I think there are only four movies that deal with close proximity to a black hole; The Black Hole, Event Horizon, Interstellar and High Life.
They all have their problems (Interstellar especially) but they all drive home the mind-bending terror of outer space. You really don't need an H R Giger monster to make space scary.
I think High Life is the most cerebral Black Hole film and probably the one that deals best with the distortion of time close proximity to an imploded star might cause. And that opening scene, wow!
Were you able to take any space related courses while in prison?
It's awful to hear that student loan debt can actually be used to keep prisoners from accessing education. Does the incarceration system use credit ratings against people too?
I don't think it was the Bureau of Prisons who ruled on the issue of student loan, but rather the educational institutions. I do believe that a generic student loan is off-limits for a federal convict, however. I would have to do more reading on this. The process of trying to apply for classes was excessively confusing.
We don't talk about men being used for their sperm, or even at all in society. We discuss how women are used sexually, but don't often hear about men. This review makes me want to see the film, but also to open up a dialogue about how men are also used sexually and exploited. I have male friends who have been used (and even abused) sexually, but they rarely talk about it. We are very backwards when it comes to "gender roles and norms" in today's world. The fact that I even have to see "gender roles and norms" is also problematic.
You know, I actually didn't think of the movie as being specifically about the marginalization of men, but I guess it came out in my writing. There's a lot about how the female prisoners are also considered wombs, though it seems heavily based on Pattinson's character being an ongoing victim of abuse. Claire Denis' films have constantly fascinating observations on sexual politics.
I think there are only four movies that deal with close proximity to a black hole; The Black Hole, Event Horizon, Interstellar and High Life.
They all have their problems (Interstellar especially) but they all drive home the mind-bending terror of outer space. You really don't need an H R Giger monster to make space scary.
I think High Life is the most cerebral Black Hole film and probably the one that deals best with the distortion of time close proximity to an imploded star might cause. And that opening scene, wow!
Were you able to take any space related courses while in prison?
It's awful to hear that student loan debt can actually be used to keep prisoners from accessing education. Does the incarceration system use credit ratings against people too?
As always, thanks for the excellent read.
No space-related courses is prison :(.
I don't think it was the Bureau of Prisons who ruled on the issue of student loan, but rather the educational institutions. I do believe that a generic student loan is off-limits for a federal convict, however. I would have to do more reading on this. The process of trying to apply for classes was excessively confusing.
We don't talk about men being used for their sperm, or even at all in society. We discuss how women are used sexually, but don't often hear about men. This review makes me want to see the film, but also to open up a dialogue about how men are also used sexually and exploited. I have male friends who have been used (and even abused) sexually, but they rarely talk about it. We are very backwards when it comes to "gender roles and norms" in today's world. The fact that I even have to see "gender roles and norms" is also problematic.
You know, I actually didn't think of the movie as being specifically about the marginalization of men, but I guess it came out in my writing. There's a lot about how the female prisoners are also considered wombs, though it seems heavily based on Pattinson's character being an ongoing victim of abuse. Claire Denis' films have constantly fascinating observations on sexual politics.