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The Famine That Follows: “It Follows” as a depiction of trauma in multiple forms

hi guys, i wrote an 8 page essay on my read of the movie “it follows” as a metaphor for the ever present specter of trauma in one’s life, something ive been threatening to do for uhhh years. i finally sat down and slammed it out today, so here’s a link to the full thing if you would like to read it. i would like you to read it very much. 

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“This is the house that built me and I’m gonna burn it down. This is the river I crawled from and I refuse to drown here. And bless the strippers but fuck the men. And bless the berries but fuck the farm. And bless the daughter but fuck the family. What is a home if not the first place you learn to run from? You’ve got to bite the hand that starves you, and in doing so Praise the place that birthed you. Birthed you fucked up. Birthed you ugly, and interesting, and ready to scream.”

— Courtney Love Prays To Oregon, Clementine von Radics (via clementinevonradics)

I'm not sure if this works for other people, but I've found the best way (for me) to study is to go through a page and highlight as many important looking words in one color, then their meaning in another, and sometimes along the way slap a third color in for stuff I think is interesting. It helps words stick in my head and makes the page not feel so slippery! Idk if you accept asks like this that arent questions/direct responses, but i thought it might be helpful for other people too!

Yes, I accept asks like this! I don’t get enough of them with advice, honestly - if anyone has any, please send it in!

Thank you <3

When you’re hungry

Clean your room (wipe the floors, wipe the dust, vacuum, clean the Windows)

Reorganize/clean your desk, closet.

Shave/wax your legs/armpits and tweeze your eyebrows.

Put on a face mask

Do a pedicure or manicure

Fill your bathtub and just take a long bath

Make yourself an aesthetic notebook (to motivate yourself to lose weight or something like that)

Update your Tumblr(make a new header, change the colour…)

Draw or paint something

If you play an instrument, play all the songs you know 3 times

Draw something on your body with paint or pens

Drink 3 teas

Drink 3 cups of hot water

Drink 1 liter of water

Workout

Go for a walk

Go to the library and take a good book for reading or read there if you can do that

Read 50 pages of some book

Watch 5 youtube videos

Listen to some music (I recommend some lofi music, my favourite is lophee)

Watch some k-pop (all girls there are really skinny it will motivate you)

Watch some vine/meme compilations

Watch some fat acceptance cringe or something like that

Play with some make-up

You still hungry?

Someone: Omg you’re so skinny! What is your secret?

Me: Oh I just eat healthy and exercise…

My ED:

SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS HORROR ISNT NEW

Yes Jordan Peele made it mainstream, but it’s been there for a long time.

Alien is a great commentary on sexism in the workplace

The first 3 Saw films are all a VERY SUBTLE critique of what is considered “normal displays of masculinity” especially in Hollywood.

Frankenstein is a commentary on fear of the social other and its common drawbacks

It Follows is a commentary on how inextricable society thinks sexuality is from womanhood, and makes the protagonist a sexually active woman

Tod Browning’s Freaks is a slap in the face to American eugenicists

And those are just the examples I can think of on the fly

top 10 horror movies streaming on amazon prime

Suspiria (2018): AMAZING!!! This movie is simultaneously beautiful and disturbing as hell. I haven’t seen the original so I can’t really compare the two, but this movie is without a doubt the most creative horror film I’ve ever seen. The visuals are…stunning. This movie (on the surface level) revolves around a dance troupe where something unsettling seems to be going on, driving several of the girls there crazy. I won’t give too much more away, but I’d highly recommend! The music and dancing is incredible, too. Everything is just so pretty to look at, and so interesting because you never know what to expect, like watching some kind of art presentation. I will admit it starts out a little slow and I found the story hard to follow for maybe the first 20 minutes as I don’t know much history, but make it through those first 20 mins and you won’t regret it! (Warning: this movie is not for the faint of heart. Extremely graphic, gory, and honestly straight up disgusting in parts. One of the most horrifying films I’ve seen in a long time.)

Hereditary: I love this movie!!! Though I didn’t really find it scary in the traditional sense. People acted like it was the most frightening thing they’d ever seen, and I thought it was a bit tame, but then again, basically nothing scares me when it comes to movies, so I don’t know. Let me know if you think otherwise. That being said, it’s still super good and will still make you feel some type of way. Does a great job of making you feel uncomfortable and stressed the whole way through. Which maybe doesn’t sound like a good thing, but if you’re seeking out horror, what else are you here for?? This movie has gore, don’t get me wrong, but not too much compared to any other scary movies. But it’s shot really uniquely and the story is totally unpredictable, and there’s certain things that happen that make you feel so fucking upset because you start to put yourself in the characters’ shoes and you’re like OMGWHYWHYWHYWHYYYY. 

Would You Rather: Kind of a “slumber party fright night” sort of movie. Relies on shock, some gore, and jump scares for its frights, and definitely an easy movie for a beginner of the horror genre. It’s just one of those movies you can watch over and over again, with friends or alone, and never get sick of. This film depicts a game of would you rather where whatever the players choose, they actually have to go through with. It’s interesting to think about which of the two terrifying options you’d pick if you somehow found yourself in the same shoes.

It Follows: I saw this with my friend in theaters and neither of us were very sure how we felt about it immediately after finishing it. However, after giving myself some time to think, I found I couldn’t, well STOP thinking about it. First off, the music in this film is incredible, which is probably something I say way too much, but what can I say? I love a good original score. Anyway, premise-wise it might sound a bit WTF, but somehow it weirdly works as an original, entertaining, and chilling story. I recommend watching a second time, as you’ll begin to notice things you missed the first. Make sure to constantly pay attention to the background of this movie! You’ll notice people walking towards our protagonists the entire time, completely unfocused by the camera, which I enjoyed. It sort of forced you into the shoes of the characters, making you realize how easy it was for you to miss things they did, as well. I also thoroughly enjoyed the opening. 

They Look Like People: This is a pretty low budget indie film, but does horror in a way that doesn’t need a ton of special effects. It will put you into the head of the main character, who has no idea whether he is schizophrenic or actually experiencing the end of the world. The buzzing of flies he constantly hears, the constant anxiety and unease–it’s all just…I don’t know. Brilliant. This film will make you uncomfortable as hell. The ending is very abrupt, but I love everything about it.

Antisocial: Another one of those “good to watch with friends” type movies that doesn’t require too much thought. I don’t think it has the greatest reviews, but honestly I love it. I guess it’s sort of a guilty pleasure kind of movie. The characters can be dumb (not frustratingly so, but they have their moments), it’s fairly cliche, but overall it has a unique story and has lots of gore and fun scares. Apparently there’s a 2nd movie also on Prime, but I’ve never watched it so I can’t tell you how that is, but I’d definitely give the first a shot!

Stake Land: I don’t know what it is about this movie, it just makes me FEEL something. Sort of has a zombie apocalypse vibe to it, although we’re dealing with vampires instead of zombies. This movie does have it’s gore and jump scares, but I’d say it’ll probably depress you more than it’ll scare you. Still, there’s something disturbing and unsettling about it all the same, and I think it deserves a spot on this list. 

We Are What We Are: OH BOY. This movie is great. I absolutely love the pacing, and the excellent way it builds up to the story’s climax. You’ll get uneasier and uneasier as it goes on, and more and more is revealed to you. This family is hiding a dark secret, one that you won’t want to be right about. But maybe don’t eat while you watch this one. It gets pretty disgusting, and I remember feeling a little sick towards the end despite not usually being too effected by gore. 

Animal: Is it cheesy and totally predictable? Sure. But I love monster movies!!! There’s not really much new I can say about this, so I won’t go into too much detail, but the design of the monster is cool as hell. If you enjoy watching movies about people lost in the woods getting hunted by something truly evil, give this one a go. 

The Ruins: First of all, I must stress how badly you need to read the book this movie is based on, by Scott Smith. It doesn’t particulary matter which order; I actually watched the movie long before I realized it was a book and still enjoyed the read. Oddly enough, even though the author heavily helped write the movie script, the book has some major differences?? Overall I liked the book better though because it ends a little darker. That being said, the movie is great! It has a really unique concept for a horror movie, but I won’t say much because I want you to be surprised about what the “monster” is. (So maybe avoid trailers or reading any kind of description!) I know there’s an alternate ending, so I’d be sure to look that up and watch it on YouTube because I remember liking it better since it was more of an “unhappy” ending and I don’t go into most horror movies hoping it’ll end well. This is just such an awesome movie. I don’t know what else to say but that: it’s fucking awesome. You’ll get to watch a group of friends completely deteriorate as they lose their minds, desperate to escape their impossible situation.