backrooms

i watched backrooms. it was okay. i wasnt really engaged till like half the movie. 

what i got from the movie: 

sorta commentary on ai. most notable with that dinner table scene. those freaky humans representing those ai abominations. 

mental health deterioration / reality blending with unreality. esp in our era, with ai, we cant tell whats real anymore. 

i was fine with the ending. IDK what YOU my FRIEND was talking abt. i think it fits the themes + the whole idea of backrooms is that its inexplicable because its out of our boundaries of reality. also that last frame was the only scene that actually kinda made me scared out of the entire movie lol

and also idk if its right but the tv's were a metaphor for escapism right. and also the pirate monster at the end is supposed to reflect clark's escapist persona and liek escapism bad right. thats another thing abt the movie. abt nostalgia and stability being a hinderance to progress. clark was lowkey relatable. why he lowkey me tho. when he said i dont wanna change because he likes comfort and stability better than the fear of progress. so real

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also cool poolrooms and everywhere at the end of time references woahhh. and also was that a texas chainsaw massacre reference with the dinner table scene. i havent watched texas chainsaw massacre but im gonna watch it soon. which im really excited abt

but its 6/10 movie cuz i think it didnt need to be that long + it was kinda boring ngl 😭i know the appeal of backrooms is that its a never-ending maze that just extends forever which makes it horrifying. but the parts of the movie where they explore the backrooms felt like such a drag. 

more movies need to be like look back where they tell what story they want to tell in a perfect amount of time.