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its not scary its just you

I relate to I saw the Tv glow however im not trans, or at least like not really idk its complicated. But i relate to it in the sense that I have strong dissociation to the point i dont feel real alot of the time and im very uncomfortitable in my body like im an alien, Owen reminds me of myself and makes me feel seen lol. Also the notion of being a different person just a television screen away (lol) makes me very emotional.

2:49 Owen sitting next to a vending machine called fruitopia is hilarious ngl.

I think referring to the main character as her misses the horror. It’s about their journey if they took the wrong path. The last scene where they cut themselves open, only to go back to apologizing to people who refuse to pay attention to them is the character decision to go back into the closet. Calling them her would have been the good timeline but at every point of breaking out of their chrysalis, they used words and violence to stay inside. Them never coming out was the horror.

9:22 how dare you jumpscare me with ai garbage (video is good so far)

7:53 this is so real. i kept a diary when i was 14 and i swear one of the lines was “i think i might be genderfluid or something but i’ll deal with it later”

i love this movie and also your exploration of it! it's so important for us queer people to share our stories and find each other<3 i'm still working on coming out to people i know irl, but i'm sure i'll get there one day and this video reminded me of the importance of living my true life

I watched it with two of my friends and they didn’t like it, story-wise. I felt a bit disappointed and alone, but i decided that it was going to be just me once again, and that it was okay. The message of this movie is about Owen’s identity, but it can apply to anyone who decided to give up a part of themselves. It’s hard to be your true self, you can take breaks if you need, but don’t give up, because there’s still time. Give yourself time to accept what’s true to yourself, and let it shine, because in the end you’re the only person who gets to decide who you are. You won’t be alone because happiness attracts happiness, even if you feel like it’s a never-ending maze, you’ll find where you belong. It might even be this constant discovery, and it’s okay! You’ll be proud of yourself for trying, and even more after reaching your goals. Take care of yourself.

I've only seen this film once, and I'm scared to see it again. It's such a beautiful message but I'm afraid of how it makes me feel. I think that speaks volumes about the quality of it

I'm 36 and this movie hit me waaaay harder than I was expecting and has left me with a lot to think about. I discovered I was bi when I turned 30, and after seeing this, I have even more I need to think about. I just can't put into words how so much of this movie spoke to me.

this is a cool essay on it

I really enjoy this more hopeful take on the melancholia of this movie. i'm with you on that queerness is a gift and the best thing that ever happened to me. and i wish i could take the pain and discomfort so many people experience, but i'm glad my trans homies get some catharsis out of this movie.

I suffer from depression and your video was the equivalent of someone giving me a hug and saying "hey buddy it's all gonna be ok"

tbh, i didn't view the kim and knives scene in scott pilgrim takes off as a queer scene, i saw it more as two friends jamming out (probably due to either their age gap or me being aroace) i also felt like the scene where roxxie and kim kiss (as funny as it was) felt kind of weird (that may just be me though)

I watched this video, forgot to like it, came back and watched again. Thankful I was reminded of this film again, friend recommended it to me when I came out to them and I'm so grateful that I got to feel seen so immediately.

Gee, thanks for making my skin crawl 😅 being GNC is scary

The kissing a minor thing was more of knives and lisa breaking the taboos for the lawful good protagonist than any commentary.

Before I even watch this, im gay and I LOVED ALL the queer rep in ALL of its media

This movie made me question my identity again (i previously identified as a trans man and recently re-identified as agender but im questioning everything again) and made me truly feel the urgency to leave the closet despite not being safe to do so

After watching about 5-6 hrs of content I can finally watch a 15min video

I just watched the movie, and now I found this very personal and positive and interesting and brave video essay! thank you!

Maybe it's just a shared delusion between two depressed queer kids whos family life was awful. I don't know that I could willingly bury myself alive in the hopes that I'm a super hero from a TV show I really liked. Sad/Cool movie but there has to be another way.

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Is the Queer community really small? Maybe it is an age thing. Most teenage AFAB are trans or bi or whatever.

Change is scary, and yet human nature is change

My vote is on scott pilk rim queerness has just had it too good for far too long!!

My best friend came out as queer but then buried her self again afraid of religion it's kinda sad seeing her buried her self like that

So well-articulated and nuanced! Well done 👏🏼 just watched the film without knowing anything about it or director beforehand and I’m shook 😭 being non-binary/genderless and always feeling like an alien in this bizarre world my entire life, it was so relatable and such a mood.

As someone who’s had Roxie as their favorite Scott Pilgrim character since I first read the series, they did my girl so much justice with Episode 3. While I love all of Takes Off, Ramona Rents a Video is just the crown jewel of that series to me, it made my gremlin lesbian heart so happy.

I know it isn't relevant to the topic of this short, but when you mentioned how Ramona downplayed Roxie as a joke, it reminded me of another thing I really like about this show: Outside of the twins and Lucas, when it comes to fights, they *REALLY* let the exes fucking cook. They all pulled shit out of their bags we didn't know they had, and/or (like here with Roxie) got put in interesting situations and areas where they can really show off how truly fucking dangerous these guys are beyond their interactions/fights with Scott.

You know what you come out of fucking nowhere on my recommendations you make a amazing fucking video I love it And by the way you just got a new subscriber.

i still remember watching the show with some friends and we all had to pause the show and collectively pick our jaws up off the floor after the "wanna run lines in my trailer?" before bursting out laughing

This movie was more terrifying than any other one I’ve seen, truly because I resonated so much with Owen. Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin, yet terrified that the real you is too much for yourself and those around you to handle. I’m not trans, but soon after this movie I changed my pronouns to he/they. For now, that feels true to who I am. This movie demonstrated to me that it’s worth finding out who you truly are, instead of suppressing it for the sake of comfort.

Good video, now side tangent. I really liked Ramona and Roxy's "confrontation" in takes off but the show as a whole disappointed me because I wanted it to be Ramona going thru ALL her exes and kind of decompressing those relationships

As a straight white guy, I had a lot of respect for this movie. It's very impressive because I took drastically different themes and messages from this film. Mainly a weaponization of nostalgia. But when i saw that so many Trans people identified with this movie and the way it made them feel, It made perfect sense. There was no part of me that said, no that doesn't make sense because i took a different message. I simply accepted it and said wow I'm glad i found this new perspective.

Ramona said when Roxanne was staying with her, she did in fact make out with her, in no way was Scott being worried just because of the sexuality in the scene. Ramona and Roxy had unfinished business, he was worried it would ruin his and Ramona’s relationship…

i genuinely have not stopped thinking about this movie ever since i saw it. i see so much of owen/isabel in myself and its so so so unnerving and scary as i still havent truly accepted who i am nor do i really know who i am. at a certain point in the movie (not even a big moment or anything, just a random scene) i had started sobbing and i couldnt stop it and i didnt understand why. i just cried for the entire rest of the film and after it was finished as well. this movie is so special to me and it relays such an important message to queer people god im so glad it was made

"Being queer is the best thing that's ever happened to me. Even if it feels like I lost out on the first chunk of my life, there's always still time to live a better, more accurate life." Thank you for this video and thank you for putting this into words for me

Thank you for this amazing gift. I saw the tv glow made me realize that u needed to wake up

i need to see your letterboxd

i had been putting off watching this movie until today because i'm not trans and was scared of what i might have to confront if i watched it but i'm so glad i did. it really helped put my life into a different perspective

Now try also living in the south and being in the army

this film made me realize uncomfortable truths about myself and its easily my favorite movie of the year

I finished the movie this morning and have been thinking about it since I started it last night. I’ve avoided this movie so much once I found out it was a trans allegory because I knew it’d be a mirror of my experience 2 years ago I was on HRT in New York City feeling so ahead and in control of my life. I then lost my housing and my job and was forced to move back home. I never talk about that time really it was isolating and suffocating. Thankfully I had a few trans friends from work that helped me get by but I medically couldn’t transition anymore once I lived with my mom again. So i felt I lost that progress. I’m back in New York and in community and have been again for a whole year. I’ve been at trans affirming care facilities and around my trans family and something feels like a rope tied to an anvil of sorts. I know who I am and I do feel like there’s still time but I am slowly getting to the point of screaming like Owen did. It’s like im waiting to exhale but I know I’m holding my breath. I know I know how to breathe. I’m thankful for this movie for shaking something in me. I just hope I don’t flash forward in time with some regret of not choosing myself.

this video is awesome. ty

I finished watched this movie and I think I had a panic attack I don't really know I felt like insanely warm and started feeling short of breath and still had to rewatch the last couple minutes...I have never felt a movie affect me this way...I am start to have questions about myself

MR PILGRIM IT IS I MATTHEW PATEL

I always love Scott Pilgrim now looking back love the queerness used is so subtle and good