surveillance
For all of its admirable intentions, the film’s flimsy storytelling does a disservice to Seberg’s legacy.
Though with timely themes and a fine cast/director, The Circle attempts to do too much with its material, instead ending up as lost potential.
“Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” – Horace “It is sweet and right to die for one’s country”. Most famously, and aptly, used by the World War I era poet Wilfred Owen in his poem, “Dulce Et Decorum Est-,” about knock kneed soldiers slogging through dirt and grime within dangerous trenches on the European front. The quote is haunting in both Owen’s and Horace’s context, even if it also belies a satirical edge.
Watch Plurality now, an awesome sci-fi short that quite blatantly refers to criminological theories. Directed by Dennis Liu.
Most people I tell about THX 1138 have never heard of it before. When I tell them it was George Lucas’ first feature-length film, they look at me dumbfounded. Though, if you’d have told me about THX a few years ago, my reaction would probably have been the same.