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I've seen "Cuties" without prior knowledge of the controversy. It is a good movie that actually denounces indoctrination (moral/religious or consumerist/sexual)
by speed_spread 6y ago
I've seen "Cuties" without prior knowledge of the controversy. It is a good movie that actually denounces indoctrination (moral/religious or consumerist/sexual) of young girls. It is also a very French movie, which codes may not be familiar to American public. Some scenes are ambiguous, reflecting both superficial joy and ethical uneasiness. As part of the whole story they balance out but taken out of context these images will look plain wrong; Netflix mistake was to use those scenes as part the movie's trailer.
- slumdev 6y agoThe actresses in Mignonnes aren't young-looking adults. They're actually children. The controversy exists (yes, even in France,) because it was unnecessary for Doucoure to sexualize children in order to decry the sexualization of children.
- ficklepickle 6y agoHow do you show how bad something is without showing the thing? Children are sexualized by the constant messaging they receive from media and advertising. Instead of getting upset about a movie that demonstrates the problem, maybe we should address the problem.
- slumdev 6y ago> How do you show how bad something is without showing the thing? Ordinarily, we'd simulate it. No one is actually killed in the production of a war film. But when the actresses themselves are children, it's not a simulation.
- ceejayoz 6y ago> No one is actually killed in the production of a war film. Actually... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_Zone_accident