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i tried to take notes on the movie focused on the specific things you can see in solomon's room. here's some scattered thoughts. spoilers for "our hero balthazar" under the cut, as per usual.
obviously there's the body pillow. we never see her face in full view—a choice i was absolutely transfixed by and loved—but it makes it hard to identify her. i feel like a lot of conclusions can be drawn about solomon based on who she is. some objects within solomon's room are designed for the sake of the movie (jimmy phantasm being the most obvious) but i assume this is a purchased item. my personal vote is that this is kurumi tokisaki from date a live; it's interesting to see solomon as the type to be interested in a character like her, who is simultaneously young, pretty, and elegant while also being incredibly violent and mysterious. almost makes one think of balthazar malone, hm? and an antagonist-turned-antiheroine no less. perhaps solomon is attracted to the fact she's so young looking and dresses faux-fancily, sure, but i feel like you can make an argument for him being allured by her character as well. a woman that is brutal and has a dark past, but with a strong sense of justice and a love for those around her. i see similarities in solomon himself, too.
we see the items that solomon lines out for balthazar—i love how he chooses to make balthazar wait as he lines everything out in one big pile. it's very orchestrated, which i suppose can be said about all of solomon's behavior (funny to say when he is also so explosive and impulsive). he has the nazi memorabilia (perhaps a turn to the far-right was done to appease his father, because obviously beaver jackson is that type of republican, is it even a question?) and the pride flag (it's interesting to me how, when displaying it to balthazar, he states "[he] went through lots of phases"). he holds onto these things, why? even when he himself says none of them reflect his identity anymore? i suppose there is sentimentality, but solomon's relationship with "sentimentality" is conceptually very flimsy. he doesn't seem to be so upset selling beaver's guns, a gift to him, after all—the anger comes from the realization that they weren't really intended as a gift, not the action of disposing of them.
i liked seeing solomon's bed as well, i took many notes on that. no headboard, tissues and lotion on the nightstand, manga beside them (possibly porn; i didn't get a good enough look to note that). i thought the squishmallow was cute. the emoji pillow, too. both things i'd say are stereotypically "woman associated" items, so for him to have them fascinated me. gifts, or purchased himself? it's funny to see solomon, who is absolutely and definitively broke, own things from what i'd consider to be trend brands like squishmallows. which does remind me...
the funko pop wall. oh my word. i did not bother to note what funko pops were there, it doesn't really matter. what characters they are is hardly relevant. the people who own these things due it as a status symbol. i don't think so low of solomon. i think he, genuinely, feels an investment in owning them. i think it's almost like another way of performing masculinity for him, through an explicitly internet-brain-poisoned lens. he's a man, he spends money, he spends them on collectibles to display. he has more than funko pops, though! lots of miscellaneous little toys and pokemon and gimmicks. a pretty decently sized bookshelf, with a mix of books, action figures, mugs. he had a signed baseball which i liked. i am inclined to say these are gifts, once more held onto for sentimental reasons. it's interesting to view solomon as one with mild hoarding tendencies, though i don't think they're at concerning levels. besides, being poor doesn't mean he can't own things he enjoys. even if, of course, they rot on shelves and go unused.
also, his desk. i didn't take many notes on his desk; it's more filled with trash and debris than it is items with which to comment on. he has a gamer chair at his desk, which was not only a funny thing to see (as those tend to be on the expensive side; why, solomon? what a dumb thing to waste money on, which i'm sure he himself was thinking after buying it.) but also a bit haunting because, and i am not joking, it is the same one i own at my own desk. i guess he and i are not too different. i liked how a majority of the jimmy phantasm pieces, posters and photocards and such, were centered around the desk. they encircle the place where i imagine he spends the most of his time. i can see solomon wanting jimmy phantasm to be present with him as he works. i like that thought.
as one final note, i'll say that i loved solomon's bright red walls. red painted walls make a room feel so small and constricting. solomon's room, in general, feels too tiny to even breathe.
"couldn't you make a post just like this about balthazar?" oh, absolutely. & i eventually shall. his stupid baseball blanket is burned into my brain. he truly lives like a modernist gen-z child prince. solomon, on the other hand, is not so lucky.
Never getting over Charlie Kirk getting shot in the throat right after he uses it to downplay gun violence. Gotta be a top 3 assassination. Up there with Shinzo getting doohickey'd.
It's on some straight up Greek play shit. Man who uses his voice to justify violence and stir evil for years meets his end as that very violence tears out his throat. Poetic. Captured live from multiple angles. People stole his blood soaked merch to hock and his wife was giddy about sale numbers during his funeral.
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