Everyone wants to hear their parents apologize for something, but why do we want that apology so badly? Everything Everywhere All at Once presents us with the interesting notion that every disappointment and every failure has led us to this exact moment in our lives. We have made the choices in life that have shaped us and molded us into who we are, but can we accept ourselves, or do we still not feel good enough? Most people who believe they are not good enough or are living a fulfilling life are often measuring their circumstances against their parents' expectations. Jobu (Stephanie Hsu) from Everything Everywhere is the embodiment of this type of parental abuse. Unlike Joy, whose queerness isn’t accepted by her mother, Evelyn (Michelle Yeo), Jobu was used as a science experiment by Alpha Evelyn and her mind was broken. Her mission to spread the pain outward from herself is a depiction of how cycles of abuse perpetuate themselves. It’s Evelyn’s mission to destroy the cycle of violence to save the world from being swallowed into an everything bagel. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 16 June, 2022