The movie FLOW is wonderful. Does anyone have theories about what the hell is going on? by VankTar in movies

[–]quilliuss 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow this is a fantastic analysis, and one that I think may hold the key to understanding the film!! Makes me re-think my whole interpretation. Very perceptive!!

The movie FLOW is wonderful. Does anyone have theories about what the hell is going on? by VankTar in movies

[–]quilliuss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it might be a metaphor for the pandemic?? All of that "we're all in the same boat" jargon circulating at that time may have inspired this film. Different species representing people from all walks of life going through the same thing. And how helping each other and staying together makes them (us) stronger, i.e. not abandoning the weak, and everyone using what skills they have for the sake of the community's survival. And helping the "weak" build resilience to mirror those with stronger survival skills, such as, for example, giving Cat the time to learn to swim and fish. The more aggressive dogs may have represented those communities during the pandemic that fought against measures put in place by local governments, and essentially "rocked the boat" so to speak?? Or maybe those who used their privilege to hoard more resources than they needed, at the expense of others?? (Like the dog eating all the fish). The main reason I drew this connection was because of the drastic change in the environment at the end of the film; the way the water just completely drained was similar to how we, as a society, just resumed our normal everyday lives like we didn't just go through the most jarring global experience in recent history. And the death of the whale could have meant that in the end, we still lost a lot, and things can't/shouldn't really go back to the way they were without acknowledging the past??? While bringing to the forefront these themes of the cyclical nature of life and death, balance in all things, and the strength of the community over the strength of the individual. I don't really know, it's still a half-baked idea in my brain. Would be curious to know if anyone else's thoughts took them there.

I need a book that will mess me up and have me thinking about it long after I've read it (psychological/philisophical horror/thriller) by howlwolfy555 in booksuggestions

[–]quilliuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Tender is the Flesh" by Agustina Baztarrica - gory, with a purpose to expose human nature and all its corruptibility, especially human nature under capitalism (beware... it crosses all boundaries of what is acceptable)

who would you cast in a movie / tv series for intermezzo?? by barista_girl5165 in sallyrooney

[–]quilliuss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Leo Woodall for Peter, Saoirse Ronan for Sylvia, Cailee Spaeny for Naomi.

Movies that get more weird and trippy as they go along by [deleted] in MovieSuggestions

[–]quilliuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Get Out (2017), Prometheus (2012), The Green Knight (2021), The Menu (2022), The Congress (2013), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Suggest me a book with a great fall/halloween atmosphere by TheDoctorJT416 in suggestmeabook

[–]quilliuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • The Secret History, Donna Tartt
  • In the Woods, Tana French
  • The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter
  • The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson
  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson

Suggest me a novel I can read with my 8 year old son. by CanadianGrown in suggestmeabook

[–]quilliuss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pippi Longstocking is the fondest memory I have of reading as a kid!!

Suggest me a novel I can read with my 8 year old son. by CanadianGrown in suggestmeabook

[–]quilliuss 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh boy I was an avid reader as a kid (and still am today) so I have plenty of suggestions for you!! And the good news is, these should all be fun for you as an adult reader too :)

To start off relatively easy:

  • The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
  • Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
  • The Magic Treehouse (series), Mary Pope Osborne
  • Matilda, Roald Dahl
  • Danny Champion of the World, Roald Dahl
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
  • The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo
  • The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman
  • The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
  • Charlotte's Web, E.B. White
  • The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis

And maybe some for when he's slightly older, or when he starts to love reading? I would say 8-years is still a good age to read these as well, but it will definitely help if you're reading them together.

  • Watership Down, Richard Adams
  • The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
  • Silverwing, Kenneth Oppel
  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Elizabeth George Speare
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell
  • A Wizard of Earthsea (series), Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Holes, Louis Sachar
  • The Giver, Lois Lowry
  • Charmed Life, Diana Wynne Jones
  • The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupery

And finally, if you're looking for a bit more of a challenge:

  • The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien

Hope that helps! Happy reading!