Taylor appears happy, and Ingrid wants that happiness. Taylor, whether she's aware of this or not, wants Ingrid to like her because that like is transactional, it gets her paid. Her Instagram feed is one very attractive advertisement for that authentic, artisanal lifestyle that Ingrid so desperately wants. What Taylor does is make people want her life. That life-that dream!-however, is rooted in want.
So, that's what she pursues: Taylor Sloane's self-made, well-curated, and well-liked life. You most likely follow someone like this already, wondering what went into those pithy and acute captions.Īubrey Plaza plays the mentally ill Ingrid Thorburn, one of Taylor's followers bent on living a life just like hers. From the all too perfect Venice, California, bungalow she shares with her artist husband and quasi-famous dog (he has his own hashtag) to her expertly stacked and layered delicate gold jewelry, she's an influencer. In Matt Spicer's new film, Ingrid Goes West, Elizabeth Olsen plays Taylor Sloane, a self-made "photographer," she claims, who also gets paid by brands to share a variety of lifestyle products and experiences to her thousands of Instagram followers. Likes mean money, and money means more opportunity to (ideally) pursue the Dream. And how we reach those goals looks different, too now, to get what we want, or even perpetuate the illusion that we already have what we want in order to get more of what we want, we brand ourselves and sell it across social media. But while the goals have evolved over time, they're all still variations on a theme we still want shelter, sustenance, and love, they just look different than they used to. How we set about achieving our goals, as well as the goals themselves, has changed dramatically since the whole thing was first dreamed up. On a personal level, this means pursuing and living a life that is true to yourself, compelled by your wants and needs. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is the essence of the American Dream.
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