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Black Easter (2021)
Why ALL the stereotyping?
When making a movie with smart people, and I mean really really smart people, American movies portray the braniacs as socially inept, stumbling, awkward behaving males. Stupid quirks like being emotionally dependent on stuffed animals, or, hahaha, still living with the parents.
Women, otoh, while also very smart, are self-assured, socially mature and adept. Often good looking, or sometimes 'uglified' by making therm wear glasses and/or the wrong, or none, make-up. That later in time is corrected, and presto: Cinderella with brains.
In the US it seems one has to put sports and physical prowess waaaayyy above academic excellence, and always put highly intelligent man down as second rate.
Is it because otherwise the majority of the public is put off of seeing the movie, because they might be confronted with their own shortcomings in the brains department?
Women don't count apparently in this 'grading' system, because they are already considered second?
Jocks before nerds, and bro's before ho's, it's so sad.
Taken: Verum Nocet (2018)
Absolutely rediculous
Does this review contain spoilers? No! The episode IS a spoiler all in itself. A spoiler of common sense, a spoiler of truths, and a spoiler of 'good old American values' of which the USA never fails to tout it's horn.
This was by far the most biased view on whistle-blowers worldwide and wikileaks in particular. The depiction of Julian Assange and Edward Snowden is laughable and slanderous, and I think the writers, actors, producers all should be ashamed for creating such a reprehensible one-sided governmental advertorial.
Yes, the names were altered, but we all know who is being accused and smeared, and it's a disgrace. A disgrace for freedom, freedom of press, and human rights and values
Fringe: Brown Betty (2010)
I liked this episode
I am binge watching this series, and I like it rather a lot. One of my favourite characters is Walter, who seems to be able to combine childlike wonder and naivety with brilliance and much if not all encompassing understanding of science. Another favourite is Olivia who is convincing in her role as a hard-nosed utterly capable special agent.
This episode 'Brown Betty' is imo a piece of fluff, a chance for all actors -and all others involved probably- to let loose with abandon in (over)acting, hamming it up in a Dick Tracy or Sam Spade way. As was popular in the 50's I believe. With singing of course like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra were wont to do. It's not my cup of tea, the singing particularly, but it was well done.
All in all I could really appreciate the fun the actors must have found in doing this as a really welcome diversion in the regular vein of the series. What was really surprising for me was the intense delicate singing fro Anna Torv, which I think deserves special mention.
It was a fun and different episode, but I can imagine that people who are following this series on a weekly basis were a little disappointed.
But I liked it. Only don't do it again :)