I Saw The Tv Glow Spoilers - Tumblr Posts
just watched i saw the tv glow and one thing i haven't seen anyone bring up yet is that in the final seconds of the movie, right when it cuts to the credits screen, you hear the sound of rain. which is what maddy says it was like when they woke up in the pink opaque as tara. implying that owen/isabel, too, is on the precipice of making it out. is this perhaps a more optimistic interpretation of the ending than intended? probably, but i feel like it's worth mentioning
I just watched I Saw the TV Glow and it has fundamentally changed my person and the course of my life.
Please go watch it, you can rent it on YouTube.
Spoilers below
I had no clue where this was going at times. There was a moment where The Pink Opaque was a Candle Cove situation, but boy was I wrong.
The flashbacks to his childhood in the show was so wild. Owen screaming that he’s not safe, and that his dad isn’t his dad. Then just after puking up TV static was horrifying.
The underlying trans themes are absolutely crushing. When Maddy came back I thought her question would be about her transitioning. And the parallels of how moving away and being yourself will save you, while staying and hiding yourself will kill you. Somehow, it was worse.
Having Owen be in a dress, brought me so much joy and sadness. He looked so happy, he never looked that happy for the rest of the movie. At the end saying how he has a family now, and how much he loves them, the way he says it sounds so sad. Like he had to settle and accept that he will not be himself.
The constant battle between “There is still time” to “You are running out of time” is horrible.
The colors that are used are perfect. The mix of pink and purple with the contrast of blue and green. Pink and purple were the over all colors used, especially when the show comes on. Almost like that this is where Owen is realizing that he may be trans. And blue/green when rejecting it. That all he can be, and all he knows how to be is a man.
This movie is easily one of the best movies I’ve watched this year, if ever. And it’s definitely the most impactful.
There is easily stuff I missed, or just didn’t mention. PLEASE go look at other posts, because they show phenomenal foreshadowing in the movie along with the story telling.
Hey, you, supernova,
come home
I Saw The TV Glow made me realise that Doctor Who made me non-binary; it being my Pink Opaque.