The part where Maddy says "I found my heart. I found yours too, and it was still beating" makes me wanna cry. She found her true self and knows Owen has a chance to do the same. The end of the film is bleak, but he's not dead yet. He's seen what's inside. There is still time.
This movie absolutely destroys me emotionally. My friend's review sums it up perfectly, "The scariest part of this movie is realizing the title is past tense." The moment Owen snuffs out the last embers of the flame is such a powerful shot and it hits me like a truck.
30:38 the constant wheezing is because he’s burning underground. He IS the other female charecter Which ties into his battle with hisself and sexuality. This movie is so so so beautiful but so so grim.
The part about time moving faster is what resonates with me the most. Especially as a queer person in a very conservative town, I often feel like time passes through me much quicker. I'm 24 now and watching my friends get cool jobs, getting married and/or having kids, it feels like I'm still waiting for my life to start. I don't think it's exclusive to queerness but generally I think queer people feel like their lives don't start until much later in life. That aspect of time in this movie really got me sobbing. I think Jane communicated that suffocating feeling really well, not just literally with Owen's asthma, but psychologically as well. Probably going to be thinking about this one for the rest of my life. Adored it.
I felt like that too. I'm 26 years old and I had questioned my gender identity in my teenage years, but I since repressed those feelings, and ever since then it feels like the last 5-6 years of my life just passed in the blink of an eye. I finally accepted myself a couple months ago, and I feel like It was for the better. I'm on day 11 of HRT.
I resonate with this movie SO much. I didn't start my transition till I was 36. So many years feeling like I was being slowly suffocated. The ending especially hit me. When Owen opened his chest and saw the beauty inside, it really feels like something a lot of trans people yearn for. We want to claw our skin off to see our true self underneath. I was confused at the ending until I sat and thought about it for a bit. Sadly, a lot of trans stories end there, at that moment. You hit a breaking point, and you either go one way or another. Stay in a "safe" but hell-filled life, or risk it all and try to be yourself. Wonderful review of the film.
I had to collect myself for a whole day after seeing this. The way he screamed at the end and then just saying sorry over and over and it ending. I was a mess i started crying seeing it again watching your reaction. I love your reaction to this def earned a new subscriber from me. I related way way to hard to owen here so it hit me super super hard.
So stoked you covered this and really brought that empathy to meet the film on its wavelength as tends to be the case on this channel. Even as a cis person this just did not let up emotionally for me. Has to be one of the most uncomfortable comfort movies in terms of vibes and ambiance overpowering specific plot details lol. Its allegory is front and center and incredibly potent, but I also think anyone who's lived with some level of repression and otherness in general, and/or found comfort in better, more ideal selves/realities on the other side of a screen can get a ton out of it. Easily one of if not my favorite of the year so far and maybe even the decade honestly. Especially in a film landscape where singular visions being executed on this effectively have been a bit scarce lately. Cinematography and music are unreal as is that extended monologue. I've really been loving that we're entering an era with art so explicitly influenced by not just Twin Peaks, but specifically The Return and this is one of the strongest examples of that so far imo.
I denied my own identity for years. even before accepting that I was trans, I feared I was going to end up like owen. this movie is a huge wakeup call for people like me, who have been in denial for so many years.
I watched this last night, and it absolutely destroyed me. I'm nonbinary, this movie hit me like a truckload of bricks. The end hit especially hard, with Owen apologising to everyone, when you remember Maddie telling Owen early in the film to stop apologising.
This movie is massively 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' coded (intentionally), and I couldn't be happier. The moment Maddy shows up with The Pink Opaque guide book, I said outloud "I have that book, but it's a 'Buffy' book!". Look up the 'Buffy' actor, and their show name, (and their character), of Johnny Link's mother. There's plenty of other Easter egg treats in this movie for fans. 'I Saw the TV Glow' is a beautiful movie. I like to call this sub-genre "Lo-Fi Horror" - 'Come True' fits nicely into this genre as well. Thank you for the reaction!
Great video, loved this movie. I realised I'm trans this year and I'm so glad I've accepted myself, despite how difficult and mentally tormenting it has been to accept it's who I am. I'm so happy I didn't spend my life wasting away as someone I'm not. I saw how emotional you got when it's mentioned that Owen's mother passed away. Your brutal honesty and story at the end was truly touching to see. You seem like an amazing person with deep emotional intelligence, really good qualities in a person :)
I'm 26 years old. I had a suspicion I was trans in my teenage years, and when I was 17 I came out to my parents, but I wasn't so sure of myself yet so I ended up going back into the closet and denying myself. after that, the next few years of my life seemed to pass me by in the blink of an eye. time wasn't moving right for me, and this movie really landed home in the way it described that. I went into denial. just like Owen, I thought I had made the right choice to deny who I was on the inside, and force myself to be "normal". I just had the realization a few months ago that I really am trans and I've just been denying myself all those years. I regret wasting those years of my life in denial, and learning to accept myself was a difficult process. I had to grieve the years I lost before I could move forward but I'm really glad to say I started HRT 11 days ago, and I'm not going to turn back. I'm really really glad I finally learned to accept myself, because I genuinely feared I was going to end up like Owen.
@@MythicalPhoebe Aww I'm sorry you had to go through that, I really relate to the feeling that years going by in the blink of an eye, I turned 17 this year, and it feels like the last 6 years of my life were all fake, feeling numb the whole time, suppressing who I am and faking who I am every second of the day around other people, felt like dieing, feels like I'm dead. I would spend days doing nothing but distracting myself from how I feel and my thoughts by watching CZcams and playing games, I still do this in some respects but I'm on a better path. So much time feeling like it's wasted, and youth I could've spent as me, I was forced to be someone else because that's who everyone told me I am. I haven't started HRT yet but I plan to, the only problem is that the waiting list in my country takes 10 years... I'm so happy to hear you started HRT! On our way to being our true selves :) Sending hugs ❤️
The Pink Opaque is inspired by Twin Peaks, which I definitely recommend watching. It's definitely not the same as far as it being a teen show, but the otherworldly aspects are pretty similar and it did get cancelled after season 2. David Lynch later directed the movie, then revived it for a return in 2017. I won't say much about it here but i know Jane said I Saw the TV Glow was very much inspired by Twin Peaks' cancellation in the 90s and many people's fascination with it.
Loved your reaction this movie was so good! I think you should check out the movie "Portrait of A Lady on Fire" its a queer masterpiece and extremely moving
that's the very interesting thing about this movie. I think it will land home for those it was intended for, but many people won't understand it and that's okay. it's just like being trans. many people don't understand it.
Good video and very courteous to the film. I've seen many people not get the message or think the themes are funny, but you showed a lot of empathy. I'm a transgender man and I was so fortunate to have transitioned at an early age (19) and not experienced decades of suffering. This film or more so the way Owen lives is a trans nightmare. Owens' portrayal feels like how I and a lot of other trans people feel before we transition; the time passes in seconds, memories confused, feeling empty inside, etc etc. It's unfortunate because Owen is so scared and dying by not recognizing what's inside of them; Owen is Isabelle. There is still time
My egg cracked when I was 47, so this really hit me hard. And yeah, it really feels like between when I graduated from college, and when my egg cracked, nothing important happened in my life, even though that was decades.
Apologies, just followed Jane Schoenbrun on Twitter and saw they use They/Them pronouns, pretty sure I referred to Jane with She/Her a few times here
The part where Maddy says "I found my heart. I found yours too, and it was still beating" makes me wanna cry. She found her true self and knows Owen has a chance to do the same. The end of the film is bleak, but he's not dead yet. He's seen what's inside. There is still time.
Yeah Maddys whole monologue there was so great and well performed
This movie absolutely destroys me emotionally. My friend's review sums it up perfectly, "The scariest part of this movie is realizing the title is past tense." The moment Owen snuffs out the last embers of the flame is such a powerful shot and it hits me like a truck.
30:38 the constant wheezing is because he’s burning underground. He IS the other female charecter Which ties into his battle with hisself and sexuality. This movie is so so so beautiful but so so grim.
The part about time moving faster is what resonates with me the most. Especially as a queer person in a very conservative town, I often feel like time passes through me much quicker. I'm 24 now and watching my friends get cool jobs, getting married and/or having kids, it feels like I'm still waiting for my life to start. I don't think it's exclusive to queerness but generally I think queer people feel like their lives don't start until much later in life. That aspect of time in this movie really got me sobbing. I think Jane communicated that suffocating feeling really well, not just literally with Owen's asthma, but psychologically as well.
Probably going to be thinking about this one for the rest of my life. Adored it.
I felt like that too. I'm 26 years old and I had questioned my gender identity in my teenage years, but I since repressed those feelings, and ever since then it feels like the last 5-6 years of my life just passed in the blink of an eye.
I finally accepted myself a couple months ago, and I feel like It was for the better. I'm on day 11 of HRT.
I regret those years I wasted being in denial. but i'm glad i'm still in my 20s. others don't figure it out as early as us.
I was 21, then I woke up. Then I was 22. Then I was 23. Then I was 24. Then I am 25. It's suffocating
I resonate with this movie SO much. I didn't start my transition till I was 36. So many years feeling like I was being slowly suffocated. The ending especially hit me. When Owen opened his chest and saw the beauty inside, it really feels like something a lot of trans people yearn for. We want to claw our skin off to see our true self underneath. I was confused at the ending until I sat and thought about it for a bit. Sadly, a lot of trans stories end there, at that moment. You hit a breaking point, and you either go one way or another. Stay in a "safe" but hell-filled life, or risk it all and try to be yourself. Wonderful review of the film.
I had to collect myself for a whole day after seeing this. The way he screamed at the end and then just saying sorry over and over and it ending. I was a mess i started crying seeing it again watching your reaction. I love your reaction to this def earned a new subscriber from me. I related way way to hard to owen here so it hit me super super hard.
So stoked you covered this and really brought that empathy to meet the film on its wavelength as tends to be the case on this channel. Even as a cis person this just did not let up emotionally for me. Has to be one of the most uncomfortable comfort movies in terms of vibes and ambiance overpowering specific plot details lol.
Its allegory is front and center and incredibly potent, but I also think anyone who's lived with some level of repression and otherness in general, and/or found comfort in better, more ideal selves/realities on the other side of a screen can get a ton out of it. Easily one of if not my favorite of the year so far and maybe even the decade honestly. Especially in a film landscape where singular visions being executed on this effectively have been a bit scarce lately. Cinematography and music are unreal as is that extended monologue.
I've really been loving that we're entering an era with art so explicitly influenced by not just Twin Peaks, but specifically The Return and this is one of the strongest examples of that so far imo.
I denied my own identity for years. even before accepting that I was trans, I feared I was going to end up like owen.
this movie is a huge wakeup call for people like me, who have been in denial for so many years.
I watched this last night, and it absolutely destroyed me. I'm nonbinary, this movie hit me like a truckload of bricks. The end hit especially hard, with Owen apologising to everyone, when you remember Maddie telling Owen early in the film to stop apologising.
This movie is massively 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' coded (intentionally), and I couldn't be happier. The moment Maddy shows up with The Pink Opaque guide book, I said outloud "I have that book, but it's a 'Buffy' book!".
Look up the 'Buffy' actor, and their show name, (and their character), of Johnny Link's mother. There's plenty of other Easter egg treats in this movie for fans.
'I Saw the TV Glow' is a beautiful movie. I like to call this sub-genre "Lo-Fi Horror" - 'Come True' fits nicely into this genre as well.
Thank you for the reaction!
Loved your reaction. This movie completely destroyed me and I can tell you were feeling it from the very beginning
Great video, loved this movie. I realised I'm trans this year and I'm so glad I've accepted myself, despite how difficult and mentally tormenting it has been to accept it's who I am. I'm so happy I didn't spend my life wasting away as someone I'm not. I saw how emotional you got when it's mentioned that Owen's mother passed away. Your brutal honesty and story at the end was truly touching to see. You seem like an amazing person with deep emotional intelligence, really good qualities in a person :)
I realized I'm trans this year too!
I'm 26 years old. I had a suspicion I was trans in my teenage years, and when I was 17 I came out to my parents, but I wasn't so sure of myself yet so I ended up going back into the closet and denying myself. after that, the next few years of my life seemed to pass me by in the blink of an eye. time wasn't moving right for me, and this movie really landed home in the way it described that.
I went into denial. just like Owen, I thought I had made the right choice to deny who I was on the inside, and force myself to be "normal". I just had the realization a few months ago that I really am trans and I've just been denying myself all those years. I regret wasting those years of my life in denial, and learning to accept myself was a difficult process. I had to grieve the years I lost before I could move forward
but I'm really glad to say I started HRT 11 days ago, and I'm not going to turn back. I'm really really glad I finally learned to accept myself, because I genuinely feared I was going to end up like Owen.
@@MythicalPhoebe Aww I'm sorry you had to go through that, I really relate to the feeling that years going by in the blink of an eye, I turned 17 this year, and it feels like the last 6 years of my life were all fake, feeling numb the whole time, suppressing who I am and faking who I am every second of the day around other people, felt like dieing, feels like I'm dead. I would spend days doing nothing but distracting myself from how I feel and my thoughts by watching CZcams and playing games, I still do this in some respects but I'm on a better path. So much time feeling like it's wasted, and youth I could've spent as me, I was forced to be someone else because that's who everyone told me I am. I haven't started HRT yet but I plan to, the only problem is that the waiting list in my country takes 10 years...
I'm so happy to hear you started HRT! On our way to being our true selves :)
Sending hugs ❤️
omgg i’ve been looking this movie up every day waiting for reactions to drop thanks for being the first
The Pink Opaque is inspired by Twin Peaks, which I definitely recommend watching. It's definitely not the same as far as it being a teen show, but the otherworldly aspects are pretty similar and it did get cancelled after season 2. David Lynch later directed the movie, then revived it for a return in 2017. I won't say much about it here but i know Jane said I Saw the TV Glow was very much inspired by Twin Peaks' cancellation in the 90s and many people's fascination with it.
the director, Jane, has cited Buffy the Vampire Slayer as inspiration for The Pink Opaque 🩷👻
@@marigolden_mariposa ok yeah that also makes sense
Beautiful reaction. The message that there is still time to find the courage to be ourselves can reach anyone.
I like to think that owen gets there in the end. The mirror scene felt like a step forward. Mesmerising film!
Watched this a month ago, and still think about it. I adore this film.
So glad you covered this film! It's a masterpiece. Hope more people do, or at least watch and discuss/look more into it. Great reaction as usual.
Loved your reaction this movie was so good! I think you should check out the movie "Portrait of A Lady on Fire" its a queer masterpiece and extremely moving
Seen it and hated it lol it completely went over my head. Now I see wat it was about by ur commentary.
that's the very interesting thing about this movie. I think it will land home for those it was intended for, but many people won't understand it and that's okay. it's just like being trans. many people don't understand it.
I don't understand your comment of it not being very plot focused, it was incredibly plot focused
what if the tv show was real
Good video and very courteous to the film. I've seen many people not get the message or think the themes are funny, but you showed a lot of empathy. I'm a transgender man and I was so fortunate to have transitioned at an early age (19) and not experienced decades of suffering. This film or more so the way Owen lives is a trans nightmare. Owens' portrayal feels like how I and a lot of other trans people feel before we transition; the time passes in seconds, memories confused, feeling empty inside, etc etc. It's unfortunate because Owen is so scared and dying by not recognizing what's inside of them; Owen is Isabelle. There is still time
My egg cracked when I was 47, so this really hit me hard. And yeah, it really feels like between when I graduated from college, and when my egg cracked, nothing important happened in my life, even though that was decades.