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Beautiful, atmospheric visuals and music.
The story came off as if a bunch of art students were trying to make something "deep" inspired by their latest acid trip.
As with spending time with people who are high, the film ends up being incredibly boring if you're not high yourself.
Ends up just being a series of mind-numbing, surreal scenes that can't hold a candle up the the tight interwoven surrealism crafted by the likes of David Lynch.
The story came off as if a bunch of art students were trying to make something "deep" inspired by their latest acid trip.
As with spending time with people who are high, the film ends up being incredibly boring if you're not high yourself.
Ends up just being a series of mind-numbing, surreal scenes that can't hold a candle up the the tight interwoven surrealism crafted by the likes of David Lynch.
I went into this hoping to be given some insight into conservative philosophy, the underlying values that appeal to conservative black Americans, and how those relationships are informed.
Instead, it's a two-hour barrage of the same over-simplified message that the American dream demands hard-work and that racism can be over-come just by out-working white people.
This is just another example of the lowest form of conservative thinking- people who are impoverished and struggling to survive are just lazy and should work harder.
This film doesn't raise any questions, doesn't provide any arguments, doesn't look at any opposing views, it just hammers home a narrative that people who whine about being victims don't deserve any sympathy, much less meaningful change to the system.
If this is what Conservative thinking has to offer, social policy might as well be implemented by a bunch of 8-year olds.
Instead, it's a two-hour barrage of the same over-simplified message that the American dream demands hard-work and that racism can be over-come just by out-working white people.
This is just another example of the lowest form of conservative thinking- people who are impoverished and struggling to survive are just lazy and should work harder.
This film doesn't raise any questions, doesn't provide any arguments, doesn't look at any opposing views, it just hammers home a narrative that people who whine about being victims don't deserve any sympathy, much less meaningful change to the system.
If this is what Conservative thinking has to offer, social policy might as well be implemented by a bunch of 8-year olds.
Very clever black comedy giving the finger to anti-communist propaganda (the type of which led to the Vietnam war), it's relationship to religious dogma, and the Hollywood establishment.
Tight, on point and very stylish. Had they not shied away from some good ol' fashioned Fargo gore, it might have gotten more recognition.
As-is, 9/10.
Tight, on point and very stylish. Had they not shied away from some good ol' fashioned Fargo gore, it might have gotten more recognition.
As-is, 9/10.