love this. i also watched I Saw The TV Glow twice in cinemas because it unnerved me so deeply the first time. the first screen experience that really scared me was when the air conditioner in Brave Little Toaster has a temper tantrum so hard it dies. i rewatched the scene as an adult and it actually did still freak me out lol. i think what disturbed me most about owen’s rewatch of the Pink Opaque was his apathy toward it. the idea that the passions that so consumed us in our past can lose their spark entirely. it feels like heartbreak to me.
Oh god yes the brave little toaster in general was really frightening. It's so sparse and apocalyptic. Owen watching the Pink Opaque and being embarrassed.... It's such a painful depiction of shame.
love this. i also watched I Saw The TV Glow twice in cinemas because it unnerved me so deeply the first time. the first screen experience that really scared me was when the air conditioner in Brave Little Toaster has a temper tantrum so hard it dies. i rewatched the scene as an adult and it actually did still freak me out lol. i think what disturbed me most about owen’s rewatch of the Pink Opaque was his apathy toward it. the idea that the passions that so consumed us in our past can lose their spark entirely. it feels like heartbreak to me.
Oh god yes the brave little toaster in general was really frightening. It's so sparse and apocalyptic. Owen watching the Pink Opaque and being embarrassed.... It's such a painful depiction of shame.
yesss!!! the shame 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I like this a lot. You got at more of the unnamed psychological currents than I could.
Thanks for reading Mark!