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03. Sunny Saturday, 4 pm, bar, wine, The Substance


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闲聊《某种物质》


Honourable mentions:

Theme: beauty and youth

Context: your relationship with the substance - Ozempic, makeup, plastic surgery, etc.

Character: relationship between Elisabeth and Sue, idea of future self, urgency of time; casting choice


Discussions:

  • Is the portrayal of Sue female gazing or male gazing? How should we feel about it?
  • What is the film trying to tell us? What is the message?
  • How do you analyze a film?
  • The feminist perspective in this film
  • The narrative of “化妆是取悦自己” / “makeup is about pleasing yourself”
  • As non-scholars, what is the extent of the analysis/discussion about the social perspective of a film?
  • How important is it for a film to reflect social phenomena?


  • Other works mentioned:

    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola, Wong Kar-wai


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