Whiplash


The first half of Full Metal Jacket without the critical second bit, where we learned it was all for nought. No one is really cancelled, like Tár.

This is the Great American Novel, the celebration of American culture through and through. The bad guy wins, turns out nearly decapitating Charlie Parker, and pressuring him into killing himself in his thirties was worth it, so the Bird record could be made. Vindication for every single harassment slur the teacher can say.

The subplot with the prospective girlfriend is extremely on the nose. Why the fuck go all the way to a date if you want to dump her? His self-awareness comes up in the process of losing his humanity. And mocking the family members, that’s another dick move.

Cancel Culture is so bullshit, this film where the co-protagonist uses the “Hymie” word unironically and gets rewarded for that won an Oscar! Not even a comedy like The Thick of It!

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