Departure Review
b"Hello! It's been a while.
This episode is dedicated to a lovely indie movie Departure featuring young British actor Alex lawther. Departure is a coming-of-age story set in southern France. I find the movie refreshing in that it presents a complex palette of characters. I also look into its abundant narcissism-related metaphor/motifs and try to understand/defy the connection between myth, metaphor and queer culture.
I continue to talk about Alex's film/TV/theatre works, among which Imitation Game and The End of The F***ing World are my favorite.
As Alex says, be like Sally Hawkins and stay hydrated!
References:
Greg Goldberg, 'Though the Looking Glass: The Queer Narcissism of Selfies'
Elizabeth Lunbeck, 'The Narcissist Homosexual: Genealogy of a Myth'"