I guess I wish we could keep the 2 convos more clearly separate while acknowledging they’re both important: a) whether or not we individually like a thing & all the reasons we might have for that & b) what values or beliefs a work is gonna reinforce or challenge on a larger scale
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But also, a feminist ethic isn’t something I can ever just leave at the door. It’s complicated. But there can absolutely be movies that have good “values” that are boring and terrible, and movies that have questionable values but feel alive, exciting, beautiful or transcendent.
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And we don’t always make enough room for this kind of complexity. It’s hard when there are raging antifeminist assholes who will pounce on any critical thing you might say about something they hate as a validation of their views.
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Anyway, all of this is to say that taken in its messy, uncomfortable entirety, Blue Is the Warmest Color is extremely good, actually.
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