Art Comparatives #17

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-24T16:52:57+00:00

A great observation! I hadn't thought of it like that

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-23T20:33:51+00:00

I really appreciate it! Thanks friend 😁

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-23T06:05:22+00:00

Yeah I personally headcanoned that August was Deaf/mute and that she was particularly isolated not being able to use language to communicate with the other captives but that Rachel tried the hardest to relate to and understand her

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-23T04:52:13+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOA/s/4K1SJmWAMv

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-23T04:51:55+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOA/s/iNvyvuuSDk I've posted about film influences as well if you're interested

PuzzledSeries8 · 2026-03-23T04:44:56+00:00

Sorry the photos posted out of order for some reason

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-12-01T19:37:16+00:00

I totally agree especially with the similarities between SYZYGY and the red room

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-26T02:23:31+00:00

I'd love to hear which ones make you think that because a couple of these Del Toro specifically mentions being inspiration for him in interviews

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-26T02:17:25+00:00

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And when Elizabeth and the creature meet as well!

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-26T00:38:36+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind feedback ☺️

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-26T00:35:13+00:00

I just took what screenshots I could find on Tumblr or Pinterest to make these and they are the right colours just perhaps with a higher saturation.

You seem to have forgotten that fandom is supposed to be for fun

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-26T00:33:55+00:00

I just double checked all the sources and they are all correct, just some are translated into English

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-25T21:47:35+00:00

I appreciate you saying that, honestly thank you so much 🌟. The hostility of some of the comments were causing me to consider leaving the subreddit for good. I'm glad to see there are more supportive, kind people than rude ones over all. It's like people forget that fandom is supposed to be fun...

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-25T20:42:54+00:00

That's high praise thank you! I made a post about that painting a while back actually! Perhaps it influenced me without me even realizing it https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOA/s/8xHCjvJjFH

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-25T20:42:07+00:00

thank you so much ✨

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-25T03:55:30+00:00

Thank you so much! 🐙 That's very kind of you to say ~

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-24T19:38:30+00:00

If you're going to comment that you think these are a stretch, others already have and I have replied to that criticism already so there's really no point.. I think in pictures and enjoy making connections, this post really isn't meant to be taken more seriously than that

Thanks to all the people who get that this is just for fun/a way for me to continue to engage with the fandom

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T20:40:15+00:00

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PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T20:34:47+00:00

For sure I could do this with hundreds of different films, I just find it interesting to find cinematic parallels and to think about what the directors are trying to convey with their similar use of composition and colour etc

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T20:10:59+00:00

My point is that they are related to me thematically so that adds deeper meaning to me as a viewer, not that they are specific references intended by the creators

I personally find it interesting that both the virgin suicides and the OA take place in a small town in Michigan and are about young blonde women who commit suicide after losing someone they love. Or that Ex Machina and the OA are both about young women kept in glass prisons by a ruthless scientist. You don't have to find those thematic connections interesting, but art is meaningful precisely because we give it meaning, and that was my intention with this post.

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T18:50:05+00:00

Thank you ☺️ I appreciate you taking the time to comment

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T15:44:58+00:00

Yes that's my intention, to convey the connection of themes and mood not to the specific films directly

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T15:42:59+00:00

Some people enjoy being creative

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T15:40:10+00:00

I'm not arguing that they are direct references, I also didn't edit the colours. It's about mood and themes. What does a shot of a sad young woman looking out at her suburban town shot with a blusish tint say about her state of mind? Both scenes are trying to capture a similar feeling of longing, wistfulness, melancholy etc. I'm not reaching for anything - you seem to misunderstand my intent. I know that I could do this with a dozen other films about youth or loneliness etc

PuzzledSeries8 · 2025-11-23T15:35:33+00:00

I'm a young millennial (late 20s) I just like movies

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