“evil and good are always at war inside you, zuko. it is your nature, your legacy.” 🔥
zuko with a double-bladed lightsaber, commissioned from yunitajuanda on ig!
Indonesian backrooms would be an old shopping mall when all the shops are closed and you’re not sure where each alley leads to. it’s not GI or any modern-looking mall. think pasar senen, thamrin city
@denimneverdies I feel western leftists tend to have a noble savage view of the global south, thinking they are perfect and holy and western imperialism alone is the root of all their problems, ignoring the fact there are shitty people everywhere.
So apparently this Letterboxd review is what they’re referencing. Not only does Past Lives not have or rely on ‘cut fruit diaspora’ tropes, it is also from Celine Song’s personal, very similar experience.
Her childhood sweetheart did think about her.