As <B>Old Man Brad</b> <A HREF="https://boxd.it/3LjZC1">states</A>, <I>Look Away</i> is a slow burn, providing two sides to Maria's descent as an unpopular student at school, to becoming, thanks to her alter ego Airam, accepted (while maintaining a mysterious aura to her).
Once Maria discovers that her alter ego Airam can help her power through tough times, she lets go, eventually succumbing to the alter ego's power and remaining trapped behind any area of reflection. While Airam causes death and destruction, Maria can only watch what she has let happen.
The film features a fantastic performance by India Eisley, but both Jason Isaac's and Mira Sorvino's talents are wasted (it's not as bad as it sounds).
<B>Final thoughts</b>:
Don't look away. This is worth watching.<B>Setup</b>: The film's streaming on Tubi, so catch it there. We enabled <A HREF="http://letterboxd.com/lgoled">Perfect Black on our LG OLED TV</A>. I don't know what type of film they used to direct it, but it was a perfect match for this mode!

Look Away
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
10/12/2018Runtime
103 minsOverview
A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
-Revenue
$1,119,537Homepage
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How It Feels
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A surreal descent into the psyche of a bullied teenager who discovers her mirror holds a darker, more dangerous version of herself. It's a fever dream of body horror and psychological fracture that blurs the line between victimhood and monstrosity.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedAngryClaustrophobic
Themes
IdentityIsolationRevengeComing apart
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
High-contrastFormalist
Structure
Unreliable narrator
Heads up
Graphic violence
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