The Dirties
I just finished watching The Dirties for the second time and holy shit it's still amazing and I have MANY thoughts. This will not be spoiler free at all and I HIGHLY recommend watching yourself before reading this.
One of the main things that sticks out to me is how Matt is fully convinced he's the good guy. I think a huge part of it is that he's always filming and it causes him to feel like a main character, therefore in his mind everyone being cruel to him are not just guys who are bad, but "the bad guys". He thinks he is justified in what he is doing and that is incredibly interesting to me.
His relationship with Owen is so intriguing, he clearly cares a lot about him and at the start Owen feels the same way. He wants to protect Owen and that is part of what in his mind justifies his actions. Seeing his friendship with Owen so strong (and honestly relatable) at the beginning really does make the ending all the more painful. AND THE PART WHERE MATT WAS REWATCHING FOOTAGE OF THEM TOGETHER AFTER THEY FOUGHT OHHGHGHGHHGGG... painful. That's all I have to say for now but I'm getting the DVD of this movie that has commentary so I will probably have more to say after watching that
Posted August 26th 2024