Intergenerational Family Trauma in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
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HUGE CONGRATS to @everythingeverywheremovie for 7 Oscar wins including best picture!! 🎊
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This movie was so affirming in my journey to heal my own intergenerational family trauma that I even wrote a review you can catch a sneak peek of below! ❤️🔥
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“Everything Everywhere All At Once Helps Break the Cycle of Intergenerational Trauma in Migrant Families” ⬇️
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…Everything Everywhere All At Once is a beautiful, raw, & life-changing masterpiece of a film that explores intergenerational trauma through the lens of migration & queerness.
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The film’s protagonist Evelyn is an overworked middle age Chinese migrant woman who discovers that she is the savior of the multiverse.
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Beneath Evelyn’s attempt to defeat evil across every conceivable reality, the film sheds light on her fractured relationship w/ her queer daughter Joy.
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Evelyn’s internalized oppression & attempt to control Joy stems from her experiences of migration, racism, sexism, classism, & from her struggles w/ her own father.
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BIPOC who have migrated/been forced to the U.S. & their descendants are vulnerable to intergenerational trauma due to the legacies of colonialism & imperialism.
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The violent circumstances that cause migration give rise to unhealed trauma, toxic family dynamics, & assimilation into yt supremacist cis-heteropatriarchy.
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Joy represents a millennial queer child of migrants who struggles to find the balance between resisting intergenerational trauma (via embracing her identity) but also her very real desire for familial acceptance & pressure to live up to her family’s sacrifices.
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The film provides a nuanced understanding of how trauma functions generationally & that multiple truths can exist at once.
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(i.e. Joy can hold Evelyn accountable for her toxic behavior, & she can be grateful for her sacrifice in ensuring the family’s survival.)
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#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce reminds us that it is possible to build a world where we validate each other’s trauma, unlearn internalized oppression, practice communication skills, & believe in each other’s ability to transform…
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