Blink Twice: We Uncover Zoe Kravitz’s Thriller With Channing Tatum

Warning – The following article contains spoilers as it discusses the aftermath of “Blink Twice,” which opened in theaters on August 21st. So please go ahead if you haven’t seen it yet.

By embroidering a thriller that allows her to voice very relevant social issues, Zoë Kravitz recalls the cinema of Jordan Peele with Blink Twice, her first feature. And more precisely the director’s title, which also went behind the camera after developing in front of him as an actor who can be seen in Batman or Mad Max Fury Road.

This movie is the “get out” we think of when Frida (Naomi Aki) discovers what is happening on the island paradise of Slater King (Channing Tatum), where the idyllic setting hides sexist and sexual violence against women in the company of men. of a billionaire. Actions that the victim does not remember the next morning, thanks to the luxurious perfume that they offered.

But the mechanism grinds to a halt when Frida becomes convinced that she has come with a friend (along with Alia Shaukat), contrary to what she was told and despite the fact that there is no trace of his presence, and falls upon Slater King’s memories: Polaroids that immortalize. His villains and on which the heroine sees herself… with long hair and nails with red bunnies painted on them.

“Forgetting is a gift”Slater said recently, while the mystery surrounds the scar over Frida’s left eye, or Vicky’s (Christian Slater) severed finger. In this way, the young woman discovers that these two elements are connected, and this is not her first stay on the island. Not even the first attacks he was a victim of.

How does the movie end?

If Jesse was killed, it was because the snake that bit him helped him regain his memory, as their venom acts as an antidote to the perfume. And just as he is eating it, with the help of one of the estate’s servants, Frida remembers what happened. Although the film gave the impression that he was going to become Sara’s (Adria Arjona) nemesis, he helps the latter come to his senses and then gets the other women to do the same before he leaves the house. Not without revenge. with a commensurate level of violence that they experienced.

Thus, most of the men are killed or severely maimed by their guests (some also die). But only one of them survived, and not an insignificant one: while Frida confronts him about his actions, Slater King repeats the number from the opening scene, in which he apologizes for his past actions and promises to change.

A way to close the loop on the MeToo movement and echo the current era when many accusers still slip through the cracks. before turning the tables. If we are told that smoking kills, it is not mentioned that it can also cause memory loss. By putting Slater King perfume in his vape, let’s be clear.

The final scene then cuts back to the beginning, as we find ourselves back at a charity gala hosted by King Tech, with Slater in attendance. That her friend, accomplice and so-called therapist Richie (Kyle MacLachlan) sees and comes to see, only to find that she doesn’t recognize him. Worse (for him): it’s Frida who now runs the company after getting married. And he explains to his interlocutor that he still has memories of the island.

What should we understand?

This revenge is best served cold. And this is taken advantage of by Frida, who preferred to banish the Slater King from his estate rather than kill him. What is perhaps worse, in terms of image, in this story revolves around the question of power. By thus silencing her, as so many women have been able to do (in and out of feature films, especially in Hollywood) despite the emergence and progress of the MeToo movement, Zoe Kravitz is changing the expectations of the audience. Stories of revenge and change the balance of power between men and women. Without holding back his blows.