synechdoche
thinking abt a movie i saw (and didn't understand ofc) as a kid and loved (was my favorite!)
had a character who was looking for an apartment and was shown by the agent a place that was burning
and she was like wow love the price love the neighborhood, just.. a bit worried
agent: oh? what are you worried about
woman: dying in the fire
agent: oh yeah, that. tough thing to choose how you want to die
anyway she took it and liked the place and she died in the fire when she was old.
wonder if any part of that movie holds up.
oh yeah another movie i loved when I was in college (was in my top 3) was the lobster. in it a guy Needs to find a partner in a month or two otherwise he'll be forcibly turned into an animal of his choice (he picks lobster. A sensible choice, and some people even have them as pets did you know) and there's this fucking soulless horrific rape handjob on screen by a woman who doesnt want to be there (so she is ofc being raped as well) that I think must have resonated with me.
The movie is probably shit but smth in it meant something to me then.