I'm a Virgo
2023
Original language: English
- comedy
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13ft tall young Black man in Oakland, CA. Having grown up hidden away, Cootie soon experiences the beauty and contradictions of the world for the first time. He forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol, a real life superhero named The Hero.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated Oakland streets with hard California sun, warm ochre and sky-blue palettes, and a restless handheld energy that sometimes snaps into stylized, almost cartoonish framing: wide-angle shots that make a towering young man look both gigantic and tender. Surreal comic set pieces arrive with bold color and punchy editing, while quieter scenes lean on soft domestic interiors and rooftop evenings. The score is funky and rhythmic, with synth pulses and hip-hop-inflected beats that keep things buoyant. The vibe is playful, sharp and a little subversive, a satirical fable with a warm heart. It suits a lazy weekend binge or a night when you want something absurd but not numbing. Intensity runs moderate: some scuffles and surreal violence, a few tense and cult-tinged sequences, and frank adult humor and sexual content, though nothing relentlessly grim. Coming-of-age arcs unfold around a gentle, bewildered hero learning to trust people and his own body. It's for viewers who enjoy social satire, genre mash-ups, and comedy with a political edge.
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