By \u0130rem Naz Duymu\u015f (AMER\/III) & Eda Emeko\u011flu (AMER\/III) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr <\/p>\n\n\n\n
eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the midst of the mid-term season, where people fight over empty seats in the dining hall or empty chairs in our well-heated library, I, for one, feel like nothing is changing and time is stuck. I know that\u2019s a bit depressing, but isn\u2019t November the right time to feel like this? After Halloweekend and before Christmas, I think we ought to feel stuck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this resonates even a little with you, I have the perfect remedy: Watch \u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once.\u201d The film pulls you in instantly\u2014with its colours, transitions and inter-dimensional setting. Even though the plot might feel a little complicated at first, it delivers its message beautifully once you surrender to the chaos. I wasn\u2019t convinced I\u2019d recommend it in the first hour because it seemed too much of everything: too many sounds, too many scenes, too many universes\u2014but somehow the acting grounds it all. It\u2019s no wonder it swept the Oscars (though I\u2019m still critical of the establishment itself). At its heart, \u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once\u201d is about a family\u2014and the tragic irony of how love and miscommunication can coexist. Isn\u2019t that what family is all about? Every actor makes you feel as if you\u2019ve stepped into a home with warmth and chaos: a place where emotions spill over, and yet, beneath it all, there is warmth. Maybe that\u2019s why it feels like the perfect movie for November. Because warmth and chaos are exactly what this month is made of. The frantic energy of deadlines, mid-terms and the quiet comfort of our friends feels like the same messy, beautiful balance the film captures. Additionally, if you like love stories, I think the movie is going to make you tear up\u2014because, well, let\u2019s just say I\u2019ve never considered doing laundry a romantic activity. But don\u2019t worry about needing too many tissues; you\u2019ll be laughing just as much. Between universes, absurd jokes and weird hands, you\u2019ll find yourself laughing because the movie reminds us how life is ridiculous and that\u2019s why we endure it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ridiculous or not, it got me out of my stuck state when I watched it with a friend. I would suggest you do the same, but I guess we won\u2019t be able to watch a film or prepare snacks or even just have a cup of coffee with our friends in the dormitory, since 6:30 p.m. is an hour after the last lecture of the day. Don\u2019t worry though, we can sleep whenever we want to\u2026at least for now. Maybe that\u2019s why I am writing this as an official recommendation rather than watching it with friends. Who knows? If you have recommendations like this, feel free to send them because nothing has struck me lately, and I was hoping for a movie worth escaping my mid-terms. Don\u2019t forget today is 11.11: make a wish; do a manifestation. Here\u2019s mine: Watching a film with my friends, watching a film with my friends\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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