How Everything Everywhere All At Once Altered My Brain Chemistry
Video creator Janna Mae shares one movie that transformed the way she thinks about the world.
Janna Mae is a video creator, writer, director and producer from LA. She shares one movie that, in her words, “altered her brain chemistry.” This was originally posted on her Instagram.
“These are the movies that transformed/challenged the way I think about the world starting with… Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEAAO)…
EEAAO taught me that with any life you choose, there will always be something to overcome, and something to love.
We can choose to grieve for the lives we have not lived, accept the meaninglessness of life and put all our pain and trauma into a bagel until it swallows us whole or…accept the cosmic significance of our choices. That every choice we make is part of a larger whole that we cannot even fathom. and I don’t know about you…but I think that makes living this life I'm living now really meaningful and beautiful.
The struggle to connect with our parents lies in the cyclical nature of generational values— and it’s so important for society to recognize our generational differences and work towards understanding one another — otherwise it leads to…well we got a glimpse of it from Evelyn and Joy’s relationship.
It goes without saying that EEAAO is unlike any movie that’s ever come out in the last decade. Not only did it encapsulate everything I’ve ever thought about the world we live in and what it takes to break the cycles of generational trauma, but it also put into perspective what it means to…well, put meaning in life. and it does this while being absurdly funny, genuinely heart felt, and highly engaging.”
What movie has made an impact in YOUR life?
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