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Mirrors and Doubles

The double as argument: a character made to meet the version of themselves they did not become, or an antagonist who is a reflection with the volume raised.

Films · 3

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 · Christopher NolanBatman, the Joker and Two-Face are one argument wearing three faces: a man in a mask, a man who needs none, and a man who lets a coin do the choosing.Everything Everywhere All at Once posterEverything Everywhere All at Once2022 · Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert★ 4.3 · 1Evelyn meets the woman she would have been in every branch she declined, and Jobu Tupaki is her daughter pushed to the same limit — here the double is always family.Parasite posterParasite2019 · Bong Joon-ho★ 4.8 · 1Two families of four, one below ground and one above it, each certain it is the exception; the cruelty of the film is how exactly they rhyme.

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Crosses paths with

Food as Character2Order and Chaos2Class Divide1Parents and Children1Stairs and Levels1The Cost of Ambition1Time Out of Order1Water That Rises1

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