Everything Everywhere All at Once Movie Review and Hidden Meaning
A less direct and more thought-provoking film, Everything Everywhere All at Once challenges the ideals of morality.
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 Sci-Fi/Adventure film produced by the Russo Brothers. A less direct and more thought-provoking film, Everything Everywhere All at Once challenges the ideals of morality and is keen on challenging the viewers' thoughts on nihilism and how "nothing matters".
Evelyn
A laundromat owner, Evelyn, played by Michelle Yeoh, is in a crisis. She feels that her life could have been much much more than just "doing laundry and taxes". Her relationship with her daughter, Joy, played by Stephanie Hsu, is broken and she finds it hard to deal with Joy being a lesbian. Evelyn and her husband, Waymond's relationship has also been going through a rough patch. Even more, they live with her elderly father on top of the laundromat and her life is messy and all over the place.
Doing Taxes
Evelyn and Waymond, played by Ke Huy Qwan, have to go to the IRS for a tax audit and explain some of the unusual business expenses on their books. There they are audited by Deidre, an IRS auditor. Evelyn and Waymond take her father Gong Gong there since he is in a wheelchair and cannot be left alone. Things, however, take a turn for the supernatural when she is in the elevator.
The Alphaverse
Waymond quickly shifts into his other self, 'Alpha Waymond' who is another version of him from another universe named 'Alphaverse'. Waymond tells her that the multiple universes are in danger from a being who's seeking to destroy everything. Alpha Waymond quickly catches Evelyn up to the craziness of the multiple universes, and she shifts in and out of this and other universes the more she learns how to 'verse jump'.
Evil Deidre
Her IRS auditor Deidre is a monster in another universe. She is a follower of Jobu Putaki, a verse jumper whose mind fragmented after Evelyn from the Alphaverse pushed her to explore the limits of her abilities. Alpha Waymond tells her that Jobu Putaki is out to destroy everything in the universe and that Evelyn is the only one who can stop her.
She is Not Like Everyone Else
From the start, Alpha Waymond is persistent that the Evelyn from this universe is the only version that is strong enough to fight Jobu Putaki. Evelyn has to juggle the craziness of the several universes and sees different versions of her life and how they could have turned out. Alpha Waymond tells her that they verse jump as a way to gain the skills of their other versions from other universes. They also gain the memories of their other versions and their experiences.
The Temptations of the Other Universes
The temptations of other universes are huge. For instance, in another universe where she does not leave her childhood home to be with Waymond, she ends up as a kung-fu fighter and later actor who ends up becoming a huge movie star. Evelyn is tempted by this version and even goes as far as to tell Waymond that he held her down and is the reason she didn't do anything meaningful with her life.
