Films reflect the culture, and if there’s any one word that characterizes Europe right now, it’s impotence. From SLL reader Richard Hobby at thosewholovemecantakethetrain.substack.com:
Godard, Fellini, Truffaut, Antonioni, Malle, Tarkovsky, Bergman, Tarr, Resnais, Rivette, Rohmer, Wenders, Schlöndorff, Fassbinder, Herzog, Bresson, Bunuel, Bertolucci . . . .
What do they all have in common?
The men in their films are all impotent.
The primary theme of all European art cinema is impotence.
Why is this?
The most likely explanation is that World War 1 and World War 2 just 20 years later destroyed not just millions of virile men but also the confidence of those remaining.
European culture was taken over by malaise and weakness and lack of belief.
Virile, vigorous, potent. (h/t-G Gordon Liddy)
Since Israel is the new immaculate St. Floyd (h/t-E Rob) will Euro vassal rumps follow suit in art, film, and agitprop, pre-planned “peaceful” protests? (wink)
Don’t go limp on us in hard times Y’all. (rimshot)
Walk with a limp like a big ol’ Joey Goebbels agtiprop pimp?
All of that was bred out. (sad trombone)
Found some greatness from the before limp times, Helldrivers from 1957!
A young Sean Connery, Patrick McGoohan from the Prisoner and more.
A flick that would make contemporaries cry and put a mask on.
Seeing some of those potted plant mushrooms around with the obedience muzzle, maybe mommgovy will get everyone a bubble to be warm and safe.
This just in from Wild Cherry:
Play That Funky Music
Keep Calm and Maintain Morale.