Political satire FTW! Although I was sadly disappointed by Mickey 17, the latest by the director of Parasite (his best in my book). Too on the nose I thought. And then read an article (in the New Yorker?) about how movies are suffering from a deadening literalism. And of course they are. Fascist regimes do tend to give rise to that kind of propaganda. Another thing to mourn.
Deadening literalism indeed. As if they have been poisoned by the very things they are trying to make fun of. Makes me realise how radical Chaplins "Great Dictator" was, even though at 16 I was too callow to appreciate its full genius.
Political satire FTW! Although I was sadly disappointed by Mickey 17, the latest by the director of Parasite (his best in my book). Too on the nose I thought. And then read an article (in the New Yorker?) about how movies are suffering from a deadening literalism. And of course they are. Fascist regimes do tend to give rise to that kind of propaganda. Another thing to mourn.
Deadening literalism indeed. As if they have been poisoned by the very things they are trying to make fun of. Makes me realise how radical Chaplins "Great Dictator" was, even though at 16 I was too callow to appreciate its full genius.
And boy, it is terrifying how quickly those leopards supping at the sacrificial cups are being normalised. Let's hope the hyenas behave better 🤣
At this stage I would vote for rabid raccoons! They'd probably also eat my face but at least they wash their little paws before and after.