JuliusEbola
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Currently banned in Germany, this movie is causing a lot of ripples. First and foremost I will say I am both shocked and pleased this movie exists, but I have some reservations. The title vigilante is absolutely over the target in terms of who he is going after, and I'd even go so far as to say the movie is bordering on inciteful(I say this as a compliment), but I'm sort of concerned this overton window shift is leading the anti-immigrant crowd into a trap.
Whether or not Uwe Boll is opportunistically tapping into the zeitgeist, or he relates to this characters POV, the timing for this movie is almost suspiciously perfect with Lowe's migrant crime report being released. I have not looked into the financial backers, but I sense something is afoot.
There is slavish proselytizing of democracy throughout the movie, something I noticed in the last Craig Bond movie. The vigilante also has large land holdings, and he seems perfectly fine with letting his properties be used as migrant hotels, so long as they pay "full price". I am not sure if this character contradiction is meant to portray the character a hypocrite, but the movie is unabashedly treating him as the good guy throughout the movie, unlike something like Law Abiding Citizen or Falling Down which scolds the viewer for treating vigilante's as heroes. Surface level based-ness notwithstanding, I get the impression Uwe, or whoever is backing him, is just using this movie as a desperate attempt to protect the current paradigm.
Purely from an entertainment perspective, this is absolutely a refreshing, above average, cathartic, revenge thriller.
Whether or not Uwe Boll is opportunistically tapping into the zeitgeist, or he relates to this characters POV, the timing for this movie is almost suspiciously perfect with Lowe's migrant crime report being released. I have not looked into the financial backers, but I sense something is afoot.
There is slavish proselytizing of democracy throughout the movie, something I noticed in the last Craig Bond movie. The vigilante also has large land holdings, and he seems perfectly fine with letting his properties be used as migrant hotels, so long as they pay "full price". I am not sure if this character contradiction is meant to portray the character a hypocrite, but the movie is unabashedly treating him as the good guy throughout the movie, unlike something like Law Abiding Citizen or Falling Down which scolds the viewer for treating vigilante's as heroes. Surface level based-ness notwithstanding, I get the impression Uwe, or whoever is backing him, is just using this movie as a desperate attempt to protect the current paradigm.
Purely from an entertainment perspective, this is absolutely a refreshing, above average, cathartic, revenge thriller.
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