A battlefield in banality.
It touched me about my similarities with Danielle the first time I saw it, and now about how alone and directionless I feel.
One thing remained the same: the fantastic soundtrack. A wonderful display of confusion, anguish, and uncertainty.
It's distressing in a different way to watch the film and see so much of Danielle in yourself, from choosing a career where you don't have the advantageous positions in the system to succeed, to the family pressure regarding your appearance, your tastes, your image, and your personality.
When we change now, the problem changes too. Now you need to gain weight, not think too much about work, and distance yourself from people.
This is how the film touched me for the first time, today, although I still connect deeply with this first part of myself that the film incredibly wounded, the new zone it attacked is the thoughts of loneliness and lack of sense of direction.
What if the choices were wrong? What if I shouldn't have prioritized what I like, but rather what brings stability? What if I followed the status quo completely, would I have more peace of mind? It's terrifying to think that, at such a young age, you've already ruined everything.
The dynamic between Danielle and her mother is fantastic and very similar to my own, which further heightened this almost personal experience of watching me as a woman exaggerated to the point of comedy, but with a quiet terror that exists in the routine of our lives, so real it causes anguish.
Shiva Baby still managed to get laughs in the midst of all this.
Avery Plewes exceptionally brings to life the style of this one-day story as part of Danielle's mental state, personality, and power dynamics in the characters, whether it's her father's playful, serious-minded self or her mother's confident, commanding voice within the family.
Maya operates perfectly as the world would like to see Danielle, and perhaps she too. In her androgynous, social, and casual look, she is unpretentious yet confident, unlike Danielle. She doesn't hide, and she's in control of her own life and identity.
And Kim is the pinnacle of it all, shining like the sun even in her minimalist look, her elegance, discretion, and natural sensuality without sacrificing her maturity in serene colors-the perfect image of the perfect woman? Perhaps, at least in Danielle's eyes, the protagonist's anguish is perfectly portrayed.
One thing remained the same: the fantastic soundtrack. A wonderful display of confusion, anguish, and uncertainty.
It's distressing in a different way to watch the film and see so much of Danielle in yourself, from choosing a career where you don't have the advantageous positions in the system to succeed, to the family pressure regarding your appearance, your tastes, your image, and your personality.
When we change now, the problem changes too. Now you need to gain weight, not think too much about work, and distance yourself from people.
This is how the film touched me for the first time, today, although I still connect deeply with this first part of myself that the film incredibly wounded, the new zone it attacked is the thoughts of loneliness and lack of sense of direction.
What if the choices were wrong? What if I shouldn't have prioritized what I like, but rather what brings stability? What if I followed the status quo completely, would I have more peace of mind? It's terrifying to think that, at such a young age, you've already ruined everything.
The dynamic between Danielle and her mother is fantastic and very similar to my own, which further heightened this almost personal experience of watching me as a woman exaggerated to the point of comedy, but with a quiet terror that exists in the routine of our lives, so real it causes anguish.
Shiva Baby still managed to get laughs in the midst of all this.
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Avery Plewes exceptionally brings to life the style of this one-day story as part of Danielle's mental state, personality, and power dynamics in the characters, whether it's her father's playful, serious-minded self or her mother's confident, commanding voice within the family.
Maya operates perfectly as the world would like to see Danielle, and perhaps she too. In her androgynous, social, and casual look, she is unpretentious yet confident, unlike Danielle. She doesn't hide, and she's in control of her own life and identity.
And Kim is the pinnacle of it all, shining like the sun even in her minimalist look, her elegance, discretion, and natural sensuality without sacrificing her maturity in serene colors-the perfect image of the perfect woman? Perhaps, at least in Danielle's eyes, the protagonist's anguish is perfectly portrayed.
- vitinhaoriginal
- 28 ago 2025