Lorenz1060
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I've seen "Anora" twice and "The Brutalist" thrice (and have a ticket to see it again in two days).
Anyone who thinks Sean Baker's direction of "Anora" is a greater achievement than that of Brady Corbet's for"The Brutalist" obviously doesn't take the art of cinema very seriously.
"Anora" is a nice piece of fluff, and Mikey Madison gives the breakout performance of the year (and, sadly, Demi Moore will get tonight's Oscar just like Brendan Fraser did for stuffing himself into a fat suit and ... gee ... we all use to love him back in the 90s when he was ... what the was the name of that movie?).
In a time when "Emilia Pérez" is trashed in all categories (except Supporting Actress and Song) because one of its cast members posted some hateful text messages some years ago, why are all the oh-so-politically-correct people not mentioning that "Anora" is a celebration of Russian oligarchy? Or that the man nominated for Supporting Actor is well-known in Moscow and a Putin-supporter? I guess Friday's debacle in America's White House is being ignored, and Americans are all set to embrace oligarchy in favour of democracy.
It's entertaining (not a true cinematic revelation like "The Brutalist", which one has to see multiple times to begin to pierce and comprehend its many layers), but that is all. In today's political world, I, as a citizen of a Central European country, simply cannot kick back and enjoy a movie which celebrates people who want to kill NATO and democracy.
Anyone who thinks Sean Baker's direction of "Anora" is a greater achievement than that of Brady Corbet's for"The Brutalist" obviously doesn't take the art of cinema very seriously.
"Anora" is a nice piece of fluff, and Mikey Madison gives the breakout performance of the year (and, sadly, Demi Moore will get tonight's Oscar just like Brendan Fraser did for stuffing himself into a fat suit and ... gee ... we all use to love him back in the 90s when he was ... what the was the name of that movie?).
In a time when "Emilia Pérez" is trashed in all categories (except Supporting Actress and Song) because one of its cast members posted some hateful text messages some years ago, why are all the oh-so-politically-correct people not mentioning that "Anora" is a celebration of Russian oligarchy? Or that the man nominated for Supporting Actor is well-known in Moscow and a Putin-supporter? I guess Friday's debacle in America's White House is being ignored, and Americans are all set to embrace oligarchy in favour of democracy.
It's entertaining (not a true cinematic revelation like "The Brutalist", which one has to see multiple times to begin to pierce and comprehend its many layers), but that is all. In today's political world, I, as a citizen of a Central European country, simply cannot kick back and enjoy a movie which celebrates people who want to kill NATO and democracy.
