There’s a potentially very triggering scene in which a character publicly announces that another character was raped without their knowledge or permission
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joaquin phoenix's character is left severely disabled after a gunfight at the end of the film; he is in an electric wheelchair and at one point starts making groaning noises similar to that of a severely disabled person; as someone on the spectrum this scene irked me
Characters espouse copaganda rhetoric while also behaving in unlikable ways. The film doesn’t present ANYONE as being likable, but it also does not direct us to see the cops as “the problem” in an explicit way. It also makes a serious mockery of protesters and openly vilifies leftist groups
A character talks about having repressed memories of CSA. Another one does not like to be touched. They enforce a boundary about this with a partner but then add “I’m getting better”. This felt very much like a trauma depiction to me.
A character takes a bunch of sleeping pills, but it is not clear that this is meant as self-harm. Rather, this character forces themself to sleep using the pills to escape a situation. Definitely imagery suggesting that they might have been using pills to self-harm, though it is quickly shown that they wake up safely.
A white man watches a video involving several black people and says “what is this, The Jeffersons?” A white man unleashes a tirade of stereotypes against a Native person A person in a position of power calls a teen a homophobic slur Another person calls a teen the R slur with the intent to degrade
There is an age gap and power discrepancy between the main character and his wife
An adult in a position of power had a relationship with a girl he describes as being “like 18”. When pressed, he won’t confirm that she is not a minor.
in a speech the lead critiques abortion but i don't really know for sure whether ari aster intended for this to actually be a genuine critique of abortion