The isolationist ethnostate where the title of king is earned through birthright and one on one combat is progressive? Oh, and needed a meteor made of the galaxy's most precious metal to thrive? How is that a good representation of Africa without colonialism?
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Way to miss the metaphor, and the movie agrees with you more than you think. Read the essay.
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I read it. I agree with your thoughts on Do The Right Thing's importance and especially enjoyed the story of the black student in the beginning. Frankly, I just think it's silly to apply this deep of an analysis to a Marvel movie.
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I think you could really just manipulate it to fit any world view you want so any analysis of it is empty beyond the analysis itself. Still a fan of your work, just find this essay, while well written, not that interesting in the lens of the movie.
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And I think you are being oversensitive to texture and form and not giving nearly enough credit to what an artist is bringing to a marvel
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And I think that you are extrapolating a bit much from the film. I'm not saying a blockbuster must be devoid of artistic merit (the best ones aren't) but the kind you are projecting to it just feels unwarranted. It's a matter of opinion so we might as well agree to disagree.
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Replying to @Zwok_ @FilmCritHULK
Honestly I felt the same way, only more strongly, for his "Ragnarok = a critique of colonialism" analysis, but I felt I'd just be shouted down. That movie didn't come anywhere close to dramatizing those themes enough for them to be what it was "about".
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Replying to @artfulmegalodon @FilmCritHULK
Agreed. I prefer the more grounded pieces he writes but it doesn't hurt to read the ones I find a bit outlandish. Still enjoyable reads even if I think he's stretching. I only was vocally critical this time because of the wider circus of political "analysis" of the movie already.
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Replying to @Zwok_ @artfulmegalodon
Real talk? Y'all need to realize there's a difference between "lip service screen time" and "what it's about." It's literally the main villain's goal. The knowledge brings about change in two characters - it is at the center of a relationship between the main and his father -
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It is literally the driving force of the movie and the place the entire population come to a reckoning for, thus experiencing the notion of displacement - even in the Skaar, you have a colonial oppression system, wholely symbolic of slavery cities
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It's in the DNA of the entire film. It's right there. And here's someone else's great write up on it. https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/11/10/thor-ragnarok-marvel-from-a-postcolonial-perspective/ …
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I know Taika talks around it and makes jokes in interviews but he also talks about it forthrightly just as much. This was the clear intention of the film at every single level. He also wanted to make it hilarious.
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Replying to @FilmCritHULK @artfulmegalodon
I read the article. And the fact is that everything there isn't as deep as you and that author so desperately want it to be. There are other films tackling these issues with much more nuance and blunt realism. (1/3)
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