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I think that Blue Velvet is, if one exists, a perfect movie. It’s so rich with motifs and recurring symbols, that half of the narrative is actually solved by the viewer, taking every piece of the puzzle and slowly, carefully putting them together. It begins and ends with a cut of an almost picturesque suburbia, boasting the iconic shot of the roses against the skyline, with just a little too much emphasis on the roses themselves for the…
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maybe i’m biased cause FINALLY there is some great bisexual representation on screen but i loved this so much!!! so touching and following the series’ increased budget GORGEOUS production quality and some of brooker’s best storytelling! absolutely my favourite episode of black mirror i don’t know why i didn’t watch this one originally !
very disturbing oh my god?? what? this is wildly niche and i think it relies on shock to convey its meaning, in a way that feels somewhat unnecessary. i mean i agree it's awful that cats are seen as a commodity to be bought and photographed etc rather than living animals, but i feel like this could have been a little more tasteful and less outwardly graphic for a message that feels somewhat reductive ?
