Right, see, pair this with Traitor, reviewed below, and ask the class to write a paper on how representations of terrorism differ in the two films. Hint: Here, ostensible political messages are the all-natural soy frosting on a big ol' bacon-and-chocolate cake of technology fetishism, explosions, and Leo with his shirt off ready to kiss the beauty or slay the swarthy at the drop of a keffiyeh. Let me be clear. I am not being sanctimonious. I enjoyed this very much. I just want to point out that its earnest little gestures at cultural criticism are pathetic. Stick to the cool shots of the helicopters zipping through the mountain passes, Ridley.
May 5, 2009
Body of Lies, Ridley Scott (2008)
Right, see, pair this with Traitor, reviewed below, and ask the class to write a paper on how representations of terrorism differ in the two films. Hint: Here, ostensible political messages are the all-natural soy frosting on a big ol' bacon-and-chocolate cake of technology fetishism, explosions, and Leo with his shirt off ready to kiss the beauty or slay the swarthy at the drop of a keffiyeh. Let me be clear. I am not being sanctimonious. I enjoyed this very much. I just want to point out that its earnest little gestures at cultural criticism are pathetic. Stick to the cool shots of the helicopters zipping through the mountain passes, Ridley.
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