Ada for MayorIt’s been an undoubtedly bizarre year in politics, and its effect in American culture is unavoidable and obvious, particularly in cinema. It’s not unusual that films which carry any sort of political themes play a larger role in the conversation whenever there is political uncertainty. What is unusual, however, is how an already highly politicized culture has become even more so to an extreme degree since our last presidential election. Even films with no political ambitions are being politicized. And while an abundance of debate and conversation is not inherently bad, there is a danger of losing focus in distinguishing between the conversations worth having and the ones that are not. 2016’s most commercially successful films were marketed, released, and were received in a way that was contextualized within our current contentious political framework. Yet it seems natural that audiences are eager to give films some...
- 4/4/2017
- MUBI
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