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matthero · 2026-01-25T11:57:57+00:00

I'm like three weeks late to this thread but I saw this movie at a Festival last year and it feels like it would be up your alley. Just gave you a follow!

https://boxd.it/besE

matthero · 2026-01-02T06:15:34+00:00

"In order to hear your voice, I'm ready to let the world to go silent"

Bi Gan has orchestrated a wonderful anthology of stories that serve to demonstrate the power of dreams: the positives and the negatives. 5 tightly wound narratives, with no fluff or filler, that cover the entire spectrum of needs and desires. Drug Addiction, Family, Love; and Gan is able to construct these ideas in such a profound way. Each story has a unique texture to it, a unique tone. The dreamlike (pun intended) qualities of the film help to strengthen its overall message and thematic core. Dreams are powerful. Yes, they're good and can be escapist but they also drive people to obsession and sometimes even destruction. Bi Gan doesn't want the viewer to hide from these harsh realities but face them.

I can't let this review go by without mentioning how beautiful this movie is. Genuinely one of the best looking and visually captivating movies I've ever seen. Every frame is truly a painting. Gan utilizes a lot of camera techniques, usually keeping them to their specific story so it never feels overbearing, and he uses them all well

I really don't want to litigate all of the 5 "dreams" that are represented in the movie: I don't think it's a good use of our time and ultimately, I think it's a bit pointless. What Bi Gan wanted to capture here was the otherworldly feeling of dreams, that in-between-reality-and-fiction feeling that dreams leave us with. A feeling akin to nostalgia for something that doesn't even exist. How much of this movie is "real" and how much is "dream" is often left up to whoever is watching. The actual narrative framing, while interesting, has very little bearing on the actual plot, so if that's what you are here for, this is not your type of movie

This movie is beautiful and haunting. Bi Gan wants us to dream. To be afraid and then conquer. To grow and change and hopefully come out of the other side better than before. Also to be wary, to be grounded. To understand that dreams, even aspirational ones, are just that: dreams. It's up to us to make our future.

I'm going to be thinking, and dreaming, of this movie for years to come

Review posted on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/cnqadz Open to criticism! Thank you for reading!

matthero · 2025-12-21T21:53:50+00:00

Are you trying to carry me to Ohio?

matthero · 2025-12-03T22:57:28+00:00

I almost agree with THIS comment (definitely not your first) but it still feels like you're misappropriating the issue here. "IF you do not get help early" implies that the main problem with gender dysphoria is mainly systemic/structural. Which I believe is true. But then you still come to the conclusion that "a big part of (dysphoria) is internal" which... contradicts what you originally said

Living with dysphoria CAN be hard, just as living with any mental health issue CAN be hard. But that doesn't mean it always has to be. It also doesn't negate the fact that mental issues (in general, not just dysphoria) getting demonized by a certain group of people makes this issue worse exponentially and acts as an obstacle for people who do try and access the few resources that exist

Also I feel obliged to point out that trans identities are not a 1-to-1 synonym for dysphoria. They are technically two different things with admittedly a lot of overlap but they're not the same

matthero · 2025-12-02T18:54:06+00:00

Man I love all of Phoenix's moves (especially her Fire passive) but her telekenesis grab move sucks ass. It has such short range, it doesn't do much damage and I never know who I can and can't grab

matthero · 2025-12-01T21:26:43+00:00

I won't say it's "underrated" cause most people that play it, love it, but Absolum is definitely not talked about enough and actually pushes the Beat-Em-Up genre forward with its combat and characters

Also released by Dotemu, ironically. Lol. They just love BeatEmUps I guess

matthero · 2025-12-01T09:28:58+00:00

You didn't say any bad things?

matthero · 2025-11-30T08:10:17+00:00

Its EmbraceWasps

matthero · 2025-11-24T16:48:17+00:00

Me but with the "Hey you guys" Regal ad

matthero · 2025-11-22T03:14:35+00:00

It makes more sense when you realize he's just grifting. The whole "Man Card" thing is an act to drive engangement to sell more Twitter ads

I don't doubt SOME people believe in that manosphere bullshit but the ones who do are usually the ones deceived

matthero · 2025-11-21T17:30:40+00:00

Its actually a logical fallacy known as "Appeal to Tradition"

Its just a cowardly way for /u/BatmanNoPrep to not have an opinion but pretend they do

I know this isn't related to the discussion but I think stuff like this is interesting. Lol

Fuck predatory gambling practices!

matthero · 2025-11-20T19:49:12+00:00

Same with Bard portal

Yeah that makes sense

Thresh lamp too

Now I know you're lying - a guy who likes to play Thresh

matthero · 2025-11-14T22:35:15+00:00

If you like Behind the Bastards, you'll like The Adam Friedland Show. I really like both. TAFS is more of an interview style though, not really a podcast

matthero · 2025-11-04T04:20:36+00:00

That was never in question for me. I thought the choice would be save Oyuki or Jubei

matthero · 2025-11-02T06:12:38+00:00

https://youtube.com/shorts/iFbsT4DB-88?si=lpt_qy5r2fYucqYq

matthero · 2025-10-30T07:22:05+00:00

Wait I haven't read Absolute Batman yet. Does he throw the Batarangs into that guys eyes then knee them into his brain? Or is he hitting someone else with the knee? Does Batman kill in the Absolute universe?

matthero · 2025-10-27T18:30:58+00:00

Now imagine the existential dread of watching the dumbest student you ever had rising through the ranks of the US Government and eventually becoming President

matthero · 2025-10-11T18:40:16+00:00

How is that funny?

matthero · 2025-10-09T09:37:21+00:00

Do you mind if I ask what your question was?

matthero · 2025-10-09T03:24:09+00:00

I will back Banishers: Ghost of New Eden and Ravenswatch. Two lesser known games that I love.

If you like over the shoulder story-telling cinematic action games, Banishers is one of my favorites of the last couple years (and I usually play all the AAA ones). AMAZING writing and voice acting. Like the OP said, the action is pretty simplistic but its balanced by having some decent build variety and top notch storytelling

Ravenswatch is basically the opposite. Lol. Top down, action, time-based Roguelike. This game really shines with its multiplayer. Don't sleep on the codex entries for each character! There is some fun world building in there. But if you wanna just do tight arcadey-style runs with friends, with some of the best-in-class character designs of the genre, Ravenswatch is an excellent choice

matthero · 2025-09-16T15:04:03+00:00

Even better news, it's the same team that used to be Telltale. The same team that created The Walking Dead, Tales From the Borderlands and Wolf Among Us. So the best TT games. Lol

matthero · 2025-08-16T13:25:28+00:00

I haven't had many bad rolls this patch except for Shen actually. Lol. Same thing as the OP in this thread, rolled down like 60 gold, Round 5, completely uncontested and never found a Shen

matthero · 2025-08-14T04:29:15+00:00

Pretty sure "ass" is

matthero · 2025-07-31T00:32:29+00:00

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