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movies you love but are disgusted by the politics or agenda
Posted on 2/26/14 at 6:29 am
Posted on 2/26/14 at 6:29 am
I'll start.. If you haven't seen it Dancer in the Dark its fricking visually stunning but I hate the socialist crap it shoves down your throat. I also thought bjork..freak that she is... did an amazing job.
Just watch this clip and you'll be hooked
I've seen it all
Just watch this clip and you'll be hooked
I've seen it all
This post was edited on 2/26/14 at 6:30 am
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:12 am to CAD703X
V for Vendetta to an extent.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:14 am to Michael T. Tiger
Blow Out by Brian De Palma
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:18 am to Qwerty
quote:You love that movie?
An inconvenient truth
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:41 am to CAD703X
Ides of March
I hate that Clooney's character is a bleeding heart liberal.
I hate that Clooney's character is a bleeding heart liberal.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:49 am to CAD703X
All The President's Men, though obviously politics were an integral part of Watergate. As such this really doesn't qualify as movie in which politics was unnecessarily introduced into the plot or at least exaggerated beyond what was necessary. Objectively I can't love a movie with a political agenda that is not historical/factual.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:55 am to Me
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Machete
This is the first thing that came to mind. Saw it in theaters twice and bought the bluray the day it came out.
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V for Vendetta to an extent.
What part of the politics of v for vendetta are you disgusted by?
People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should fear their people
ANd of course this awesome speech:
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, whereby those important events of the past, usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.
This post was edited on 2/26/14 at 7:58 am
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:08 am to Breesus
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What part of the politics of v for vendetta are you disgusted by?
It's been posted here before but this piece lays it out pretty well. And I wasn't disgusted by V for Vendetta, just thought it wasn't all that good, one of the most overrated films out there.
V for Vendetta vs. Brazil
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Underlying Brazil's antic nightmare is a rigorous understanding of the bureaucratic totalitarianism that dominated much of the world for much of the 20th century. Underlying V for Vendetta is yet more magical thinking about that evil omnipotent genius, George W. Bush.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:09 am to Hoodoo Man
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You love that movie?
I guess I should have used sarcasm font.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:15 am to Tigris
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And I wasn't disgusted by V for Vendetta, just thought it wasn't all that good, one of the most overrated films out there.
Other than that being wrong did you read the op thread title?
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movies you love but
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Underlying V for Vendetta is yet more magical thinking about that evil omnipotent genius, George W. Bush.
that's a crazy stretch. however the government under him did acquire a number of powers. Like the Patriot act. And Obama has only grown it more and more.
This post was edited on 2/26/14 at 8:17 am
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:32 am to CAD703X
I don't get offended by politics or agendas of movies. Because they're just expressions of an opinion. I just take it for what it is.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:34 am to Tigris
quote:I see your point, I heard 1984 was about Bush too
Underlying V for Vendetta is yet more magical thinking about that evil omnipotent genius, George W. Bush
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:36 am to The Sad Banana
quote:This.
I don't get offended by politics or agendas of movies. Because they're just expressions of an opinion. I just take it for what it is
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:37 am to The Sad Banana
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I don't get offended by politics or agendas of movies. Because they're just expressions of an opinion. I just take it for what it is.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:40 am to CAD703X
It would have to really be overt before I noticed it much, and then it would be because its probably not that good of a movie rather than because it was offensive.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:43 am to Mr Gardoki
And I guess to put it another way, if I were put off by a movie's agenda or politics, I'd probably never enjoy a movie.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:45 am to davesdawgs
All the Presidents Men?? It's been awhile since I've seen it but how is tackling corruption and criminality in the White House an agenda or politics? Maybe the characters are super over the top liberal and they throw in unnecessary preaching but I don't remember that
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