Everything Everywhere All At Once

         

By:  Daniellia Fariesya

        A film in its wildest sense Everything Everywhere All At Once is truly creative and emotional, just like multiverse madness tries to capture the chaos of life in modern times. The very first glance offered us a sci-fi adventure with bizarre humor, kung fu, talking raccoons, and parallel universes. Of course, at the core of all this absurdity is a very human story about identity, pressure, and the anxiety inducing weight of trying to be everything at once. Subbing in for her overworked character, laundromat owner Evelyn Wang is pulled into a battle across infinite realities. Yet what truly matters is the fight that rages within her own broken family.

        The narrative of the film concerns itself with generational traumas, especially those faced by immigrant families how these traumas are passed on silently because of misunderstandings and unmet expectations. Joy, daughter of Evelyn, turns into a representation of that turmoil the swirling void of meaninglessness is in essence that haunting "everything bagel" on which she floats. However, medicine is found to soften this darkness in Waymond, the considerate husband of Evelyn, and a gentleman indeed, who becomes a quiet hero of the story through reminding us all that kindness and compassion are radical acts in a world filled with loudness, trying to possess, and with despair.

        In the end, Everything Everywhere All At Once isn't about saving the universe it's about choosing to stay present in it. Through all its visual spectacle and emotional spirals, the film lands on a simple truth: even if life doesn’t make sense, love, empathy, and human connection can give it meaning. It’s a messy, beautiful reminder that being enough doesn’t mean doing everything  sometimes, it just means being there, choosing kindness, and holding on to the ones we love.