Oscar Reviews - The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
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I honestly thought the judge was a caricature to make the protagonists look even better, until I digged up information about the trial and holy hell, was the real judge way more evil in real life...
Reality is stranger than fiction.
I was heartened to see you, unlike so many critics and commentators, was able to make a distinction between what the film was trying to be and what you wish it would be. That level of self-awareness is so rare to see, making it also very refreshing.
Love Aaron Sorkin, unfortunately I found this too easily be the worst thing he's ever been involved with, and that goes for anything he has written or directed
He worked on The Rock and Charlie Wilson’s War, so I can’t help but wonder... What the F are you even talking about?
One aggrivating thing about the movie was how willing it was to pull it's punches when it comes to condemning the american justice system. Particularly this shows in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character. Historically he had no sympathies for the defendants, and was perfectly happy with the strategy of trying to destroy left wing organizations and persecute political opponents for crimes, real or imagined. But in the movie he becomes appalled at the underhanded and shady tactics of the DA, showing the government under Nixon in a way that kinda mirrors views of today that show Trump as a corrupting influence on politics that perverts the purpose of good and just institutions, rather than the product of a corrupt system.
As you bring up, the political statements that the movie is willing to make are also weirdly subdued. Like you don't get a clear idea about what the characters stand for, for all their supposed radical politics. Tom Hayden is framed as an admirable guy, but it's unclear what the SDS want that make them a radical organization. It's made to seem like opposition to the war was their first and last concern. Very much seems like the centrists version of history, to make the characters good, but being unwilling to make them stand for anything that the filmmaker disagrees with.
To be honest, that was probably a Netflix thing. You can’t criticise capitalism that directly (ie. not in allegory a la Don’t Look Up) on a megacorp’s platform
@@jamiel6005 Very true!
You just had to use the classic Sorkinism “Not for nothing” in this, didn’t you?
Please work on your vocabulary. Really really lol. The movie was genius, no one would know by your review
Is it weird that I want to brag that I had heard of all those people, the protest, and the trial, despite being born in 1972?
I had never seen anyone put it more eloquently than you with that bit about how this was you really enjoyed it yet you rooted against it
This movie almost makes me resent the fact that I make these videos, because I really enjoy the movie in a vacuum but don't enjoy it as much in the context of the Oscars.
@@MoviesILoveandsocanyou so true, bestie!!! btw i hope u never truly resent your videos, they make me very happy! i appreciate the time u take to make them. And also idk if this is worth anything, but i remember when I finally watched Blade Runner 2049 my first thought was,, I can finally watch his video essay!!
I appreciate how positive you are towards all of these movies. You do a really good job pointing out the good in these films, and that’s so refreshing to see.
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