Cameron Zamot

besides poor things from the other night, this movie is the most on-drugs movie i’ve ever scene. but it was fantastic. on the surface, it's a sharp commentary on cancel culture, but its genius is that it is so relatable to the viewer. at least for me, anyways. what stood out to me most was how real - how possible - it all seemed. this is partly just good screenwriting. partly due to the fact that they shot the movie on film (which really boosted the creepy factor in the creepy scenes) and partly due to nic cage's great acting. he did a bang up job! i thought it was going to come around and be some type of “live a life worth writing about” narrative, but it never did. it never really looped around to any pronounced bottom line. if anything, i think the moral is to act like the type of person that you want to become. i think i heard that advice somewhere else… his first mistake was to embrace the attention. the second mistake was the sprite deal, as he moved away from what he wanted to be known for. his third mistake was with the girl that night. aside: that scene was masterfully done because of how cringey it was — all these people hating on it are indirectly saying it absolutely nailed its mark. the farts were perfect. anyways. back to his mistakes: all of those mistakes at the beginning — those conscious decisions to do the wrong thing — are the reasons for the flashback to and from the alternative possibility as they said goodbye before he left for paris. that part just about got me teared up… which, when you account for the fact that this was also a funny and terrifying movie, is pretty impressive. i thought to myself at multiple points: this must be what j.k. rowling’s life felt like for a few years. especially at the very end with the realtor: “people just stopped talking about it.” the “unbelievableness” and jaw-dropped no-way-that-just-happened and i didn’t think it could get worse for him left me wondering what was a dream and what was real. classic a24 is classic. overall, top to bottom good movie. i’d recommend it. but it’s a thinker’s movie, so be ready to go on a walk alone and process it afterwards. this review was originally posted by me on my blog at thecaterpillar.blog/dreamscenario