Particularly in Lyotard’s thinking, postmodernism is the loss of faith in the grand narrative and the birth of many small accounts.
Through the film Vice, Adam McKay brings the topic of non-mainstream in a broader sense to open new creative tools in asking a thousand questions about the subject itself.
“…conquer the enemy army without fighting head-to-head; capture enemy cities without heavy attacks; and destroy enemy countries without prolonged operations.”
While it requires multiple views to appreciate the film entirely, I’m Thinking of Ending Things contemplates the characters into a surreal fantasy, powerful yet complex in human symbolism and emotion.
The Green Knight asked many audiences to consider the theme without underlying the ease of consumption in hearing the story of Arthurian Romance from the point of view of an accomplished storyteller.
The Look of Silence shows the beauty and power of cinema where Oppenheimer and Adi expose an aspect of human nature about honesty and grace through inherent politics.
Dune (2021) is a visually stunning, slow-burn sci-fi epic that blends political intrigue, ancient power struggles, and philosophical themes within a vast, immersive desert world.