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Whats that old saw? Summer movies are for the kids. . . winter movies are for adults. . . .
Yes.
I do love the popcorn movies on a hot summer day, and the more brooding, introspective stuff during the winter.
IMHO we could use another epic, culturally important drama such as The Grapes of Wrath. (released March, 1940.)
Can anyone think of another, more recent Hollywood (not indie, not non-USA) film with that kind of significance?
Hotel Rwanda should have had that kind of impact, but I don't think it did.
I confess, I have put myself up against the wall.
Some years ago I saw Fahrenheit 9/11, but that was a documentary, made of clips of actual events. I liked the film.
Hotel Rwanda - does Hollywood have to look beyond America's borders to find social problems?
The Grapes Of Wrath, the great filming of Steinbeck's novel is anexcellent choice for social criticism.
A few years ago, on Chicago's PBS TV, I saw a Canadian made-for-TV production (of several 1 hour segments) entitled "More Tears". It certainly was bold in ridicule of many social attitudes, such as consumerism, materialism, greed, beliefs, etc. Although made for TV, this production vastly trumped anything Hollywood has made.
One peculiar item: The British B/W (1955) film of Orwell's novel "1984", starring Edmund O'Brien, is not available anywhere, neither on video or DVD. Most people don't even know this movie exists. It most accurately sticks to the original novel. For years I've been very curious as to why this film cannot be viewed today. Maybe the Status Quo considers the film as "too dangerous"?
How about "Elephant"? District 9 was more of a social-political commentary than a science fiction movie. It was quite thought-provoking. Has anyone mentioned Slumdog Millionaire?
I find Indecent Proposal fits into the subject of this thread as well.
When Is The Last Time Hollywood Made A Socially Critical Movie?
Most movies, critical of society, are foreign films, such as:
1984 (the British version from 1955)
Fahrenheit 451
The Stranger
Can you think of any Hollywood movies which toss slight jabs at the Status Quo?
Is this a joke?
You can start with with Pleasantville or American Beauty or John Q Public or Dead Man Walking and on and on From Academy Award winners to South Park, Bigger, Longer, Uncut and you will find a sea of social critique.
Slight jabs? Please. Try full throated roar with spittle in your face.
OC, you are totally correct, as all of these films have massive social relevence, however I would have to go with the person above who commented about "Farenheit 9/11". That, and "JFK" are two of the most important films about the state of the nation that has come out of Hollywood in the last 50 years! Some say that Michael Moore is a traitor to our country, well how about Oliver Stone? Both of these movies show how corrupt our system of government has become, and how far we have come from the ideals set down by the founding fathers! The only thing that I've been waiting for Mr. Moore to do is produce a film about how corrupt NASA has become, and the fact that the United States has NEVER been to the moon, and how we keep pouring trillions of tax dollars into that endless well, and we will never see an end to it!
Yes, it was mentioned back in post #17.
Traffic was good, I enjoy different storylines tied together--but it would have been better with more realistic dialogue. The characters sometimes seemed as if they should have been standing on soapboxes or at pulpits.
In comparison, Milk simply told the story of a brave, committed man, but the screenplay is nuanced, the acting and dialogue completely convincing.
Milk's story of social justice is powerful; it stays with the viewer long after the movie is over.
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