Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
from Reel Deep Dive Hosted by Ryan Valentine
One of the most acclaimed films of 2022, Everything Everywhere All At Once follows a struggling laundromat owner (Michelle Yeoh) as she navigates dealings with a stern IRS agent (Jamie Lee Curtis), her disapproving father (James Hong), her disappointed husband (Ke Huy Quan), and her distant child (Stephanie Hsu). Things take a turn when she gets roped into a wider struggle centered upon various alternate versions of herself from many parallel worlds. All of these realities involve figures making choices that led to radically different lifestyles, leading our protagonist to intense introspection, significant personal growth, and more than a little kung fu. Made with a relatively small budget and crew, Everything Everywhere All At Once charmed critics and audiences with its abundant creativity, embrace of absurdist humor, and thoughtful exploration of both familial relationships and the Asian-American experience. Ryan is joined by Cheryl for a discussion about this game-changing feature. Cheryl chose this film as a subject because the mother/daughter interactions resonated with her on a personal level, so the dialogue touches upon that element of the film numerous times. Other talking points include nihilism, absurdism, Dadaism, how Everything Everywhere All At Once compares to other multiversal films, and the (dubious) scientific plausibility of the multiverse existing in real life.
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