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A Bittersweet Life (2005) dir. by Kim Jee-woon

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The Boy and the Heron (2023) directed by Hayao Miyazaki

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Metropolis (2001) dir. by Rintaro

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Drive My Car (2021) dir. by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

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need to string together my thoughts more on this but reeeeeally interesting to see the influx of media - severance, the substance, mickey 17 - centered on the idea of a double/expendable iteration of yourself.

the dehumanization of workers by the way of non-livable wages, unsafe working conditions, and identity based discrimination (and the current removal of dei initiatives), all drive a wedge between our personhood and the value we are prescribed as a member of the workforce. something something the effects of ai and deepfakes already putting people in danger, the way we live and present our lives online vs in reality, there’s a lot to unpack here. but it’s fascinating to see this trope so widely translated as a storytelling vehicle for these ideas, and that this is the story that people are interested in telling.

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Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (2014) dir. by David Fincher

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Akira (1988) dir. by Katsuhiro Otomo

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The Handmaiden (2016) dir. by Park Chan-wook

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Drive My Car (2021) dir. by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

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Oscars always making me mad lol. Like they’re overthinking it or something

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) directed by Denis Villeneuve

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Her (2013) dir. by Spike Jonze

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Mysterious Skin (2004) dir. by Gregg Araki

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Grey Gardens (1975) dir. by David and Albert Maysles 

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Drive My Car (2021) dir. by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

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Ghost in the Shell (1995) dir. by Mamoru Oshii

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“Light up, smoke up, shut the fuck up.” 

Heartbeats (2010) dir. by Xavier Dolan