This year alone, Eilish further solidified her spot in the film world with her contribution toBarbie.
“What Was I Made For?”
is much more than a mere accompaniment to a soundtrack.
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Now, the acting world has given her flowers.
It’s fair to be weary of stunt casting, but this is so much more than that.
Enter Billie Eilish, making for a brilliant meta moment.
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“This is not a work of fiction.
Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is intentional.”
Football starMarshawn LynchinBottoms, for example, was also more than stunt casting.
Her billing lasts for one episode only, but not a moment of it is wasted.
Dre finds her way bounding toward Bonnaroo to catch her idol Ni’Jah in person.
Opposite Eva, Dre seems to momentarily meet her match.
True acceptance is in the mind.
However, withLive at the O2, theaters were hit with a brand-new kind of beast.
Social media was quickly hit with firsthand accounts of attendees' experiences.
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The performance itself was one of high caliber bravado, skillfully shot and brimming with life.
In some cases, cinema staff paused the show to issue warnings or even ended screenings altogether.
Nevertheless, it can actually serve as a prime example ofwhySwarmmade the right call.
Billie Eilish’s Stardom Adds Depth to ‘Swarm’s Meaning
Swarmis centered around consumption.
“Stan corrected,” reads the tagline of one ofSwarm’s promotional posters.
“Stan” is the rather recently adopted term for overzealous fans of celebrities.
By casting Eilish, we are forced to be blatantly aware of what stardom truly entailsbeyondSwarm’s narrative.
The entire episode with Eilish becomesa multi-layered meta-depiction of fame and all that it consumes.
Swarmis available to watch on Prime Video in the U.S.
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