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+Kajillionaire è un film che ha diviso molto la critica americana
+(leggi: reddit) ma l'opinione dei lezzi è una sola: bel film, many
+feels.
+
+Data la quantità di hipster su cui far colpo mostrando un po' di
+critica decence, abbiamo deciso di passare una nottata a ragionare sul
+significato del film, per poi svegliarci e capire che tutto sommato
+gli abbiamo dato troppa importanza. Ormai lo sforzo è stato fatto
+quindi tanto vale scrivere.
+
+In questo film le parti complesse da capire sono:
+- i terremoti
+- la cena
+- la visione con le stelle: si può fin da subito archiviare capendo
+  che è solo simbolica
+- il mancato threesome nella vasca da bagno: anche questo da
+  archiviare subito, probabilmente nella visione utilitaristica dei
+  genitori e` solo un modo per pagare l'inaspettata partecipazione di Melanie
+- il rapporto di Melanie con la madre
+
+Sicuramente una chiave di volta del film e` la scena in cui Old Dolio
+spiega che c'e` una terza via riguardo le azioni dei genitori.
+Difatti il film si conclude rimarcando l'importanza di questa terza
+via.
+
+LA terza via e`:
+non sono dei mostri, ma nonostante la amino non possono cambiare.
+
+
+Il film introduce fin da subito la visione cinica (priva di senso)
+della vita di Old Dolio, nello scambio che ha col vecchio.
+I terremoti probabilmente servono a:
+- porre distanza fra i genitori di Old Dolio e il resto della societa`
+- come meccanismo che permette la maturazione di Old DOlio: e` solo
+  con l'ultima scossa che lei un senso lo vuole trovare
+  PEr altro e` significativo che nel bagno della stazione ci erano
+  entrate proprio per mettere in scena la nascita
+
+Altre scene non chiare:
+
+La scena della vasca da bagno, che e` preparata per un bel pezzo di
+film, e` giustificabile dal fatto che probabilmente il piano dei
+genitori era di coinvolgere la portoricana emotivamente, farla sentire
+tradita per poi avere accesso alla sua casa con la pretesa di un
+perdono e infine derubarla come effettivamente e` avvenuto. Abbiamo la
+sensazione che Old Dolio non ne fosse a conoscenza e che questo "con"
+fosse una pratica consolidata dai due. Gli altri scam con buoni
+risultati erano tutti scam emotivi.
+
+
+I think the colors in that particular scene were enhanced because from
+Old Dolio's perspective, she was seeing this false reality as warm and
+inviting. You can tell she never got to experience the essence of
+having a family. So when they were all pretending in that scene, Dolio
+was imagining what it would really be like to live a life like that.
+
+The themes are unsubtle, but weaved in well enough I didn't mind. Old
+Dolio wants a somewhat normal relationship and life but was born to
+very unconventional parents who think of everything in terms of cash
+value and not in terms of emotional connection.
+
+Every con they pull seems to remind Old Dolio what she's missing out
+on. Going to the baby care class, being treated like a stranger by her
+parents while they dote on this new younger woman on a plane,
+pretending to be a normal family to lull an old man into death. The
+saddest moments are when Dolio gets caught up in the moment and lets
+herself believe she has a family just as the parents shatter the
+illusion with their focus on the scam.
+
+I didn't entirely get the notion she was bored by life, but i thought
+she was sort of another side of Dolio. She likely had a good, possibly
+WASPy upbringing, a mother who does the things a mother does, but that
+GRs character doesn't really connect with. It seems like her mother
+perhaps kinda just ducked into her life whenever she wanted via
+calling then just kinda went on and on about her life for GRs
+character to kinda just spectate on.
+
+Because they’ll never be whole, they’ll always be divided as a family
+and never be a real family.
+
+I think there was a lot of use of the woman's gaze vs. the male gaze
+as evidenced in the importance of touch, intimacy, language etc. For
+those who felt as though the sapphic element was out of the blue, I
+think Old Dolio's discovery of her sexuality was done intentionally
+and organically. She is very aware of how the world perceives Melanie.
+At first Old Dolio seems a bit resentful at Melanie for inspiring
+feelings of lust/attraction. It causes her to feel shame (re: hot tub
+scene “making everyone uncomfortable” with her clothes). Very typical
+for a lot of budding queer folks that are internalize their shame when
+they see the same sex in a desirable way. As the film progresses she
+becomes more aware of her own needs/ wants. She gives Melanie the
+tooth pick at dinner when she’s ready. This shows she's not just the
+object of Melanie's affection, but actively inciating and
+demonstrating her desire (in her own way.) Modeled after her mother
+telling her that a wooden gift = a symbol for sexual desire.
+
+I think the movie is a lot of things, mainly a coming of age story of
+Evan Woods character. She learns how to become herself instead of
+another cog in her parents machine, which seems ironically like the
+same thing her parents did with their lives except they escaped from
+being a cog under government and normal society.
+
+For Robert and Theresa, including Old Dolio in their scams is, as July
+put it, their “love language.” So they express their affection for
+their daughter by putting her through one more scheme, and give her
+gifts that they know she will return for her share of the money. When
+they finally express affection toward Old Dolio at their dinner,
+saying nice things to her, it’s left vague as to whether they really
+mean it or if it’s just another ploy.