It’s a twisted version of imposter syndrome, the feeling that the life you enjoy is undeserved. She always knew her actions would have consequences, that she didn’t really belong in this world. In hindsight, Adelaide’s strangely sympathetic behavior to the psychotic doppelgänger children makes perfect sense, as does her unwillingness to converse with Kitty, and her reluctance to return to the beach. She swapped roles with her “original,” and thus, condemned Red to a life of suffering. Without knowing it, the ordinary Americans going about their business are puppet masters to the wretched doppelgängers. The bleak underworld resembles a depressing underground mall, the inhabitants doomed to echo the actions of the people above. Their red jumpsuits invoke prison uniforms, the white rabbits bring to mind the countless animal test subjects that have suffered, so we don’t have to. When she returns to the hall of mirrors, it has been repackaged as the more politically correct “Merlin’s Journey.” And inside, going down the literal rabbit hole, she enters the place where the doppelgängers were born into imprisonment. When young Adelaide initially visits the hall of mirrors, it is marketed as the “Shaman’s Journey,” echoing the Native American genocide that birthed America. This trail of blood only gets thicker as we move back through history, and learn about how our civilizations were founded. We are connected to these unfortunate people, though we try not to think about them. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.The clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the cheap technology we buy are provided through supply chains that get progressively nastier the further they move away from us. Plot : Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. Stars : Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss
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