In My End Is My Beginning (2013): Psychology of Salvation Sprouting over the Ruins of Twisted Desire
The heaviest legacy left by love may not be longing, but a space of isolation filled with the traces of another. The deep sense of lack from never being fully understood by others,…
Submerge (2016): The Boundary Between Control and Indulgence, an In-Depth Analysis of Youthful Desire’s Cruel Drift
The more we tighten our grip to seize the illusion of perfection, the sooner we find ourselves slipping through our own fingers. The societal standard of versatility demanded of today’s youth, and the…
She Monkeys (Apflickorna, 2011) – An In-Depth Interpretation of Girls’ Cruel Power Games and Sexual Tension
Even while knowing we can never truly possess another person, why do we constantly strive to control and dominate them? Director Lisa Aschan’s She Monkeys captures the isolation, lack, and dangerous desires that…
Affäre zu dritt: A Triangle of Desire and Guilt, A Psychological Review of the Residue of Loss
Even within a perfectly ordered life, humans can suddenly feel a profound sense of isolation. When the warmth of familiarity slowly turns into the chill of ennui, the deep scars of another can…
The Girl (2000): Psychological Interpretations Left by Artistic Obsession and Queer Noir
Every intense love in this world inevitably courts isolation. On the dark stage of a nightclub shielded from the gaze of others, or within the enclosed space of a private hotel room, two…
Monster (2003): The Abyss of a Woman Turned Monster, Harsh Salvation in the Name of Love, and a Tragic Interpretation
Every human being longs for salvation, but sometimes that very longing becomes the sharpest weapon driving oneself toward self-destruction. The tragedy of a woman utterly excluded and isolated from the world, who chose…
