The acclaimed director’s Oscar-buzzed fantasy brings together a group of people sidelined by society and their quest makes for unexpected resonance in 2017“Speaks to the moment” is a phrase film journalists have found themselves writing a lot in 2017,whether discussing the blockbuster patriarchy-smashing of Wonder Woman, the socially needling sleeper success of Get Out or the corrosive middle-American pressure-cooker of Three Billboards external Ebbing, and Missouri. As many column inches have been spilled on such films’ individual merits as on what they mean: how they reflect current society,and what the public’s response reflects back at them. When even a film as outwardly feathery and innocuous as Paddington 2 has inspired thinkpieces approximately its anti-Brexit subtext, you know we’ve hit a tough time for pure escapism. Related: The Shape of Water review Guillermo del Toro's fantasy has monster-sized heart Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk