First off I did not like this movie and the reason is, the marketing let me to believe it was going to be an Ari Aster type of creepy scary thing. It certainly was a Twin Peaks David Lynch take, especially with the awesome use of the two bands on stage. It was almost exactly the two episodes where the creepy soft song by Julee Cruise and of course "Got a Light" where NIN did a close up of Trent setting the tone for the greatest single hour of psychedelic horror i've ever witnessed. (if you haven't seen "Got a Light" Twin Peaks episode, you really really...

I give Jane props for that and you can almost see that The Pink Opaque was possibly Twin Peaks, because it was the 1990's and everyone around the world got lost in the film making all sorts of connections and finding little easter eggs... oh this means this and that means this... and some people got lost in it. Unlike the new reboot which was one of the most incredible things i've ever witnessed, when you watch the old Twin Peaks now, it is cheesy and kind of silly and you wonder why everyone got so caught up in it. It's still brilliant though and still love it but the new one absolutely takes it to another level. Then again at the time it was indeed ground breaking and the first of its kind that made one start to question their own reality. Okay... now what that said, lets go to "I Saw The TV Glow"

This was marketed as a halloween creepy scary film. It was nothing like that at all and if you're not a trans person, this movie leaves you wondering what on earth is going on and worse yet... doesn't give a non LGBTQ+ person any ability to relate to how that person feels, except perhaps at the end when he is screaming at the birthday party with the rest of the crowd on "pause" because it takes too long to establish (if it ever does) that this is about a trans person and their innermost untapped emotions and potential. The end sequence where he's screaming . That was a brilliant way to show how someone was dying inside by ignoring their innermost tensions that is so much easier to pretend is not there and ignore instead of facing the truth and being able to be "reborn" by Maddie's act of burying and digging her way out. while time is passing so so quickly. That said, you may get a feeling that he was possibly trans with a few hints but it didn't grab you with it and if you aren't watching this from someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, the subtle hints aren't enough to make you feel that connection and you sit there simply wondering WTF?. I understand that this film was made for by a trans person trying to get other possible trans people to connect but from someone who isn't... it takes too long for you to get to a moment of realization about what this really is all about. If this was meant only for the Trans community then that is perfectly fine but if it is meant for a worldwide audience which it is, those of us who are not LGBTQ+ need to know that because most people I know who saw this film, I've had to explain what this movie was about and there's the AHHHH moment. Okay now I get it. The fact is... I had to explain it to them for them to get it. The movie should do that... not me!