We are using popular media to process the real world. When reality feels too heavy, we don't turn off our brains. We turn to stories that repackage our anxiety into a three-act structure. It feels safer that way.
In recent films, there is a pressure to maintain a certain level of "glam" even in the face of death. It’s the "mascara stays perfect" phenomenon. It mirrors the influencer culture we see on TikTok and Instagram. We are so used to seeing life filtered through a lens of aesthetic perfection that even our nightmares need to fit a color palette. MetArtX.21.05.27.Oceane.Learning.Yourself.2.XXX...