About

Hello and welcome to the thing. I’m Margarita, lifelong cinephile with an MA in Film and Philosophy and a complicated love affair with ideology. I believe people learn how to think more from the movies than from anywhere else. Sometimes I’m compelled to write about it.

You can find me on YouTube and Patreon.

17 thoughts on “About”

  1. Your Spirited Away video is, without exaggeration, the best thing I have seen on YouTube. Looking forward to more 🙂

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      1. It got removed for copyright and im so sad! could you upload the audio or text again? It was such an amazing analyses

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  2. Like the previous commenter, I’ve also discovered your YouTube through your Spirited Away video. I love how well-spoken and astute you are and was soundly impressed! Keep doing what you do!

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  3. Like the previous commenter, I have also discovered your channel through your video on Spirited Away. I was soundly impressed by how well-spoken and astute you are and look forward to watching more of your videos! I was also very inspired by your analysis and it reminded me of why I love film so much. Keep doing what you do!

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  4. Hey, I came across your interpretation of the movies. I love your work. The Spirited Away, Psycho, Dead Poet Society, The Age of Innocence…..By the way, I would love to hear your thoughts on the Movies such as The Human Stain (2003), Les Misérables (2012), Don Quixote (2015), Frozen I and II, Midnight in Paris (2011) etc…. Moreover, I would like to talk to you about Jonathan Pageau a Canadian Orthodox Icon carver and Artist, He also did an interpretation of the Spirited Away which was also unfortunately removed on copyright issue but he also did a great job.
    Thank you for everything!

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  5. Hey just FYI, your quote is goinv viral on TikTok, go take credit! 🙂

    https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRTD1SKw/

    Your purpose in life is not to love yourself but to love being yourself.

    If you goal is to love yourself, then your focus is directed inward toward yourself, and you end up constantly watching yourself from the outside, disconnected, trying to summon the “correct” feelings towards yourself or fashion yourself into something you can approve of.

    If your goal is to love being yourself, then your focus is directed outward towards life, on living and making decisions based on what brings you pleasure and fulfillment.

    Be the subject, not the object. It doesn’t matter what you think of yourself. You are experiencing life. Life is not experiencing you.

    https://plain-flavoured-english.tumblr.com/post/180456381004/your-purpose-in-life-is-not-to-love-yourself-but

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  7. Hello! I wanted to tell you that I think about your Spirited Away video all the time. I can’t see any SA merch and not think about liminal spaces.
    I have gone through and read your transcript several times over the years, but I would love to see the video once more.
    I found some links on your site here, but they are all broken for me. I am wondering if there is any way you could share just one more?

    I hope your PhD went well! Thank you for sharing your work with people. 🙂

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      1. It is even better than I remember. The way you use the score is so good, and the delivery of that closing line makes me cry. Thank you so much.

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  8. Hi!

    I’m a high school student writing and extended essay about cannibalism and queerness in film, and I came across your article about Hannibal while doing research. I was wondering if I could message you on LinkedIn? I’d love to get some extra information and insights.

    Thanks so much.

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