Posts tagged society
On the Parallels of Love and Oppression in Carol (2015) and Disobedience (2017)
On the Parallels of Love and Oppression in Carol (2015) and Disobedience (2017)

Comparing both films brings to light thought-provoking conclusions about the varying levels of oppression, and the varying degrees of love.

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Genre-fying Mental Illness [II]: the Disenfranchised, Disillusioned Lone Wolf
Genre-fying Mental Illness [II]: the Disenfranchised, Disillusioned Lone Wolf

Pop culture is drawn to the seething, simmering man on the edge, whose underlying violence could turn outward, at any given moment.

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Genre-fying Mental Illness [I]: the Beautiful-Damaged Girl
Genre-fying Mental Illness [I]: the Beautiful-Damaged Girl

The inherent message [is] heard loud and clear: high art and high fashion can be made from the most harrowing, most heartbreaking moments ... with no one pausing to consider the baffling disrespect of it all.

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