I didn’t see much info about it prior to watching, went with some friends. A large part of the movie is about his possible communist affiliations, and his defaming. It wasn’t insanely anti-communist, but it definitely operated under the assumption communism equals bad. Anyone else have some thoughts on it?

  • ratboy@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I think that it’s very likely that the other producers or whoever backed the film may have influenced just how prominent the pro communist message could be. Also, at the time you had to be pretty secretive about your affiliations so it felt like part of that was to add to how people might talk about it in potentially mixed company.

    • lckdscl [they/them]@whiskers.bim.boats
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      1 year ago

      I understand that the film crew has its own bias—it’s art, not documentary. I was just giving my 0.02 on what I would do if I were able to modify it.

      I was thinking more on the line of a low-key discussion between him and his close friends, not to his suspecting colleagues.

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        1 year ago

        Oh I see, I agree. I think it definitely could have been more exciting; I found the parts where it really focused on his personal life to be really boring and sloppy and that could’ve really added to it