Queer Review

Review of Queer (2024) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

anecdotally only kind of weird, in a way that outcasts were so into the movements of their time like grunge, goth, punk, emo, etc. but not necessarily welcome in the larger pools of society. there isn't technically any window gazing in this regard, except an interesting read on the "will they/won't they" concept, focused on a digestion of sexuality as a concrete concept yet acknowledging it as a spectrum that can fade between queer and non-queer (straight to you normies i guess). this becomes superimposed over an unwavering rigid view of gender, where everyone seen and heard are either fully comfortable in their skin or at the very least doing an impeccable job pretending to be so. this movie is more concerned about an external exploration, outwards from the self that then leads Lee and Allerton directly to an internal exploration. but they both suffer from lack of communication. i am a strong believer in communication being the lifeline of relationships in any form. without it even being said or shown we know that Lee and Allerton are over because communication lacked between them. Lee is painfully aware of this as he feels it was subconsciously intentional, like a gunshot to the head. it's almost as if he willingly waded into a dubious situation that was never advertised as wholesome or for someone like him.

from the wikipedia article about centipedes:

All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs.

Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivores, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, which can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts.