Posted: November 22, 2016 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Jeff Nichols, Joel Edgerton, Ju-hyuk Kim, Loving, Michael Shannon, Mildred by Ruth Negga, Mildred Jeter, Richard Loving, Sang-soo Hong, Social problem movies, You-young Lee, Yourself and Yours | 427 Comments »
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Warning: SPOILERS
You can almost hear the people in the marketing meeting breathe a sigh of relief when it comes to titling the new film, the true story of a couple from different races who got married and were arrested for it.
“Oh, my god”, says one. “It’s about this couple who love each other against all odds. And their real names are, wait for it…Loving. It’s like this stuff writes itself.”
Social problem movies, especially those based upon true events, are not my favorite. Films like Gentlemen’s Agreement and Judgment at Nuremberg are often shallow, when they’re not being preachy and on the nose and told with little imagination. And the message sometimes seems a little warped (is the theme of Gentlemen’s Agreement that Jews should not be persecuted, or that people should not pick on Jews because they might be gentiles in disguise).
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