My name is Esma Hazal, I am a screenwriter and I currently study Philosophy & Moral Sciences at the university. As a philosophy student who reads and naturally has arguments about certain topics, I decided to share my thoughts and reflections on a public blog with you. I believe it would be a waste to keep them in my notes and archives passively.
In this blog, I will focus on the following topics: philosophy, thoughts & reflections, storytelling, atheism, and religion criticism, specifically Islam. I hope you'll enjoy the new insights I hope to give you here. Welcome to Reflect-in!
Ririko is a top model, but her life starts to fall apart when the effects of her cosmetic surgeries begin to show. The movie Helter Skelter looks at how chasing beauty and trying to be perfect can mess with your mind and sense of self. As Ririko breaks down on the inside, her looks start to change on the outside, too. It shows how damaging the beauty industry can be and how fame can come at a huge cost.
Two scenes really stuck with me. One is full of super bright, fake-looking colours: it almost feels like a dream. It shows how being obsessed with beauty can make you lose touch with reality. The other is when dark spots start showing up on Ririko’s skin because of her failed surgeries. That’s when her “perfect” image starts falling apart, and she begins to lose who she really is.
