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Color Outside the Lines

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The month of fasting, worship & reflection has begun. Ramadan Mubarak to all those who celebrate & a happy Iftar!

The Oscars were on this Sunday & there were some good wins for BIPOC creators & performers: DaVine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers – Best Supporting Actress), Cord Jefferson (American Fiction – Best Adapted Screenplay) & Takashi Yamazaki (Godzilla: Minus One – Best Visual Effects). All of whom, gave excellent speeches (DaVine’s “being myself” & Cord’s “give smaller films a chance”).

However, lately something about Oppenheimer has been bugging me. The lack of acknowledgement of downwinders or the lack of focus on the actual victims of the bomb (outside a few lines). Not even a dream sequence scene of the devastating effects on the Japanese people the bomb was targeting!

Dune 2 also released recently & my opinions seem to be in the minority (in terms of engagement), as something about the franchise/story irks me: isn’t it supposed to be about a White Saviour? I thought the first film was well made, but the way people talk about the film/s… You’d think Paul Atreides was the best thing since sliced bread? I suppose it’s more about a testament to the direction of Denis Villeneuve? 🤷🏾‍♀️

I haven’t seen the new Dune sequel, so perhaps i’m just talking out of my arse? Perhaps someone here can talk on the nature of the white saviour aspect in the sequel? Which it almost feels like Oppenheimer fits into, as a general vibe? I dunno, the more I think about it, the less I like Oppenheimer?

Feel free to go off prompt!