The Adolescence of Utena

And someday, together, we'll shine... Queer identity trapped in an inescapable labyrinth of labeled heteronormativity. Set in a rigid, systemic academy depicted not as a clockwork machine but instead always under construction, never finished, divided by crumbling gaps. A…

Carol Grant

there is no prince a car without its key is stuck and goes to rust the ultimate synthesis of hesse's demian and derrida. doesn't have that superlative television sequence of the 'eternal castle' shattered as the illusion that it is, but this whole film is that…

will

sext: i turn into a car and drive us out of the city of heterosexuality

ivy nelson

"You're not the only one who can transform into a car!" is almost certainly one of the greatest lines in movie history.

Shoumik Hassin

Love me two girls finding each other and escaping a patriarchal and heteronormative world that suffocates, limits, abuses, objectifies, possesses, and imprisons women. They may not revolutionize everyone, but they did revolutionize each other that led to revolutionizing…

Lexi

utena surealism supremacy, evangelion could NEVER pull off a shinji car transformation

shiftd

i can't believe revolutionary girl utena was just a 39 episode buildup to pixar's cars franchise. ikuhara truly is a genius

maddy

CAUTION. DANGER AHEAD. YOU WILL DIE. I want to be possessed. I want to be protected. I want you to know my sordid past, skeletons and all. I will out maneuver the obstacles with you. We will make it to the other side together. will you let this love be the vehicle for…

Nea Ching(y)

"[It's] the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground.' one can well imagine the above Jacques Rivette quote made in reference to Twin Peaks:…

Jon