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I just watched Don't Look Up on Netflix and the propaganda was so thick it actually made the whole movie painful to watch. I suppose it's naive to think that ol
by yosito 5y ago
I just watched Don't Look Up on Netflix and the propaganda was so thick it actually made the whole movie painful to watch. I suppose it's naive to think that old movies are propaganda-free. But I find myself missing the narratives I grew up with. The new ones are whiny, cynical and uninspiring. At least the old ones inspired me towards positive things.
- wccrawford 5y agoI'm incredibly anti-Trump and I still fully agree with you. But I don't think the problem was that it was so "thick" so much as that it was so poorly done. Instead of being funny, it just reminded me of school bullies and general idiots, and was far too easy to write to be good satire.
- yosito 5y agoSchool bullies and general idiots is a good way to put it. It felt like it was written by my 7th grade self.
- syspec 5y agoHow was that propaganda?
- AA-BA-94-2A-56 5y agoThe “propaganda” as you call it is called satire, and it’s actually the entire point of the film.
- yosito 5y agoAs it turns out, satire is a tool often used for propaganda.
- AA-BA-94-2A-56 5y agoThe “propaganda” as you call it is called satire, and it’s actually the entire point of the film. Propaganda != opinion that you disagree with
- yosito 5y agoAs it turns out, satire is a tool often used for propaganda. And I didn't say I disagree with the point they wanted to make. It just seems like a point made so poorly it was painful to watch.