Summer cinema warns against screen addiction
Film critic Leila Latif argues that recent movies and series are urging audiences to disconnect from screens and embrace the outdoors. Works like 'Toy Story 5' mourn childhoods lost to tablets, while 'Silo' depicts the horror of confinement. Indie horror 'Backrooms' features a monster in a windowless hallway symbolizing doomscrolling. 'The Last House' with Wagner Moura and Greta Lee traps a family indoors. The 'Little House on the Prairie' reboot and 'Every Year After' also promote unplugged living. Latif notes that heatwaves across Europe and the UK's ban on social media for under-16s reinforce this message.
Key facts
- Leila Latif is a film critic and broadcaster based in London.
- 'Toy Story 5' mourns childhoods lost to handheld tablets.
- 'Silo' is a prestige sci-fi epic about not being allowed outside.
- 'Backrooms' monster lives in an infinite windowless hallway.
- 'The Last House' stars Wagner Moura and Greta Lee.
- 'Little House on the Prairie' reboot pines for a life with no screens.
- 'Every Year After' features a couple falling in love during an unplugged week at a lake.
- UK has announced a ban on social media for under-16s.
Entities
Artists
- Leila Latif
- Wagner Moura
- Greta Lee
Institutions
- Monocle
Locations
- Europe
- UK
- London
Sources
- Monocle —