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Oppenheimer (2023)
brilliant casting but should have been a mini series
The acting of the cast was brilliant but it would have been better as a mini series which would have allowed for an exploration of topics that just have been glossed over in the movie. The timeline of events felt rushed, the psychological state of Oppenheimer and his questions about morality just scratched the surface. His relationships to e.g. The women in his life and brother were not further explored. Thus, the portrayal of Oppenheimer is stuck in a weird place between a one and three-dimensional character. A mini series would have added much more depth to an interesting, conflicted man as well as the historical context and events.
Pornfluencer (2022)
a study of sexual coercion
An excellent study about the dynamics of sexual coercion and coercive control. This guy, a self proclaimed pick up artist, does not understand that NO means NO. Coercive control is now illegal in countries like England and Wales and I hope many more will follow.
There is a short German documentary about those two in which he outright says " If I want sex, I'll get it. I'll coerce Jaime until she gives it to me, otherwise I get aggressive". Both say that it is a woman's job to provide sex for the man whenever he feels like it and sexual assault is normalized as "Even if you say NO initially, you just have to leave your comfort zone".
Disappointing to see that those two get one platform after another in a world in which sexual violence against women is tolerated and normalized.