Media Text Research P.2

 Continued Research

Everything Everywhere All At Once is a 21st century film and came out in 2022, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The theme of existential choices reflects the growing cultural awareness of life's unpredictability and the search for purpose. Now that many things such as transportation, communication, and technology have advanced, our generations have much more freetime, leading to the exploration of the complexities of identity, purpose, and connection. 

EEAAO explores many different subgenres, and holds a lot of versatility amongst other films.  It can be categorized under comedy, surrealism, action, drama, science fiction you name it!

I love how effortlessly this film weaves into other genres, and how it finds a way to incorporate "insignificant" objects such as bagels and googly eyes, and giving them a profound, deep meaning.

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Idea 1

With this film in mind, I've also thought long and hard about how we can make our own version of that similar concept of trying to find meaning and the purpose of life.   I'm really drawn to the idea of a 'collective unconscious' and exploring telepathy and how our thoughts make up our reality.

All of the films exhibited on my blog used some sort of object as a symbol of something larger; in the case of the spiritual idea, I thought it'd be cool to take the approach with cable wires connected to a plug on the wall, but there's an undeniable energy/undercurrent between the protagonist and the cable, and then we see how it holds her and her relationships together.

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Idea 2 

I had another idea to make this short film on admiration for a person; when you barely know someone, you start to create this ideal image in your mind of the kind of person you THINK they are based on previous behaviors to match up what you want them to be overall.  This happens a lot in influencer culture, oftentimes online we look for someone to admire, someone who is going to add substance to our life and guide us. The antagonist would want to make themselves appear favorable and likeable in front of other humans, but in reality, the more you get to know him/her, the more you understand why they detach from people in the first place.

 This is a really interesting concept to me and one that I think would be worth exploring.

Protagonist: “How do you stay so focused when life keeps pulling you in different directions?”

Antagonist: “You have to let go of distractions. People, emotions... they just get in the way. If you stay focused on the goal, nothing can stop you.”

There’s an undeniable, electric moment between them. Lena, feeling both challenged and intrigued, holds his gaze a little longer, her curiosity piqued. Tyler, trying to keep his composure, feels drawn to her intensity, but hides it behind a confident, stoic mask.

Lena: “Right. Sounds easy enough. I’ll try to remember that.”

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