It happens, as I seek periodically to clean up my lifestyle and find some semblance of sanity in things.
First, I went to Wenders and found this post 9/11 synthesis of what happened to American society in the aftermath of the attack. Critics found this 2004 production to be somewhat over the top with its black and white depiction of opposing viewpoints.
Wenders is a German, but he loves the U.S., and he has done well here. The Land of Plenty is a piece from the heart and it bleeds the disappointment he feels for humanity's present condition.
The second movie I watched last night is based on a book published in 2001 by the South African photographers Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva. The Bang Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War detailed the experiences of four combat photographers in the months before the curtain fell on apartheid in South Africa.
This 2010 production is not a bad movie, be it long on romance and action but short on political meaning. I think you'd be best served to read the book.
Today I watched a great movie out of Norway, 2010's King of Devil's Island. Based on a true story about an uprising among the children/inmates of an island reformatory school in 1915 Norway, this is an amazing movie.
I've seen many good Scandinavian films of late, and this one tops them all.
TS
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