relevant
My aunt passed away in September and I have been weirdly impacted by it since then and I have been working on controlling anxiety and depression for four years now with minimal progress and those two things, (David’s OCD and anxiety/Benji’s grief) are essentially what lead David and Benji to take this trip together so as we learn more and more about their relationship with each other and their personalities themselves it kept getting more and more personal to an almost unbelievable degree
Theres a point where something happens and David sort of opens up and what he says about not actually being okay but just presenting that he’s okay because he takes his medication and runs and meditates and goes to work then comes home then does it all again that really really hit me
It is such a perfect blend of funny but also deeply serious and emotional so even if it’s not as relevant to you right now I think everyone should see this movie
Nov 15, 2024
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It's on Max. Charming movie about self love and confidence.
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