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Ari Aster speaks out regarding Eddington‘s mixed initial reviews. Eddington is the director’s latest film, chronicling the face off between a smalltown sheriff and a mayor in May 2020.
Speaking with The New York Times, Aster refletcs on the first reaction to Eddington. Check out the full quote from Aster below:
Have you read reviews of the film out of Cannes?
I have not been reading reviews while I’m doing press here, just because I know myself and it’s like quicksand. So I’ve been staying away from whatever people are saying until I leave. I knew what I was making, and we figured it would be divisive. I don’t even know if that’s the case, but I’ve heard something like that.
It’s been a hotly discussed film at the parties I’ve gone to here. People have been debating its politics, too.
Oh, really?
I’ve talked to people who felt the film goes harder on the liberal characters than the conservatives.
I just don’t see what preaching to the choir will do. I’m interested in something else, which is the bigger picture. I think most of us are in the same situation: We’re powerless, we’re afraid and we’ve been cut off from the idea of changing the world, the idea of a countervailing force against power.
What kind of reaction to the movie do you hope people will have?
I’ve been wanting to see more of what I’m seeing reflected back to me [in art]. I am really worried and really scared, and I think most people are. I just feel that it’s urgent to talk about it. I know I’ve said it before, but I do think we have to re-engage with each other. Otherwise, there can be no collective agency.
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Source: NYT