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MOVIE REVIEW
\r\nBrainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power<\/strong>
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MOVIE REVIEW
\nBrainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power<\/strong>
\n (adult content) –     <\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary
\nYear Released:<\/strong> 2022
\nRuntime:<\/strong> 1h 47m
\nDirector(s):<\/strong> Nina Menkes
\nWhere To Watch:<\/strong> Showing in Chicago Starting December 3, 2022, at Facets<\/p>\n

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RAVING REVIEW: <\/strong>A documentary that made me question my understanding of film, right or wrong. I had to ask myself questions I otherwise had avoided in my years of watching the neverending list of movies I’ve seen.<\/p>\n

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If you’re unaware, I am a 40-something male; I felt it was essential to be transparent on this as the subject of this documentary isn’t mine to question. Let me first say that I do believe that the film suffers slightly from a one-sided view; I say that with all of the best intentions. I don’t say this as a hateful male attempting to “mansplain” the subject but as an individual who is always trying to better themselves. Outside of that, I will do my best to cover the rest of the film from an unbiased point of view.<\/p>\n

Simply put, this documentary exists to accomplish something easier said than done, pointing out the inherent power struggle and gender bias in film. You would have to live under a rock or legitimately have no understanding of the last 100+ years of inequality in film. I made the mistake of reading a few other reviews, and while I wish what I had read would be shocking, I was expecting it. The comments were almost predictable based on those reviewing. The insufferable amount of bias was more than evident; while I don’t want to bring politics into a film review (even one that covers some), I felt it was the best parallel.<\/p>\n

The film uses historical examples to show director Nina Menkes's points throughout the evolving story. So many examples used throughout are ones I had watched in my past without thinking twice about what I was watching on screen. We, as an audience, have become numb to what we see on screen. That feeds into precisely what is being explored in this documentary.<\/p>\n

I’ve (especially in the last 5+ years) prided myself in educating myself and opening myself to see other's points of view. While ultimately, I don’t think this experience will change my viewing habits, I don’t think that’s what the film was meant to do. It was to bring attention to the subject and make you think critically about it. Moments after I finished the movie, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a scene from FROM DUSK TILL DAWN that I had seen multiple times before, but I took pause and noticed things about it that had never stood out to me before.<\/p>\n

To better yourself as a person and as a film viewer, you must learn and view things through others’ experiences, not just your own. For that fact alone, this will, without a doubt, become one of my favorite films of the year.<\/p>\n

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