The Contestant
Movie • 2023
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This true story of a Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing, prompts innumerable questions about our culture of oversharing.
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Spoilers: But suicide is mentioned a lot and he suffers from suicidal ideation
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But it is discussed
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Very briefly in some of the clips from the typical TV shows in Japan
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Sort of, not completely
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Is there misophonia?
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Sounds of chewing
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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He goes to the doctor for a physical
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He mentions extreme depression, suicidal ideation, and feeling like he is losing his mind due to isolation
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Major theme
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Is there a dead animal?
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there’s fox scarves and other various meats he eats
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Is someone kidnapped?
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It can be interpreted that way
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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He describes feeling like it is
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Deaths are mentioned after natural disasters occur
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But discussion of being "broken" after a traumatic event happens
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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he mentions beating followed and physically attacked by bullies as a kid
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He is shown gagging a couple times when trying some of the early food he wins
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Most of the footage from the show is of him nude
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