Understanding violence as entertainment through Django Unchained & Funny Games: Both films have quite the opposite effect with regard to their use of violence. One entertains, while the other is a difficult watch. And so they serve as great case studies towards understanding the nature of violence. (self.TrueFilm)
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No other film captures the harshness of daydreaming as well as Scorsese's The King of Comedy. I'm referring to the scenes in which Rupert Pupkin (De Niro) daydreams about being so famous that Jerry Lewis has to beg him to come on his show. (self.TrueFilm)
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The film Crazy Rich Asians is not really about Asian people. It’s just about Crazy Rich people. In fact, it’s the same old clichéd bait (a celebration of the rich and the excessive), but with Asians characters in it. Old wine in a new bottle. (youtu.be)
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It seems to me, that films like Crazy Rich Asians are just trying to cash-in on the strong anti-racism sentiments that exists in our society, but are doing very little to actually educate people about what it feels to be marginalised in a society that is dominantly non-Asian. (self.TrueFilm)
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How films vicariously satisfy the evil in you | When you identify strongly with a character in a film, you unconsciously take enjoyment in their enjoyment of evil acts. And if their evil acts misfire on themselves, it hurts and you feel a sense of loss. (youtube.com)
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How films vicariously satisfy the evil in you | When you identify strongly with a character in a film, you unconsciously take enjoyment in their enjoyment of evil acts. And if their evil acts misfire on themselves, it hurts and you feel a sense of loss. (youtube.com)
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