Review of Colossal (2017) by Edward M — 05 Aug 2017

I think one of the problems with the reviews is in some markets it is described as a romantic comedy. Not exactly sure what genre to put it in but if you look at it from a purely psychological point of view and through a counselor's lens you will see the deep analogy presented here.

I am not sure if it was portraying domestic violence as one reviewer mentioned or addiction. My strong sense is this is addiction being analyzed here in a very brilliant way which is sadly lost on some reviewers that did not give the whole delightful romp satire farce a chance! If you read between the lines you see a woman facing her inner demons.

The male character is not her romantic lead at all, I believe he is her alcohol addiction in flesh. It shows the stages of addiction so well. If you really view it through that lens, you see the addiction kicking her but, you see the addiction affecting the lives of millions and literally "killing," everyone around her.

Both her and the other monsters are responsible for the destruction of lives. You see the codependents, you see the people and maybe even someone appearing to be like a sponsor, trying to rescue Gloria but the addiction won't let her go.

At the end she finally finds the courage to toss away the addiction and her inner demons and refuses the glass of alcohol at the end. If I am right about the intended analogy this could be a very brilliant piece of Independent writing! Sad that it was lost on some looking for another sappy romantic comedy, or horror flick.

Should be maybe satire with psychological satire? Brilliant either way! Human struggle with inner demons and ego! Wow! Guess you have to be a counselor or psychologist to really appreciate it it's deep meaning!