“You separate a man from what he loves most, what you do is purge what's unique in him. And when you purge what's unique in him, you purge dissent. And when you purge dissent, you kill the revolution! Dissent IS revolution!”

Messy, scattered, too long and tonally inconsistent. Still works.

Jack and Louise’s unsteady and passionate romance works as a foreground for the American socialists push to turn an idealist ideology into something tangible in a capitalist system where the realisation of radical ideology is impossible. Constant arguing and repetitious arguments mirror those found between the bureaucrats who all agree that the workers should lead the revolution, the only caveat being who gets to actually lead. The radical left collapses due to infighting and squabbling. Where have I heard this story before.

“You separate a man from what he loves most, what you do is purge what's unique in him. And when you purge what's unique in him, you purge dissent. And when you purge dissent, you kill the revolution! Dissent IS revolution!”

Messy, scattered, too long and tonally inconsistent. Still works.

Jack and Louise’s unsteady and passionate romance works as a foreground for the American socialists push to turn an idealist ideology into something tangible in a capitalist system where the realisation of radical ideology is impossible. Constant arguing and repetitious arguments mirror those found between the bureaucrats who all agree that the workers should lead the revolution, the only caveat being who gets to actually lead. The radical left collapses due to infighting and squabbling. Where have I heard this story before.

annie hall + the communist manifesto

annie hall + the communist manifesto

oh this movie slaps.

oh this movie slaps.

*You're so vain you'll probably make this revolution about you.
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*You're so vain you'll probably make this revolution about you.
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Still waiting to be bowled over by this Beatty rizz that apparently had so many leading ladies of the 60s and 70s in a chokehold. While I was in awe of the sheer scope and audacity of what is ultimately quite a self-indulgent passion project, Dianne Keaton and Jack Nicholson steal the show for me. Would have loved a little more closure after John’s death but with a runtime already closing in on 200 minutes, I appreciate that an even longer movie would not have been a popular alternative.

Still waiting to be bowled over by this Beatty rizz that apparently had so many leading ladies of the 60s and 70s in a chokehold. While I was in awe of the sheer scope and audacity of what is ultimately quite a self-indulgent passion project, Dianne Keaton and Jack Nicholson steal the show for me. Would have loved a little more closure after John’s death but with a runtime already closing in on 200 minutes, I appreciate that an even longer movie would not have been a popular alternative.