Demonisation in Cinema

Demonisation in Cinema Apr 7, 2019 13:08:00 GMT Aj_June likes this

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Post by petrolino on Apr 7, 2019 13:08:00 GMT

Apr 7, 2019 4:01:23 GMT Aj_June said:

What are some of your favourite movies about mass persecution?

Hi petrolino ,

I might not have fully understood the meaning of the topic. Are we to suggest movies in which certain people or a group of people are treated with disdain by either a more powerful group of people or simply by the system?

Sansho the Bailiff (1954) I believe provides such a case. As many have to suffer because of the feudal nature of then prevailing Japanese society. In fact, many of the Kenji Mizoguchi movies might qualify. That is if I understood the topic correctly.

I figure it's a bit like saying to somebody working on an assembly line, "Hey, some investment bankers wrecked the rich economy with extreme greed and reckless behaviour, playing poker with other peoples' money while laughing on cocaine. You know who's solely to blame for this economic downturn and period of austerity? Immigrants stealing your jobs and undercutting your wages, and nobody else. Go get them, now."