So, is a sickness or a superpower? It is both. It is the beautiful, terrifying condition of loving a medium so much that you refuse to leave the theater. It is the recognition that, since the Lumière brothers projected a train arriving at a station, humanity has been trying to make life look like art.
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The "24/7" aspect is crucial. It implies a constant, low-humming engagement with film. Not just watching, but thinking in film.
While the documentary presents its subjects with a certain affectionate curiosity, it also doesn't shy away from the darker, more difficult aspects of their obsession. Their lives are not portrayed as a romanticized dream but as a reality filled with psychological struggles and social isolation.