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  • Ibaudia@lemmy.worldtoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.worksThere has to be a better way
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    5 days ago

    Relatable, my mom got a cancer diagnosis from an automated message through her healthcare portal. Their offices were closed and she wasn’t able to ask any questions about it until the next day. She just knew she had some type of breast cancer, but nothing else, for that whole time. Only other time I’ve seen her cry that hard is when her dad died.










  • Ibaudia@lemmy.worldtoPeople Twitter@sh.itjust.worksSo many
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    3 months ago

    Only if you think the ending is a good one for Neman. I think it’s a bad ending, where he gives in fully to self-abuse and abandons his crush, and even his dad to some extent, so he can keep forcing himself to try and be #1. The message, to me, is that it’s a stupid way to live and totally not worth it.




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    3 months ago

    I liked Oppenheimer because I found the man compelling, plus the cinematography and pace really complimented the drama of his life in a way that kept me engaged. I think one’s enjoyment of the movie really comes down to if they find the decisions he made interesting or dramatic enough to be worth watching for 3 hours. If you find that boring then there’s nothing really there to enjoy.


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    3 months ago

    Not a movie, but for me House of Leaves was awful. Most of the characters are extremely flat and we barely get to see them interact. The central gimmick of run-on footnotes and rabbit holes is more annoying than profound, even if it did tie into the themes well. The author also clearly has something against women, since I can’t name a single female character who isn’t a either sex object, a prostitute, or an adulterer. The horror atmosphere also didn’t land for me, mostly because it’s so surreal that I can’t get invested in the characters as actual people.