By far the scariest video here is the one featuring the family. The surveillance cameras in every room, the father figure unraveling and desperately trying to maintain control, the allusion to birth at the end (“she’s coming!” the mom screams) except instead of life they’re greeting death…. it all makes for such a dystopian picture of family life in the 21st century. I just started watching Wayward, which also centers troubled teenage girlhood, and I love to see girlhood centered so prominently. When the dad screams “you women are always giving pills to each other” it’s such a weird statement but also so revealing that the world of women is shrouded in mystique and mystery…. Anyway thank you for sharing—as always, loved this deep dive!
Oh, yess! I remember rewatching it while writing this issue and pausing to have a “WTF” moment when the father mentioned the pills thing.
It’s definitely an interesting short into the idea of modern family life, especially in how people can be so easily distracted and disconnected until it’s too late. I definitely will check out Wayward as well, that seems interesting!
By far the scariest video here is the one featuring the family. The surveillance cameras in every room, the father figure unraveling and desperately trying to maintain control, the allusion to birth at the end (“she’s coming!” the mom screams) except instead of life they’re greeting death…. it all makes for such a dystopian picture of family life in the 21st century. I just started watching Wayward, which also centers troubled teenage girlhood, and I love to see girlhood centered so prominently. When the dad screams “you women are always giving pills to each other” it’s such a weird statement but also so revealing that the world of women is shrouded in mystique and mystery…. Anyway thank you for sharing—as always, loved this deep dive!
Oh, yess! I remember rewatching it while writing this issue and pausing to have a “WTF” moment when the father mentioned the pills thing.
It’s definitely an interesting short into the idea of modern family life, especially in how people can be so easily distracted and disconnected until it’s too late. I definitely will check out Wayward as well, that seems interesting!