When it comes to more expressionistic, avant-garde, innovative or subversive artistic creations I find that there is always a portion of the audience / consumer where there’s a disconnect between the concepts that are invoked and what is experienced or interpreted. Sometimes it stems from a seemingly mundane or easily replicated piece that some don’t see the value or merit in - think Duchamp’s Fountain which many see as a basic toilet that was placed in a museum. Conversely, there are…
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Dreaming on Desolation Island 2000
There is something oddly disconcerting about the moment where a tragedy happens and the journalist who is narrating his own neo-imperialist “great white hunt” refuses to report on the incident because he has become one of the boys and doesn’t want to ruffle feathers. Equally uncomfortable is how the guilty party in the accidental tragedy, after three days of being ostracized by the group, wins his way back with a bottle of bubbly.
The most darkly satirical (definitely not purposefully) and quintessentially British thing I’ve watched in a while.
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Godzilla Minus One 2023
Most Godzilla movies are essentially taking a child’s version of smashing toys together and putting in on screen. A lot of the time it’s very entertaining, but often the actual human aspect of the films is either functionally discarded or is poorly done to the detriment of an otherwise really good time. The original Godzilla is beloved in part because it was able to deliver a satisfying human drama that had a sincere, sharp political and cultural message. It wasn’t…
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