Run Sweetheart Run

VixLe shared a tip "Powerful & Intensely Metaphorical. This film is thought provoking in a way that takes significant multilevel analysis on the individual, community, and macro societal level. The social commentary is top notch. 5 Stars ⭐️ Spoilers after this point *********** **************************** ******** Trigger warnings ⚠️ for sexual assault, gore, violence, trauma, systemic trauma, & on. There is so much to the concept of the “villain” that transcends generations of trauma, history, and power dynamics. There is a profound display of the different types of individuals involved in these dynamics. There are individuals who assist and actively enable harm to continue. There are individuals who passively allow the continuation of the harm while trying to help in a small ways, due to fear of harm being done to themselves if they help “too much”. Individuals who stand up to the harm and whom are destroyed in the process. Then collective individuals who organize, band together to address the harm, to bring the issues into the “light of day”, and who want to change the world for themselves and for future generations. (Aka intersectional feminism) This is a powerful film. I could be wrong but the villain seemed like an age old depiction of the personification of intersectional oppression/toxic masculinity/patriarchy, old toxic power dynamics, etc. I could probably discuss this film in a 10 page essay going into symbolism and how social systems and power dynamics work however, I’ll end my review there for now."

coobs shared a tip "I feel like this movie could have been awesome. I was very disappointed. I will tell you that it’s one of those “ok it’s gonna get better” kind of movie."

gabrielle_grosbety shared a tip "Parts of this I didn’t like as much, but I did like how this evocatively spoke to the power of a network of people being and feeling empowered through unexpected connections to each other. I also enjoyed the camp and ridiculousness of certain scenes, even if some strayed into perhaps a realm all-too-bizarre, out there, and nonsensical for me."

acandi_cone shared a tip "I have one issue with this movie. The HORRIBLE, and colorless rendition of STRAWBERRY LETTER # 23. The song that came on while they were roller skating. This song is a classic and DESERVED a MUCH BETTER singer. I think they just picked anyone off the streets. I got nauseous listening to it. Who was responsible for this music casting for this song? They are CANCELLED. If you haven't heard the original. Please go listen. You'll know actually what I'm talking about."