Hello #book people. Has anyone read Erasure by Percival Everett? It is soon to be a #film called American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson. I just finished it and would love to hear your thoughts.
How did a #Georgia Klan leader transform himself into a faux-Native American from #Texas? A recent book uncovers the untold story of Forrest and Asa Carter, who were actually one and the same.
In my study of #film#history to understand the Mexploitation #horror#genre I found a lot of interesting and disturbing information in the #book "Mexploitation Cinema"
These films have a contradictory world view where your identity is under attack by foreigners but you must also delete your identity because its obsolete to be more like foreigners. A theme very similar to Italian futurists and #fascism who wanted the past forgotten and rewritten (1/2)
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This is an excellent film. For an American production, they weren't afraid to depict the "evilness" or extremism of the Western world. It's a nod to the sins of the West during the Colonial era, which unfortunately continues to this very day.
No one country, no one regional power, should be given this much might and sway for it will eventually make them dictators and tyrants disguised as democracy, freedom, and human rights. Exactly what is happening in our world today.
The ones who pay are not the 1% or the politicians or the high ranking military officials. It is the 99% who suffer. They justify their actions as "peace" and "for the future of humanity" when in reality, they only created more reasons for hatred and wars.
Sure, this was about AI. Yes, it is fiction. However, we cannot deny the underlying message of the film. Anyone who denies it is lying to themselves or living in their own fantasy.
Again, a superb film. It is rare to see productions from the West with such a profound message behind it. Western productions are often about entertainment these days, and making tons of money. Not this one. It's all about the message.
I don't see this as a tale that damns bisexuality. It feels more timeless, a story unconcerned with identity that peers in on what it's like to be a human that loves.