Rabinowitz on 'Dunkirk': 'To the very end no image of Churchill defiles the sanctity of this film’s safe space.' https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dumbing-down-of-dunkirk-1500592065 …
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Replying to @garyrosenWSJ
Some on the right want nothing but hero worship.
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Replying to @DamonLinker
True, but it's possible to go too far in the other direction and, in this case apparently, to strip away important political context.
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Replying to @garyrosenWSJ
Sure, but the call shd be based on artistic criteria, not political ones. A battle, like every event, has many contexts. Nolan chose another
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Replying to @DamonLinker
Let's reconvene on this once we've both seen the movie. Irresponsible opining!
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Replying to @garyrosenWSJ @DamonLinker
As if the cult of Churchill isn't 1) already pervasive and 2) hasn't done massive harm (Iraq War, etc.)
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Replying to @HeerJeet @DamonLinker
I thought it was the Straussians who gave us the Iraq War. Or wait, was Churchill...
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Replying to @garyrosenWSJ @DamonLinker
Straussian lecture on death of Churchill was a pretty key moment in creation of cult.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @garyrosenWSJ
As a Churchill admiring but not worshipping sort-of Straussian who opposed the Iraq War, I will back out of this debate.
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Let's reconvene when we've all seen the movie.
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