Tomie - Toxic Femininity Explored

MOVIE DISCUSSION: 

Kathryn joins Melvin to discuss Tomie, another early Junji Ito live-action adaptation! The two talk about the film's varying quality, constantly curious ideas, and toxic-femininity; something they've rarely seen explored in film. 

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 24-minutes discussing about Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie teaser trailer as well as responding to the surprisingly divisive online reaction. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• Kathryn & Melvin have both read the Tomie manga, but only Kathryn has finished reading it, and the two share their thoughts.
• Kathryn, "[Tomie] is a good highlight reel of Tomie the manga."
• Tomie is playing with a lot of ideas, but very few feel fully realized.
• Perhaps the main idea explored in Tomie, which is inherent to the character, is toxic femininity, and a woman's ability to use their feminine power for their own desires.
• Toxic gender ideologies deny the truth of image-bearing; that both man AND woman bear God's image when in healthy relationship (platonic and/or romantic).
• Talking about Tomie as a character.
• Talking about flowers, and the choice to reveal Tomie's face later in the film.
• Trying to understand the ending, which introduces some complex ideas to an already layered film.
• Cross-examining Tomie and Tsukiko; what they share, how they differ, and forgiveness (or, the lack thereof). 

Recommendations:

• Black Paradox (2007-2008) (Manga)
• Hauntress (Zashiki Onna) (1993) (Manga)