Orange Is the New Black Analysis: Piper and Alex, a Desperate Desire Blooming in Isolation
Isolation is the most transparent mirror of human nature. In the extreme environment of a prison—a space stripped of social status and the comforts of daily life—encountering a former lover goes beyond a…
The Art of Joy: Liberation in the Name of Desire, An Artistic Narrative of Seizing Joy
From the moment of birth, human beings are cast into a predetermined yoke of destiny. Within that yoke—which becomes a warm cradle for some and a suffocating prison for others—we must choose: will…
Wild Nights with Emily: A Delightful Provocation Restoring the Desires of an Erased Genius
Sometimes, we prefer to believe in convenient myths rather than the truth—much like the image of Emily Dickinson as the “recluse,” clad in white, writing poetry in solitary confinement from the world. However,…
Blue Is the Warmest Color Review: An Interpretation of Radiant First Love, Desire, and Class-Based Isolation
To submerge oneself into the world of another is akin to a process of eternally losing a part of one’s own world. Love is more than a mere exchange of emotions; it is…
Black Swan Analysis: Destruction Born of the Cruel Desire Named Perfection
Within everyone, a pure white self we wish to show others and a pitch-black instinct we wish to ignore coexist. Most of us live by finding a suitable compromise between the two, but…
Cracks (2009) Film Review & Analysis: Isolation in the Name of an Idol, Ruin Seeping Through the Fractures
We are often captivated by the fabricated images others create, choosing to ignore the ugly truths hidden beneath. To idolize someone is an attempt to fill one’s own deficiencies with another’s radiance; however,…
