I got a "refrigerator question" after #Silo TV series (You enjou a film but later get a "wait-what?" moment) It makes no sense for absolute tyranny to exist in a community of less than 10k people, struggling to survive in a hole. Why lie to people for hundreds of years yet the truth increases chances or survival?
Is tyranny just an overused trope in dystopias for story conflict, or is this how the system makes us tolerate the bad governments of today?
Looking forward to watching the Atlantics (Atlantique) film this weekend, as part of our little #MastodonMovieClub join us in watching and talking about this much celebrated West African film 😊
The second film we watch in our virtual #MastodonMovieClub is “Atlantique”, a Senegalese/Belgian film by Mati Diop.
Watch it and share your views under the Hashtags #MastodonMovieClub.
And feel free to catch up with the first film we watched: “The Burial of Kojo” by Ghanaian filmmaker Blitz Bazawule.
@dilmandila @Crystal_Fish_Caves
Whatever we decide! I think I just had #StarTrekHour in mind which is once a week. But if we don't have a specific time window to discuss the films 'live' on Mastodon, we can do it as we like.
Do you think we should set some rules for the thing?
#MastodonMovieClub
We just watched the first film at #MastodonMovieClub and this was the beautiful The Burial Of Kojo, and enchanting and visually exciting masterpiece set in Ghana, by the Ghanaian filmmaker Blitz. I look forward to seeing more from this director, especially the new film he is doing, a musical version of The Color Purple.
@Crystal_Fish_Caves @dilmandila
I totally get the 'foreign' feeling. We learn so little about the daily life in other countries and TV is dominated by American shows and films. It's so refreshing to see actors and actresses I've never seen before, strange symbolism which challenges me and some unusual style of filmmaking.
I'd highly recommend we watch "Atlantique" this weekend. I would love to hear your thoughts on that one.
I don't know if they are just dreams. I wondered if her father's own feeling of guilt actually caused his death.
Would you say that the colours had some (symbolic) meaning?
@Crystal_Fish_Caves Yes, I thought they were doing the cliche bad=black and good=white in their symbolism, but I liked how the story turned out. Beautifully shot, great visuals, and I think the filmmaker put a lot of thought into this film. It deserves all the noise it made :-)
Dilman Dila
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