As refracted through the chilly, superbly controlled lens of director Bennett Miller, the otherwise tawdry tale of ambition, self-deception and mental illness becomes an unsettling allegory of violence and love at their most ritualized and repressed. Oscar-nominated Steve Carell's haunting performance as the disturbed du Pont represents a breakthrough for someone more associated with comedy and winsome drama. But what makes the film so spellbinding is its ensemble, anchored by Mark Ruffalo, as Dave Schultz, and Channing Tatum, as his conflicted brother Mark.
Contains drug use and violence. Extras include deleted scenes and a "The Story of Foxcatcher" featurette. The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Mireille Enos as parents searching for their daughter, who vanished without a trace.
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It helps that some of Collins' storytelling devices, particularly her critical inquiry into the temptations of overnight fame and the uses and abuses of televised propaganda, feel naturally suited to the screen. This half is part of a whole in the most cynical way. You say you want a revolution?
They'll get to that next year. But some can help us bring blurry aspects of the ongoing struggle into sharper perspective. The same is true for forays into fiction, including references to the anime series that have inspired some protesters. We definitely see value of this kind in the Hunger Games analogy. Unlike the series, there are no clearly defined leaders of the Hong Kong protests. There are also many reasons to doubt that the ending of the struggle on the streets will resemble the simplistic and satisfying conclusion of the trilogy in which Katniss and her beloved live happily ever after in a liberated land.
Still, if used judiciously, the comparison has its uses. The main value of keeping The Hunger Games in mind when thinking about the Hong Kong crisis lies in appreciating that many participants see themselves as taking a final stand. Here, the allusion to The Matrix, as mentioned above, is helpful as well.
More such moments followed between and , serving as gradual but assured wake-up calls for many in Hong Kong. For some, it was when five local booksellers whose publishing activities displeased Beijing were spirited across the border into mainland China. So, too, did two things that happened early in that year, well before tear gas began to fill the air in mid-June and the first Molotov cocktails were hurled weeks later. One important development came in April.
That was when moderate leaders of the Umbrella Movement were sentenced to months of jail time on charges dating back to the non-violent rallies of The other, which was the specific trigger of the massive march of June 9 that set the current movement in motion, was Chief Executive Carrie Lam introducing an extradition bill. For millions of Hongkongers, this was seen as the first step in creating a situation where fear of retribution would govern the city: where all residents local or foreign would worry that engaging in behavior displeasing to Beijing could mean finding themselves at the mercy of the brutal legal regime across the border.
If the bill went into effect, anyone could potentially be subjected to the sort of treatment that the booksellers had had to endure—with the difference that no force or subterfuge would be required to get them across the border onto the mainland. In a piece appearing near the start of a year, it is worth ending on a forward-looking note.
So, here, despite knowing how often Hong Kong has made fools of forecasters, are some cautious predictions for the year that has just begun. First, an easy one, since Suzanne Collins has already announced her intention to do this. It will take the form of a prequel.
Second, in Hong Kong, by contrast, there will be sequels—not to the series but to the protests of This seems a safe bet because the sense that a final stand is underway has not yet dissipated. The final weeks of the last year saw everything from a peaceful march by more than half a million people, which one of us was on the scene to witness, to new acts of vandalism that damaged buildings and renewed police violence.
The first sequels have already taken place, as there have been several January protests. Third, while there are many reasons to view the current situation across the mainland through different sorts of dystopian lenses, and while both activists and independent-minded artists are finding less and less room to maneuver there, in Hong Kong, Hunger Games analogies aside, things will not be as bleak.
There will still be at least momentary flashes of hopefulness among activists and artists, even forays into utopian creativity. One reason we make this last prediction is that when police and thugs tear down Lennon Walls, people rebuild them almost instantly. Here is what happened on the 25th of December. If you want it. If You Want It. The book follows the stories of two characters, one a writer and the other a young PE instructor who become involved with a mysterious cult.
So what about that mysterious Q? As in, what the hell is this book about? Early reviews i. A few reviewers, however, have decided to hold their judgment until drum roll the rest of the book is released. They theorize that we can expect at least one and maybe even two more volumes. Their speculation is backed up by a number of compelling clues: 1. Apparently the second volume ends on a pseudo-cliffhanger. Of course, this may just be wishful thinking.
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