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  1. Feb 2023
    1. Fairly early on, Dean laments to Chris, “I hate the way it looks.” While Chris understands this to be about a white family with black employees, Dean’s statement can also be understood as his distaste for the aesthetics of the Coagula. To thrive, his family members must exist in black bodies, and he hates it. In order to hold onto father’s legacy (whiteness), Dean must cling to blackness.

      This shows Deans true intentions right from the start of the movie

    2. A minute into meeting Chris, Dean goes on a diatribe about the deer: “I do not like the deer, I’m sick of it. They’re taking over, they’re like rats, destroying the ecosystem. I see a dead deer on the side of the highway, I think to myself ‘That’s a start.’” What is a fairly common gripe among rural homeowners becomes something more sinister as it becomes clear that Chris is conflated with the deer. He is about to be knocked off course by a vehicle controlled by Rose, he is about to become the trophy head. As Chris helplessly stares, tied to a chair in the Armitage basement, towards the television positioned in front of him, the deer impassively stares back. Chris is reflected in its eyes. If the Armitages get their way, Chris would, like the deer, be used up piecemeal. He too would stare impassively back, watching another co-opt his gaze.

      The connection between Chris and the deer is very interesting

  2. Oct 2022
    1. Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

      This refers to the many good qualities that a fair and free Nation would allow its people to enjoy

    2. We the People of the United States,

      This is important, since "We the People" refers to all those in the 13 colonies, who banded together against the British Empire

  3. Sep 2022
    1. “Do the kings know the destiny of those they left behind, their posterity? If only they are watching! If only they can see what I see!

      This is important, since it begs the question if the rules understand what will happen to their subjects, and if they will care if they suffer.