The Ten Worst Films of 2016

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Re: The Ten Worst Films of 2016

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djross wrote:
djross wrote:and, as an aside, it is a question I have myself been accused of not taking seriously, which I reject, but that's another story


In relation to this, in case anyone is interested, I found a couple of links describing this episode from a dozen years ago:



Ah, I thought you were referring to the discussion, if that is what it can be called, on Schindler's list in the Perplexed review thread. From what I've gathered the controversy revolves around a shot of an ashtray? I'll have to see the film--which I plan on doing this summer--to provide analysis on it, but, assuming it just is a random ashtray, I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being something I'd never even pay attention to. I wonder to what extent this controversy stems from a kneejerk reaction to Heidegger = nazi, you using Heidegger = you not taking the Holocaust seriously, and that this fallacious reasoning, in a process of confirmation bias, then was used to find anything in the film, mostly regardless of actual substance, to alleviate the cognitive dissonance resulting from that reasoning.

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