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- The Last Emperor. This visual jewel by Bernardo Bertolucci is a great example of how unlimited power and a reclusive life can shape an individual’s personality.
- City of God. This film contains multiple storylines, as the director tries to paint a broad and complex picture of the messy and dangerous lives the inhabitants of “City of God” (an immensely violent real life favela) endure.
- The Last King of Scotland. There’s an interesting disjunctive that I can’t quite get my head around: how many dictators have good intentions before obtaining power, and get corrupted when they are finally able to improve their countries?
- Macbeth. Macbeth was just your average kickass warrior, until he won an epic battle and got a prophecy from three future-watching ladies; they claimed he was the soon-to-be king.
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"Power" is not altogether a bad film. The problem is that it could have been so much better. The idea of a film examining political corruption, not just the corruption of those who seek to wield power through holding political office but also the corruption of those who seek to wield power by influencing public opinion, was a good one.
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- Drama
- Sidney Lumet
- 1986-01-31
May 10, 2024 · There’s too many instances, too many stories from around the country pointing to a larger abuse of state-sanctioned power. Some headlines bubble up to national attention, even those that don’t will leave marks on the community where it happened.
Power: Directed by Yance Ford. With Charlie Adams, Nikhil Pal Singh, Julian Go, Aaron Bekemeyer. Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years.
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- Documentary
- Yance Ford
- 2024-05-17
Jan 26, 2024 · The essay-like Netflix film from the 'Strong Island' director delves into the origins and implications of modern police violence in the United States.
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Power is a great edge of your seat thriller that will keep your entertained throughout the entire series. The acting and the writing were so good that the show just sucked you into their world. The character development is as good as any show on television.
