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snaps wrote: The most radical move Sciamma made was in dispensing totally with the ''parents'' perspective, as it is told from the POV of the kids themnselves. In that I think she scored one over Moodysson.
The modern technology of ''communication'' is about anything BUT communication. Social comparisons are made on the basis of how many Facebook/Myspace/ Bebo ''friends'' you have, (Facebook friends, incidentally can be bought by the yard) rather than the inherent qualities of the person. Cellphones, texting, internet etc, just speed the pace at which it is possible to become alienated. Factor in the speed at which young adolescent mood swings can take place and you have a rather dysfunctional dystopia.
If Moodysson had one thing right, it was in spotting that Markus was the most ''status obsessed'' with the emergent technology, and at the same time was the most ''emotionally illiterate'' of the principal players.
snaps wrote:
The modern technology of ''communication'' is about anything BUT communication. Social comparisons are made on the basis of how many Facebook/Myspace/ Bebo ''friends'' you have, (Facebook friends, incidentally can be bought by the yard) rather than the inherent qualities of the person. Cellphones, texting, internet etc, just speed the pace at which it is possible to become alienated. Factor in the speed at which young adolescent mood swings can take place and you have a rather dysfunctional dystopia.
bruno wrote:
About modern tech and world, I agree.
I am old enough to remember the world in the 80s and 70s (in my country and my perspective, but I think this applies in all the westworld), I have seen everything become more and more quick and simplified, false, worthless and void of a true meaning. Music, books, films, and so on. Markus flaunting the cellphone is a scene I've seen hundreds of time in real life, I don't want to be moralistic (everyone loves cool gadgets, or at leat a part of them) but it's depressing.
Pardon me for the rant.
Agnes&Elin Forever! wrote:
I think a lot of stuff were false, worthless and void of a true meaning before as well
This is a typical nostalgic comment, 'the good old times were much better than today'
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