There’s a lot of conversation around the unfair advantage that Zoe Kravitz has as a “Nepo baby”. However, we need to also talk about “Nepo babies” who create remarkable works of art such as the new psychological thriller Blink Twice.
Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this film, which she co-wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum, and it is a fantastic joy ride.
Blink Twice centres around Frida played by Naomi Ackie and her fascination with tech Billionaire Slater King played by Channing Tattum.
Frida is a waitress lucky enough to meet and be love bombed by Slater at his event. She is captivated with his enigmatic allure, and his circle of friends as she agrees on a whim, to travel with them to his private island for a getaway.
What I particularly enjoyed is how Blink Twice explores some issues in our society, as it addressed themes around patriarchy, sexual assault, the importance of sisterhood and trauma. It also uses a lot of symbolism such as colours like red, white and green that play a significant role in the telling of this story.
Another interesting use of symbolism if the presence of a snake as the catalyst to spark their awareness, as it gives reference to the biblical story of Adam & Eve & the serpent. While in the bible the serpent is a symbol of chaos, here, the narrative begs to ask the question – what if the influence of the serpent is what sparked our awakening? Like a form of rebirth.
Kravitz and E.T. have created a piece of art that seeks to address accountability by everyone because trauma has become a fad lately, that everyone uses as an excuse for bad behaviour.
The choice of Channing Tatum to play the role of Slater King is quite interesting because of his boyish charm, he successfully disarms Naomi’s character, Frida & the audience, because before we know it, we are thrust blindly into the rabbit hole.
Blink Twice is the kind of movie you watch over again; I will not be surprised if it gained a cult following.
You can watch the trailer here:
