Saw YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE. Feels as much a stylistic and philosophical revelation now as TAXI DRIVER was in the 70s.
— Nathanael Hood (@NateHood257) April 14, 2018
Both films are about traumatized masculinity. But TD was a film of psychological surfaces—we see Bickle’s actionsbiy struggle to understand then. YWNRH is a diving bell into Joe’s unconscious, dragging us down into his inconceivable hurt and mental woundedness.
— Nathanael Hood (@NateHood257) April 14, 2018
I was surprised at how grisly the film is despite the fact that we never actually SEE the violence happening. It’s like a 90 minute version of the coffee pot assault in THE BIG HEAT (1953).
— Nathanael Hood (@NateHood257) April 14, 2018
Did anyone else realize that Joe fit the M.O. for a serial killer? Traumatized childhood, psychological warm-up and cool-down periods before and after kills, ritualized killing methods (scotch tape, hammer, etc). The little girl photos WOULD be trophies if he didn’t burn them.
— Nathanael Hood (@NateHood257) April 14, 2018
Joe’s basically Dexter if he rescued trafficked children! And, y’know, was a war veteran.
— Nathanael Hood (@NateHood257) April 14, 2018
Rating: 8/10
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