I'd rather watch this than lots of other stuff on offer.
This is as real as a movie can be real about a twenty-something influencer trying to be more real.
It's a metaphor, and yet it isn't.
It's about today's reality, but it leaves out a lot of good. It's a spotlight, and Billy's in it.
There's definitely not a lot of love in Billy's world.
I guess that's what he realises and acts upon. Not in the nicest, clearest way. But when you're drowning, you have to kick off everything holding you under. And that might even be your friends, or partners. Especially when they do neither see nor ask nor care about your breathing difficulties.
I liked the red-pilling, George-Carlin like 'saying it as it is' while making it into a self-help thing where people are thrown back onto themselves (if they choose to let it happen), and it leads to his second-hand 'fantasy' spiel working for HIM second-handedly, and he goes back to his source.
Life. Go figure (it out).
A bit too arrogant at times, overplaying a bit, still the lead is excellent. His girlfriend is too.
The writer/director acting (double meaning totally intended and factual) as a kind of Greek choir, or friendly (while not being overly friendly) reflection was not really gelling into the story character-wise, she was too cool and lifeless for me.
All in all a recommend, glad I gave it a shot despite the imdb rating. Think for myself, I can! (and apparently I turned into Yoda!)
This is as real as a movie can be real about a twenty-something influencer trying to be more real.
It's a metaphor, and yet it isn't.
It's about today's reality, but it leaves out a lot of good. It's a spotlight, and Billy's in it.
There's definitely not a lot of love in Billy's world.
I guess that's what he realises and acts upon. Not in the nicest, clearest way. But when you're drowning, you have to kick off everything holding you under. And that might even be your friends, or partners. Especially when they do neither see nor ask nor care about your breathing difficulties.
I liked the red-pilling, George-Carlin like 'saying it as it is' while making it into a self-help thing where people are thrown back onto themselves (if they choose to let it happen), and it leads to his second-hand 'fantasy' spiel working for HIM second-handedly, and he goes back to his source.
Life. Go figure (it out).
A bit too arrogant at times, overplaying a bit, still the lead is excellent. His girlfriend is too.
The writer/director acting (double meaning totally intended and factual) as a kind of Greek choir, or friendly (while not being overly friendly) reflection was not really gelling into the story character-wise, she was too cool and lifeless for me.
All in all a recommend, glad I gave it a shot despite the imdb rating. Think for myself, I can! (and apparently I turned into Yoda!)