Good Night and Good Luck

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So Blue Lateral is just a "newbie" - with 755 posts?

I can see why political topics are discouraged given the above post.

But how does one discuss an overtly political movie with pretenses to a historical tale? Can we discuss "Gone with the Wind" without discussing slavery? "Triumph of the Will"? "Mrs. Miniver"?

We could, I imagine, talk "auteur" theory but I'm sure that "Good Night" is well constructed and done in a craftsman-like way.

Should we compel attendence at certain movies, as in "Clockwork Orange" because they are "good" for us? Of course not. I will rely on prior experience and reviews from others to determine what's worth my time and what's not. Sometimes I'll watch worthless stuff and sometimes I'll miss gems.

Oh well. We lived a long time without movies. I still think political movies are manipulative and I'd rather not be the passive receptor.