Simplicity, complex, bizarre, abuse, torture, mysterious, control, power, desire, emptiness, anger, and illness.
Standouts include the acting from both Hagan (Janie) and Crompton (Irma) with honorable mention going to SML's (Savannah) body which, by the way, is only one beautiful piece of this insane puzzle. Nothing is obvious and there are only hints of what actually occurred leading to even more questions that are purposely not explained. While watching, we do know that something really bad had occurred in Janie's past. But was this a source of her illness or was it the abuse (disguised as love, support, and cure) which began at an early age, the actual blame for her present condition?
It does a really good job of making the viewer feel the conflicts, desires, confusion, and anger. We see the irrational behavior brought on by this broken frame of mind. There's something "missing," Janie both feels and knows it - and becomes consumed by it. And in her warped attempt to fill this hole, in the end, she finally realizes the impossibility of it all.
Standouts include the acting from both Hagan (Janie) and Crompton (Irma) with honorable mention going to SML's (Savannah) body which, by the way, is only one beautiful piece of this insane puzzle. Nothing is obvious and there are only hints of what actually occurred leading to even more questions that are purposely not explained. While watching, we do know that something really bad had occurred in Janie's past. But was this a source of her illness or was it the abuse (disguised as love, support, and cure) which began at an early age, the actual blame for her present condition?
It does a really good job of making the viewer feel the conflicts, desires, confusion, and anger. We see the irrational behavior brought on by this broken frame of mind. There's something "missing," Janie both feels and knows it - and becomes consumed by it. And in her warped attempt to fill this hole, in the end, she finally realizes the impossibility of it all.