I Saw the TV Glow (Jane Schoenbrun, 2024) • Page 4

Hell ya some showings nearby starting Thurs. cannot wait

 

Finally got showtimes and they’re exactly where i thought they’d be. Lol. Would’ve preferred a 10 minute drive but I’ll do 25 for this lol

 

Thought this was incredible and wanted to experience it again almost immediately after it finished.

 

I think I absolutely loved this?

 

Sadly, did not connect that much with me. Loved the visuals, performances and underlying messages. Just never connected with the characters and it felt like there was too much going on at once. But very happy others are connecting with it. Also, the Fred Durst/Conner O’Malley pipeline has finally connected!

 

what’s the Fred Durst connection?

 

Holy shit he was the dad???

 

In the Q&A with Jane I went to, she said he was the last person cast and she only wanted him for the role the whole time

the only other person she ever even considered was Jimmy Fallon

 

That scene with him on the couch was haunting

 

I didn’t recognize him without his red Yankees fitted.

 

He should have thrown it on in the truck.

 

I’m seated let’s go

 

This fucked me up

 

this didn't do it for me. I like the buffy and lynch stuff but movies that are all setup with a payoff you figure out on your own aren't my cup of tea, unless they're compelling the whole time like Mulholland Drive

 

I have been thinking about it a lot, the what’s real and what’s not.

I figure in the first half, Maddie’s presence is to encourage Owen to embrace who he really wants to be, not apologize and get out of his comfort zone. That said, my read is maybe she’s not a real person. She might just be Owen’s true identity wanting to be accepted by him.

If she is real, I don’t think that she actually comes back in the supermarket. Maybe she died and Owen’s lying to the audience (like he does later) or she just moved and never came back. But she comes off to me as a manifestation of Owen’s identity coming back, wanting him to accept who he truly is. He can’t and tries to be the ideal man he think society or the audience wants him to be and ends the movie doing the exact thing she told him not to do - apologizing.

I could be way off and maybe there are other clues, things Jane has said to disprove. But that’s my read.

 

This rocked

I love how when Owen watches the show as an adult, they use younger actresses for the show. Watching your favorite shows from when you were a kid really does feel that way. Tbh I think a lot of why this works so well is those little moments that keep it rooted in reality. The evolution of television. The rumor spread about Maddie at school. The douchebags at work. Stuff like that to keep it grounded

Connor O’Malley was so himself in this that it was borderline distracting at first lol. But his character also made complete sense in the context of the Midnight Zone

Can’t believe I just walked out of a theater with a Frances Quinlan song playing. I fucking miss Hop Along

How many times must one fill a ball pit

Honestly can’t tell how I feel about the stiff dialogue/cold delivery in this from the mains. On one hand, something more natural probably wouldn’t fit as well. On the other it often felt really, really corny. I also did not love how Maddie’s entire story in the balloon ending with “we’ve got to get to season six” or whatever. I feel like the metaphor kinda broke right there

Goes without saying, but the set design in this was incredible. Very stylish and appropriately retro

Mr. Melancholy scene was unnerving as hell. Shout out to all of his minions dancing around like Putty Patrollers though lol

 

This was super interesting. Loved the first half. Not sure about the second, and pretty bummed out by the ending.

 

hope to see this tonight or at least some time soon

 

Really, really enjoyed this. But man, that ending. Soul crushing.

 

5 seasons and a different monster in each episode, yet we only saw about 4 in total? Felt like a missed opportunity.

I think Alamo really set up some false expectations with all of the Are You Afraid of the Dark footage before it started.

 

Seeing this tomorrow

 

All week long it didn’t seem like my local theater would have this but randomly looking today and it does! Def gonna go since the weather is nice today to walk there.

 

I will be thinking about this movie all week. Def the kind of film you internalize and contemplate and eventually it comes to reside as something inside you.

This morning I’m remembering the concert scene and how the film shifted into this timeless, meditative space at a certain point. I love when movies entrance you like that. A cheap comparison but a massive compliment, I got strong Twin Peaks: The Return vibes during that sequence.

 

I really loved this and want to see it again.

 

Not what I expected and played out differently than I thought it would, plus I’m still digesting a lot. Definitely connected with a lot of the feeling and vibe in ways I have with other films about finding yourself, “waking up,” etc. A lot could be triggering for various reasons, but also felt so nostalgic, comforting, and affirming? Especially with certain ways I was raised, my mental health/make-up and sexuality. The scene where she’s crawling and talking was breathtaking.