Niah Pe

Miss movie, my small shot and very intriguing start to finish and a reminder to the American people of what they thought they started at us and forgot about themselves.

Very well directed film, it’s usually very hard to follow films that include body switching but the parallels made this something possible to follow without having to pause every ten minutes. Paced excellently and the acting was amazing, everyone really embodied their characters and the other characters very well. I appreciated the use of RGB to show these contrasts and the fun exploration at the start. Appreciate the acknowledgement of privilege and how it influences people’s actions and decisions.

I think everyone complaining here needs to do some work on themselves, first of all. Taking the series at face value for what it is, truly - some stunning and moving storytelling, scenery, costuming, and lessons. Yes, perhaps this series is far from it's original adaptation, or even arguably translated in a way true to the intention of the original portrayed for a modern audience. Personally, I think that it's important to appreciate each piece of art for what it is and what it reflects on the socio-political and economic state of the world from the time when it was made. In that sense, this series does a poetically breath-taking introspection into queer and familial love as well as abuse of person and of circumstance: in a very self-aware way. Louis states in the series that his aim is to take us away in the storytelling of it all, to seduce us the same way he was. And as someone who faced a similar abuse dynamic in my youth, I can fully say that even I was enthralled with Lestat even though the very nature of his love was selfish and self-serving from the start. Even though I was aware of it I found myself slipping away to his charm and broken dissposition. That's what I think makes this so centrally compelling as a story - as an audience - to lose yourself the way the narrator does in his own story. As if you were living through it yourself. Even in the way this story invoked such deep emotion and memory, I believe has to be the greatest gift of art. I felt truly trapped and truly weak in every character's struggle. I would highly recommend this series to someone for all its attributes. Especially how it doesn't just show romanticized queer love, but all the grittiness and pain that comes with love in all forms. 10/10

This movie was so good - a true masterpiece (wish they did a healthier portrayal of the friendship Kat had with Raul) but the inclusivity was deeply refreshing. Beautiful character design for each character, it was such an imaginative film that makes you feel like a kid again. My autism brain really appreciated a lot of the craftsmanship in the way that I wanted to eat/chew some of the pieces. Really loved how it both addresses a more focused story of childhood trauma and the corruption of religion, care/educational institutions, and land corruption. I think it addresses a lot of real issues well - in such a short movie - in the capacity that it can be good for younger audiences. Highly recommend this film 9.5/10