#or if emerald and antlers are just supposed to reference the literal resources

[gaphic]

nope is a really good movie because i adamantly believe i'm the only person who fully grasps its brilliance and everyone else is illiterate simpletons. surefire sign of a masterpiece

but for real, i'm disappointed that i STILL haven't seen anyone point out that Jupe called Jean Jacket 'The Viewers.' he was consumed and killed by the viewers. Jupe actively participates in the fetishization and commodification of his own childhood trauma and encourages people to uncritically consume that nostalgic racism because it gives him an illusion of power, it makes him feel in control- and he does the exact same thing with Jean Jacket

Jean Jacket is obviously analogous with Gordy, but it's not a coincidence that Jupe both calls it the viewers and visually designs the aliens after the cameras that recorded him. ITS UNFOLDED FORM IS DESIGNED AFTER AN OLD FILM CAMERA. Jean Jacket eats the Audience, the Actor, the Horses, and the Cameraman alike. it's analogous to fame, and the path to fame. it consumes all who pursue it.