: The "magical realism" of the film transforms a figurative feeling of insignificance into a literal physical state. Critics have noted that while the premise is high-concept, the film functions more like an intimate drama about two broken people trying to reconcile their past mistakes.
Her isolation is finally challenged when she meets Shayne Blackwell ( Alan Ritchson ), a disgraced MMA fighter who is the first person in over a decade able to see her. This connection establishes the film's central moral riddle: Holly believes she must help Shayne restore his former glory to regain her own foothold in the visible world. Above the Shadows
: Director Claudia Myers has stated that the heart of the film is the idea that "to be seen, you have to see others". Holly’s invisibility is partially maintained by her own self-centeredness and inability to empathize with the struggles of those around her. : The "magical realism" of the film transforms