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Soirée (2020)
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2021 Online Special
I was very wary of watching this especially due to having watched Miyamoto last night & its blunt nature but this is a beautiful film despite dealing with difficult topics. Yes, there is a scene or two that may be triggering but they are shot in a tactful way with quite quick edits & it doesn't last that long unlike in Miyamoto.
The beginning is intriguing & within around half an hour we get into the main body of the film which is about two young people escaping their dismaying lives as well as the police. There is most definitely a Bonnie & Clyde/Thelma & Louise vibe to it but at the same time it is really different. I believe this is about discovering yourself & a pure relationship/love.
The acting was phenomenal and the scenery is breathtaking; it does have a slightly ambiguous ending but there's also a revelation right at the end which is very emotional and makes you think about fate & life coming full circle. Overall, I think this is a beautiful, emotional, touching & thought-provoking story that will stay with me for a while.
Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers (2016)
Black History Month
This documentary was very interesting & highly insightful. I decided to watch it as I am studying a history course at college & the the current unit is on The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. My tutor had told the class how hypocritical people like Washington & Jefferson were for professing equality for all men but owning slaves & I wanted to find out more. It is so much more complicated than that.
Most of the founding fathers of America did own slaves but they had grown up with them, it was simply a part of life. However, as time passed a lot of these men realised how horrid slavery was & although they did not abolish slavery I now believe that if they had not fought for independence & written the constitution then, that slavery would not have been abolished in America when it was.