At first, I wondered—Is The Brutalist like Andrei Rublev set in a bourgeois capitalist society? Then I thought, is this a film about European intellectuals who emigrated to America before, during, and after the war? Many of them suffered—neglected, humiliated, or disoriented—like Karl Polanyi. Or perhaps it's a film about class consciousness, showing how a capitalist ruthlessly exploits labor.
Anyway, I liked the film. I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, but it’s certainly a good film. Also, I didn’t know that Scott Parker composed music for Corbet’s previous works.
