realised with this that the thing that scares me most is not just the bodily harm but not being able to understand it, or why it’s happening. a slow burn that eventually consumes everything

another (great) study on how it’s systems that create evil, in this case specifically examining the idea of the “bad seed”, methodically dismantling the idea until blame can only lie with the parent. an overall a more insular topic than that of Bong’s later career capitalist critiques, but still one that delicately balances wildly contrasting tones. makes me want to rewatch Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry

kinda tragic how all the ‘Moonreich Kingdom’ jokes found in the comments for the trailers were 100% accurate

still thinking about the dance sequence on the rooftop a week later - loved the complicated, messy polyamory and the film's focus on sensation over everything else, pretty much beats CLIMAX at its own game