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Analysing the 2024 romance/sci-fi Turn Me On. An exploration of an ominous vitamin, the unexplained world that shows a domineering control and a strange romance whilst the world seems to be at the edge of unfeeling.Copyright to Two TakesMusic by : tabletopaudio

When you put your faith into something, is it because you believe in it, or was told to? Religion is based upon believing in something beyond yourself, placing oneself as a patron of what its exclaims to be their truth. It doesn't mean it can be everyone's truth, but it interesting nonetheless. Heretic presents this engaging thought process through the act of questioning the concept of belief through choices, conversations, and apparent miracles. What would you say would define a miracle? If it were said and shown would you then believe in it? Or would your instincts tell you otherwise? Copyright to Two Takes

When we watch a film for the first time, we get an impression of it burned into our minds that we refuse to let go. Watch it a second, a third, and things begin to meld together, creating a new interpretation or appreciation for dialogue or characters, but most importantly, a character's point of view. The human psyche can present itself strange, unique and interchangeable. And like the clouds in Sils Maria, the Maloja Snake, a spectacular phenomenon of a cloud bank that winds its way through the Alpine pass like a snake, we too can change at a moment's notice. One moment, a sunny beautiful day, the next, the inevitable change of the seasons, the mist, the cloud, that can smother what was underneath it. And like the wind that blows up doing the night, and down the valley during the day, we too can contradict the typical direction of the winds, and ultimately ourselves. Copyright to Two Takes

Living on the outskirts of society, in the wilderness could seem like a dream. However, within this story of a father and daughter, it is simply a way of life. It can be observed that there was an unstoppable force driving Will, the father, to constantly move and change his routine, even his walking patterns. His daughter, Tom, trusts his insights and knowledge of how to survive without a second thought. In this trail of breadcrumbs, where we follow their story and understand their way of living, we watch Tom embrace the eventuality of change whilst Will cannot. There is this learning that although a parent in there for their child, it doesn't mean the child must think like their adult counterpart. Copyright to Two Takes

We come from a society that presents money as an important aspect of every day life. From the struggles of paying debt, the lack of opportunities or even disabilities that can get in our way, money can pretty much solve many problems. But at what cost? We watch eight individuals chosen from their lack of money and need of it, to be introduced to a game that allows them to get paid every minute. There is a timer for how long they are there and its up to them to entertain the silent and unseen audience in order to ramp up the timer. In a building where everything is fake, where food is given freely, but with strange rules that are absolute, it's a place that lets you buy literally anything. And a place where you can do almost anything to yourself, the environment, and scarily, to each other. Death ends the game, but apart from that, what would you do to stay? And how much money is enough? Copyright to Two Takes For my patron Kevin

This episode was chosen by a YouTuber. If there is a film you wish for me to analyse, let me know! Columbus presents what it would feel like to represent one's own feelings and memories in a physical form, like a building. When we choose to go places that remind us of feelings or memories, we strive for something that has meaning only to us. We sit in it's awe, in it's silence and float in its substance. We take a breath, and we pause, soaking in the atmosphere, the sites, the sounds, and let the mind wander to where it is that connects us to that place for all time. It's very personal, but also very impersonal in the way that people find the modernist buildings presented in the film as a whole, its history, it's substance, on a detached level. Here, in this story, we delve deeper in two opposing characters. One that attaches her feelings and memories to places not being able to let go, and another whom does not, and thus, struggles to attach his feelings about his father to his own through his father's work. Copyright to Two Takes

Vampires have always been a fascination of mine, but more so with their thoughts and feeling rather than the transformation or the blood lust. Only Lovers Left Alive invokes the feeling of Interview With The Vampire, with much less about the sparkling and questionable love triangle (like Twilight), and more about the quintessential emphasis on how they simply live. The characters, Adam and Eve, show us through intellectual thoughts and feelings how less is more, how loss can still hold true for someone who has experienced all of their lives and how morality can sometimes have to be placed on pause for the sake of survival. Copyright to Two Takes

In a world blended with the sweetness of sugar and the vulgarity of violence, Bella takes a bite of both and discovers what it means to live again free from the societal pressures in an uncanny steam punk Victorian setting. From the confines of the family setting where social structures can create human perceptions, to the impact of coming into contact with the real world. We follow Bella, a unique individual, on a adventure that changes everything for her. Copyright to Two Takes

Time becomes non-linear, circular, like the retreat in Iceland. From Darby investigating the Silver Doe crimes in the past with Bill, and then investigating the murder of Bill in the hotel, it presents similar feelings of defeat, judgement, curiosity and more. The feelings circulate and are represented to show parallels between the past and present, whilst opening doors emotionally within our main protagonist. There's always a link when we reflect into our pasts and it is here that we see it in all manner of ways; the link between human and non-human, empathy and apathy, reliance and resistance, monster and the maker, life and death...There are always opposites that are needed to be shown to present the whole story. And it is here that we see that whether it be human or AI, alive or dead, we are all at fault for something in the end. Copyright to Two Takes

Analysing the 2017 romance drama Call Me By Your Name, an exploration of philosophical intrusions, views on ambigious friendship, the race of change and the next steps within relationships. Copyright to Two Takes

Analysing the video game Death Stranding (2019), exploring the connection from our reality to the world of the game, and the realisation of how close to the world of the dead we really are. Death Stranding, within it's created universe, has different strands that both connect and tangle within each other. How the history behind a made up world can reflect certain aspects of ours, whether that be through past events, beliefs or emotional connections, and the need for a better future, a change, that essentially saves lives around the main protagonist that we might take for granted. Copyright to Two Takes Artwork by renkoma on DeviantArt

Hideo Kojima's creation of the game Death Stranding, even from the teaser trailers, made me curious from the start. Not by the game graphics, the music, or the fact that Norman Reedus is the main character, but by the strangeness of its creative world. I have played the game, to the point of completing it, but I still had questions about its origins and history. And so, I began to explore it, making this two episode analysis of the world of Death Stranding, with perhaps spoilers about the main story line. Let's begin. This is Two Takes. And this is One Shot, the first analysis of Death Stranding. Copyright to Two Takes

NOTE: Einstein's experiment is the Double Slit Experiment NOT Double Split. Under observation, we can change, become more polite or even more hostile. We take a breath and decide our outcome, predict the probability of success. We create things and share it, hoping for the right outcome. But what can we do if what we make is used in a different manner? What can we say about the consequences outside of our control? Would you accept it as your duty or become conflicted, never realising that whatever happens next is not random, is not predicted, and is essentially out of your hands? Everything is connected, and it's only through consequences do we eventually realise this. Copyright to Two Takes

Analysing the cult classic that is The Breakfast Club. This video essay was chosen by ryanmiller3330 on YouTube. If you have a film/series that you want me to analyse, please let me know in the comments! Copyright to Two Takes

Analysing the romance/drama that is Closer. An exploration of each character, the definition of knowing someone and how close you think you are to your lover. This video essay was chosen by olvera7054 on Twitter. If you have a film/series that you want me to analyse, please let me know in the comments! Copyright to Two Takes