It is and yet it isn’t because Enid is also a flawed person. I see her as a proto-Lena Dunham in that she’s not a wonderful person but someone who brings down people around her. It was a bit of a departure from the book, where she’s a little more straightforward. So I think your statement applies to the book moreso…

that’s sad

Agreed. Tbh, even if for other people this movie isn’t an example of that, I have seen white people try to commodify many foreign films in a “kitsch” way that slightly irritates me within the film collector circles I mingle with. Part of the beauty of cinema is that just like clothes and food, it represents different…

But just because it was never meant to be doesn’t mean that you can’t analyze it from that perspective either. If it wasn’t meant to explore racial issues, why introduce them? And the film very clearly does in the guise of a provocative piece of advertisement that Enid uses to invoke a reaction out of her classmates…

I prefer that to the Trump Supporters I have to read posts from.

Well put. I agree with you. This article isn’t perfect but you can’t avoid the racial aspects of the film.

It is better, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. That said, yes, I love the film too. And I watched these films and Welcome to the Dollhouse a lot growing up, along with Carrie. Very angsty kid.

I’ll agree with you that that scene is lampooning the whole nature of art installations and “finding” art that you had no part in creating and calling it brilliant for the sake of it (in other words, making fun of Concept Art). But at the same time, I agree with Rich that Enid’s failure at even that is sort of played…

Oh Goddddd...that is messed up.

What about his son? His son was very sad :(

Happiness is FUCKED up.

TBH, I completely agree with you. I don’t know why no one ever points out how wrong it was that someone so old slept with a teenager. In fact, why didn’t Rich point this out? Hahah. It’s so disturbing. In a way, Rebecca became the most mature out of everyone: she just wanted to get an apartment, and Enid started…

But even Rebecca changed too. Rebecca pretty much turned into the people they hated and Enid resented her for that. Seymour started dating and Enid became alone again.

I thought what was more fascinating was that Enid kind of dragged everyone down with her (like Seymour, as an example, who ends up having a freak out at that store and gets taken down by that dude with the mullet and fanny pack). She’s not capable of growing as a person in her environment and it laments her to see…

But why are you trying to utilize your experiences and response to this movie to invalidate everyone else’s response? I kinda picked up on the things Rich is talking about and I ain’t white, honey. And also, he’s not wrong either. It’s still an awesome movie, but Enid definitely lives in a bubble and that’s what makes…

I completely agree. Art is totally worth being criticized and analyzed and also being celebrated if it moves you, there’s nothing wrong with that. Nothing is perfect.

What digestion thing? Maybe I need to rewatch that movie, I already forgot. Phenomenal soundtrack it’s got...

I hated that woman so fucking much. I cannot imagine a woman who calls herself a gaurdian doubting a victim because she seems “too happy”. What broke my heart were the comments for that article (I refuse to listen to the “This American Life” episode because I heard it was a mess): someone said something about growing…

I gotta speak up....I saw a TON of swatsikas when I went to Italy when I was a teenager, a ton. It was actually very jarring and I didn’t understand what was going on, but it usually accompanied many “Bush Sucks” signs, so I wasn’t sure if it was meant to be ironic or what? But this has been brewing for a long time.…

Agreed. I think people who are of the opinion he is going to change should ask themselves why he hasn’t changed already. Trump has been 1 note this entire election. He’s going to continue to be 1 note as he goes into office. What I think will happen is that he will alienate so many people that it’ll cause him to a 1…