Theres been a lot of talk about this film and my own thoughts have been pretty conflicted regarding how to weigh the good and bad aspects of it, and I think this critique does a good job at addressing a lot of the things ive had problems with the film, mainly its underlying liberal rhetoric and the shortcomings of its American-centric narratives. Dont get me wrong I think its a good film and all, but theres some very real limitations to its overall commentary that I think we all need to be thinking about seriously.
A pretty weird movie, imo. Even the protagonists seemed to lack any real agency during the film, and the climax was basically coming together to make peace with the unavoidability of an apocalyptic future. I think it says a lot about America in that we can be comfortable with a future that lacks any positive vision so long as it asks nothing of us.
:zizek: