Cannes 2021

I actually don’t care too much for this movie,



But I’m kind of glad that it has a nice reception at Cannes after the awful behavior of Film Twitter and some American film critics on Twitter based only on a trailer in which they discovered that Matt Damon was playing a “redneck” that “surely voted for Trump”. They kind of tried to “cancel” a movie because the star was playing a white working class American guy! I thought that was insane! They didn’t even mentioned Trump nor any right wing stuff in the trailer! He was just “very” American and “very” working class! Anyway, the very elitist “snobs” from France who frequently and cruelly boo movies liked it! Lol 😝

I just think it’s unfair to judge things without watching them and the worst part was that some concluded that the film was somehow regressive just because the lead was playing a good working class guy!

Julia Ducournau just become the second woman after Jane Campion to won the Palme D’or. Spike Lee actually revealed it early in the ceremony but she had to wait until the end to make it official. I imagine it was very nerve wrecking because imagine if it wasn’t true or something! Maybe it’s just my anxiety speaking! Lol

Anyway, reactions on Twitter are interesting, 



Apparently, Campion didn’t really won it because she tied-up with Chen Kaige! They explain in the comments that’s why they said “outright” and that everyone is wrongly reading their tweet. I think it’s just one more example of the “new” generation (a lot of them are actually pretty old!) tendency to claim they are the first ones to achieve things and they underestimating real pioneers who usually achieved things when no one were pressuring institutions to recognize, in this case, women! 



This is an example of people thinking consensus is synonymous of quality. Of course, I haven’t watched the film but it’s clear isn’t an easy accessible film so it’s not a surprise that it wasn’t universally acclaimed. Usually, conventional, inoffensive, harmless or politically correct films that doesn’t offense anyone are the kind of films that are ”universally acclaimed”. That’s not always a good thing! 

I also remember that some time ago, a Latin American critic claimed that it was a lie that Campion was the only woman winner of the Palme d’or. His friends agreed with him. It took me a time to understand they were talking about the actresses of Blue is the Warmest Color. The jury that year loved the film so much that decided to gave the award not just to the male director but also to the actresses doing explicit lesbian scenes so yeah, at the time, people claimed that “finally” other women had won the award apart of Campion! They were kind of right but contrary to the tied-up thing, it’s not exactly the same, doesn’t? They aren’t the director! They are actresses and that was just a cynical move! 

The reaction to that film is also interesting. I mean, it’s a good film (not great! The main point is clear the sex!) but I remember it was hyped to hell then. A.O. Scott was very happy with the mini scandal he caused with a piece in which he said he let his minor kids to watch the NC-17 movie because it’s an IMPORTANT movie (you know, it’s about lesbians!). Then Me Too happened and the director was denounced by actresses so when he released a new film at Cannes with again explicit sex and exploitative female nudes, he wasn’t considered a liberal hero but just a pervert! The world is crazy! 

Another interesting bit. Best actor went to an American, Caleb Landry. But that’s not the American actor award pundits and fanboys were cheering for. Cannes is not about popularly and the awful truth is that probably this actor doesn’t have an opportunity at the Oscars (and the actor they wanted to win, had it difficult even if the President was allegedly his friend!). We will see! It’s still very early!