I've read this a couple of times, and to be honest, it goes a bit above my head. Would I be wrong to think that it's a round about way of getting to anti-woke? I mean, little jab at 'because it's popular it must be good,' but the real wind up is to der kommisar, which term is not at all unpleasant in its connotations? I think maybe a few…
I've read this a couple of times, and to be honest, it goes a bit above my head. Would I be wrong to think that it's a round about way of getting to anti-woke? I mean, little jab at 'because it's popular it must be good,' but the real wind up is to der kommisar, which term is not at all unpleasant in its connotations? I think maybe a few concrete example might have helped me to understand. What, exactly has der kommisar done? Which movies, tv shows, etc have been kommisared?
It's possible to be both woke and to tell a good story. Possible, but rare. My opinion is that any entertainment which is didactic - puts its message, political, social, whatever -above good storytelling is just not that good. Or good at all. Most likely I'll turn it off.
But when an entertainment is both woke and good story telling...really, what could be better? When we see something old in a new way, that's the best possible woke. Which is why I'm commenting here, so I can say how very, very much I like The English on AZ prime. Frankly, I was thrilled. It delivers on the everlasting tropes of the western - horse and rider galloping through the dark night without slowing or stumbling. A good man on his horse silhouetted against the sunset. A lone woman standing against the forces who mean to do her harm. Intwined with these evocations of the myths ( and by myth I mean what is told about who we are and where we come from without regard to truthfulness or its lack) of the western there is misogyny and genocide. By including the historical facts os misogyny and genocide, the myth becomes more resonant and moving. Leaving them out is just the same old same old.
(Dear Sonny, I wonder if you've considered inviting readers to name their 5 top movies, with reasons why. You probably have, and have your reasons as to why you don't. But... maybe...some day? Thanks.)
I've read this a couple of times, and to be honest, it goes a bit above my head. Would I be wrong to think that it's a round about way of getting to anti-woke? I mean, little jab at 'because it's popular it must be good,' but the real wind up is to der kommisar, which term is not at all unpleasant in its connotations? I think maybe a few concrete example might have helped me to understand. What, exactly has der kommisar done? Which movies, tv shows, etc have been kommisared?
It's possible to be both woke and to tell a good story. Possible, but rare. My opinion is that any entertainment which is didactic - puts its message, political, social, whatever -above good storytelling is just not that good. Or good at all. Most likely I'll turn it off.
But when an entertainment is both woke and good story telling...really, what could be better? When we see something old in a new way, that's the best possible woke. Which is why I'm commenting here, so I can say how very, very much I like The English on AZ prime. Frankly, I was thrilled. It delivers on the everlasting tropes of the western - horse and rider galloping through the dark night without slowing or stumbling. A good man on his horse silhouetted against the sunset. A lone woman standing against the forces who mean to do her harm. Intwined with these evocations of the myths ( and by myth I mean what is told about who we are and where we come from without regard to truthfulness or its lack) of the western there is misogyny and genocide. By including the historical facts os misogyny and genocide, the myth becomes more resonant and moving. Leaving them out is just the same old same old.
(Dear Sonny, I wonder if you've considered inviting readers to name their 5 top movies, with reasons why. You probably have, and have your reasons as to why you don't. But... maybe...some day? Thanks.)