#we have a ghost 2023

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Thoughts on "we have a ghost"

I loved this movie so much so now u gotta hear me rant about it haha suckers

1: the unstable family dynamic and the fact Kevin's dad actually owns up and apologizes to Kevin, and Kevin doesn't even give him a response. Just tears running down his face. Not even a sob ir a hiccup..just silence. Holy fuck it ripped me apart. And the fact that we have no proof he changed, hell they were moving AGAIN at the end of it (for good reason). I like it because in reality it takes a lot more than one revelation and one apology to make consistent change, it takes time! And maybe it's the start of it for Kevs dad, but I'm glad they didn't push a "everything is hunky dory now" type thing.

2: kevs mom and kev out of everyone in kevs family (besides Randy cmon we know they're family now ) have the biggest change, sure kevs dad acknowledges he fucked up but we actually see kev and kevs mom completely flip who they were from the beginning into someone else entirely. Kev was stuck in his shell, barely smiling, depressed and lost and the change he went through is obvious. His moms was more subtle but still very much there. She was a pushover, not sticking up for him when kevs dad got on him. Even Kevin's dad pushes her down for this at the dinner table when she's like "I'm not getting in the middle of this" she ends up sticking up for him later on in the movie, and at the very end telling Kevin "I'll take care of it" when his dad is (lightly)  teasing him and his gf. 

3: Randy's character was so fun holy shit! He was so soft and protective  but also cheeky and hilarious. I love how fatherly he was throughout the movie, and the thing holding him back was seeing his daughter again. he was an amazing character and as someone with selective mutism I really related to him not being able to talk besides moans and groans (most of the time) SPEAKING OF WHICH HIS ONE AND ONLY WORD SPOKEN THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE BEING HIS DAUGHTERS NICKNAME?? I AM ON THE FLOOR SOBBING CRYING. The amount of emotion conveyed in just his facial expressions and body language is so impressive! A + to this actor!

4: realistic teen romance! When there was only one bed I was already cringing trying to prepare mentally for an implied underage sex scene to unfold but I was pleasantly surprised when they just cuddled fully clothed ! And Ernest acting as a wing man was hilarious omg

5: can we talk about joy? Because I LOVED HER CHARACTER SM, she was so cool and for someone who didn't have that many lines her character had a lot of depth. She felt realistic to me, from her clothing style to her awkward but excited personality, she looks and acts like people I know. But then again I am autistic and know mostly autistic people soooooo

6: DR LESLIE YOU MORALLY GRAY WEIRDO MARRY ME PLS 😭😭😭 seriously she is so gender and I both want to be her and want to date her. 

7: THAT PLOTTWIST HOLY FUCK, I never expect the sweet old person to be evil but he literally scared me!! And his wife peering over junebugs shoulder at Randy... her expression going from sweet to malicious...ehighheghd literally sent chills down my spine.

And that's all I can think of right now but I adore this movie and I highly recommend it !!