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May December – 4/5

It's good. It might be great? That frickin' hot dog scene is such a fun scene, friends. It mostly feels isolated in the movie, this building tension and hilarious payoff that doesn't have an exact parallel in any of the remaining movie. So of course it must be the key to understanding everything else!! I wish more movies had such obvious clues. And it's a movie about searching for clues!! That random sentence, that off-hand glance, that something that tells you something. You're looking for a reason, a rationale, a sign that things can't be all right, with Natalie Portman's eyes as our surrogate. There has to be something wrong here. We desire a reason for people to be the way they are; something deep inside that has gone unannounced. We need something to go off of. I learned a new word for this review—interiority. And, in regards to my take on it—does Gracie have any? She'll never tell us—or rather we'll never believe what she'll tell us, unless it's the worst possible version. Maybe she's deflecting, putting all of her anxiety into things that aren't worthwhile because it's easier to put it into small potatoes than deal with the mounting shit on her doorstep. There's this thing that happened—but she's worried about her pies. Everyone was talking about her and will do so again—but do we have enough food to feed everyone? It only becomes real if you sit and think about it—so don't sit still. Alternately, is she so devoted to the relationship because sticking together is the only thing that doesn't paint her as a monster? It's only wrong if it isn't true. "The heart wants what the heart wants" only works if the heart keeps wanting the same thing, forever. Is she a master molder, in total control of her feelings and of those around her—or—is she putting her feelings to the side so as not to have to face them—or—finally—are we putting all of our feelings onto her? Slow zoom in, obvious musical cue, and—maybe there's nothing going on in there at all. 

And that's just Gracie. Joe and Elizabeth are their own objects to be dissected. So, yeah, I think it might be great. It's fun to think about.