Why I SAW THE TV GLOW Left Me Stunned

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[@rutherfrogp.wilmington4907]

I absolutely loved this film. Adored. I understand feeling like you can't watch it again soon, but I had the opposite reaction- I watched it 4 times within the first month of seeing it. Truly unique work, and best of the year for me.

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@@rutherfrogp.wilmington4907 I should be ready to watch again after the holidays. Maybe.

[@taradv8122]

Might be because of the hype around this movie but I was underwhelmed. A lot like Longlegs. That was supposed to be the scariest movie of the decade. It wasn't. This was a good movie but, not the life altering, soul shattering film I had been told it was. The hype hurt it for me.

[@glitchfilmhq]

Thanks for the comment. I totally get what you mean about the hype. it can really mess with how you experience a movie. I’ve been there, going into something expecting it to blow my mind because of what people are saying, only to feel like it fell short. Where did you hear most of the hype for this one? I wonder if going into it with no expectations would make it feel different. And Longlegs! I know exactly what you’re talking about. I like that movie but the marketing was definitely marketing. That one was being called the scariest thing in years, but it didn’t quite live up to that for me either.

[@SmokeyMarshmallows]

I didn't go into this expecting a horror movie, I went in expecting a character study with body horror elements which is what I more or less got from it. It definitely impacted me as a trans person who was denying, denying, and denying myself again and again and slowly seeing what that feeling can do to someone. I felt so close to death after awhile of forbidding myself from my own happiness and it helped me click it together. I didn't ask for this, this is just how it is and I'm gonna live my best life. It definitely helped crack my egg open a bit more even though I've known I was trans for years. I just didn't want to go through with it due to societal repercussions. It made me so god damn uncomfortable because it was holding a mirror up to my face and showing me my future, I want a family but I don't want it at the expense of my misery... It broke my heart

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@@SmokeyMarshmallowsIt’s wonderful and sometimes painful how films and stories in general can touch and inspire us so deeply. Thank you for sharing your story here. I hope you’re doing well. Happy to chat with you anytime.