I Saw the TV Glow
One of the more confusing movies of the last year. Once the movie was finished, I had to double check with Z and E to make sure I wasn’t alone in being completely lost on the ending and what we just watched. Things I did know is that the cinematography alone would keep the movie at least an 8. Had some awesome scenes and effects, along with some visually captivating imagery. With that, I think when 10 people watch this, there will be 10 different interpretations. In some ways, that makes movies great, but I seemingly got stuck focusing on the wrong things. Was this a supernatural sci-fi film, or was this all telling a different story. After reading more on the movie, the themes are large and makes the story deeply saddening and paints the picture of what many people have to live through. A movie I was engaged in the entire time, but having to read about it to understand helps create the score I have. On a rewatch I think I would watch almost an entirely different movie, but right now I am scoring the movie I watched.
-J
We didn’t have any context for what this movie was really about until after we saw it, and without it, the ending was really unsatisfying. It felt like it was building to something really interesting, and then it just stopped. With the context, it makes the abrupt ending somewhat more forgivable, but movies can be good without context and still be a great metaphor. That said, I was dialed in the whole time, and this movie was really beautifully shot. Tremendous cinematography and some truly unsettling horror elements. Mr. Melancholy was uniquely horrifying and I really wanted more of that.
-Z
