When Is The Last Time Hollywood Made A Socially Critical Movie? (films, action)
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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?
I think the problem nowadays is that people don't really want to see these kinds of movies as they make them uncomfortable (gods forbid we should actually have to think while we're watching a movie) and so they bomb at the box-office. And with money being the over-riding concern in Hollywood it's very hard for film-makers to get these kinds of movies made any more.
And talking of British films, one coming out soon that may be fun to watch is In The Loop - an apparently hilarious satire on what happens when a US president and a UK prime minister (naming no names ) decide it's time for another war
I think the problem nowadays is that people don't really want to see these kinds of movies as they make them uncomfortable (gods forbid we should actually have to think while we're watching a movie) and so they bomb at the box-office. And with money being the over-riding concern in Hollywood it's very hard for film-makers to get these kinds of movies made any more.
And talking of British films, one coming out soon that may be fun to watch is In The Loop - an apparently hilarious satire on what happens when a US president and a UK prime minister (naming no names ) decide it's time for another war
Good post! You are probably right about a lack of interest for movies that provoke any thoughts. The sad part is that surely there must be some very talented writers in America with terrific ideas for films, but will never have their ideas presented in a film. Same for creative directors and actors.
I haven't seen the movies you mentioned, because Hollywood productions rarely interest me. I think I've seen about 5 Hollywood movies in the last 15 years. The last one I can recall is Oliver Stone's "The Doors". Since several years I prefer French and Italian movies.
Crash, of course, but also: Brokeback Mountain, Little Miss Sunshine; Juno. . . I'm sure there are others, can't think of them at the moment, and of course, plenty of (non-hollywood) like "The girl in the Cafe", The boy in the striped pajamas, etc.
I don't keep up with Oscar awards. The name "Crash" says nothing to me. Judging by the title it sounds like an action movie.
But you're the one who started the thread, shouldn't you have had some idea first, done some research?
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I think I've seen about 5 Hollywood movies in the last 15 years.
Then you are missing some really good, even "socially critical" movies, including some of the following;
"In America", the Irish immigrant experience in America.
"Hustle And Flow", the southern, Black rapper experience.
"Hotel Rwanda", genocide in Rwanda.
"Wall-E", on conservation and recycling.
"What's Cooking", the immigrant experience in LA.
"Shattered Glass", what happens when the "news" isn't.
Try some of these, you might enjoy them, more than "The Doors" anyway.
Some very nice choices so far, especially Shattered Glass.
I own What's Cooking, and watch it every Thanksgiving.
I think Borat was a huge jab at arrogant, self-absorbed Americans.
Sunshine State has a strong message about what thoughtless development does to our land.
However, I'm not sure John Sayles (who has made other films that address sensitive American issues) can really be considered Hollywood.
These are documentaries, not dramas, but they were fairly mainstream ones.
An Inconvenient Truth
The Fog of War
Supersize Me
Farenheit 9/11 and Sicko
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) decide it's time for another war
