Women endure hardship and struggle to keep away from prostitution in the immediate aftermath of WWII. The "Special Comfort Women Association" (RAA) creates a shelter for women to avoid falling into prostitution. Young Fumiko and Yuko will try their luck there.
Seeing that the film was essentially his first big, mainstream feature, and with garnering a leading role — portraying the revolutionary ball-player Jackie Robinson — Boseman, without question, delivered a performance that is still so incredibly moving, respectful, genuine, and true to the core of his obviously sincere, artistic heart; and with that, it is indeed so saddening to see him pass.
Mirrorball is full of passion and love for the medium of cinema and is indeed a fitting love letter to La La Land.
Can a piece of bad representation truly be reclaimed? We Are Pat (2025) attempts to answer this question.
I suppose you could argue that the story wasn’t what Director James Cameron was aiming for, it was the visuals. The spectacle of it all was the point, and it certainly shows.
Documented human suffering is never easy to view or read about and is understandably triggering for many people, but it can be educational, and education is a key to change. An overwhelming amount queer people worldwide (and in my own country) have it far worse than I could imagine, and documentaries such as Welcome to Chechnya bring issues to light that certain groups of people would never see.
This short film was an overall creative success.
