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Vaultboy · 08-30-2009, 12:05 PM

Sci-Fi aside, this was quite easily the most brilliant "South African culture" movie I have ever seen. Better than the biopics about Mandela, Stander, etc. Better than Blood Diamond etc. Most of those moives were Hollywood productions that allowed some SA esoterism. This whole movie is a massive allegory (and for Saffers, a social commentary). I'm amazed that the producers allowed it. But clearly it worked, looking at reviews.

I could spend hours analysing bits of dialogue and inter-personal behaviour, commentary, and also respond to a lot of the things you guys said earlier in the thread though, but I don't figure that it would be that important/interesting to you.

But in general, Obiex is right: The movie talks alot on the race-related issues in SA for the last 50 years, in various forms. Saying is "racism" is not nuanced enough, since it is a lot more complex, but I applaud you for "feeling" the subtext.

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Vaultboy Addict Location: Third World	Sci-Fi aside, this was quite easily the most brilliant "South African culture" movie I have ever seen. Better than the biopics about Mandela, Stander, etc. Better than Blood Diamond etc. Most of those moives were Hollywood productions that allowed some SA esoterism. This whole movie is a massive allegory (and for Saffers, a social commentary). I'm amazed that the producers allowed it. But clearly it worked, looking at reviews. I could spend hours analysing bits of dialogue and inter-personal behaviour, commentary, and also respond to a lot of the things you guys said earlier in the thread though, but I don't figure that it would be that important/interesting to you. But in general, Obiex is right: The movie talks alot on the race-related issues in SA for the last 50 years, in various forms. Saying is "racism" is not nuanced enough, since it is a lot more complex, but I applaud you for "feeling" the subtext. __________________ "Failing tastes of bile and dog vomit. Pity any man that gets used to that taste." Last edited by Vaultboy; 08-30-2009 at 12:14 PM..