Nejinee(ee)

25 seconds really is an obscene amount of time to stand frozen in a shower. And tbh he probably would have stood there longer if Ilya hadn't been gesturing for Shane to do it back. Like I do think that's what broke his focus because you can practically see the tunnel vision setting in. Immersion was only broken by Ilya's weird cupped-hand gesture and Shane realizing that he was supposed to do something.

ilya: [lighting a cigarette with a backwards hat on, covered in sweat, flushed from dancing in the club] you having fun, moya lyubov'?

"It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history, war, or about the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbours. It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth. Its narrative structure is gimmicky. The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible."

me tongue-deep in a sandalwood candle: 🤤