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Kaius  ·  3686 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Movie Club - Voting Thread #6

Truman show is probably the one that jumps out at me the most given the reality TV world we live in now. Ed TV could probably fit in there too.

How about American Beauty?

While not a satire movie really I did find that the "Chef" movie had elements of satire particularly the scenes where he rails at the critic. You get the feeling that there is a parallel between food creator and film creator.





nowaypablo  ·  3686 days ago  ·  link  ·  

never seen the truman show, c'est my vote

kleinbl00  ·  3686 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love the Truman Show more than almost any other movie. American Beauty I'm not sure I'd call a satire.

Kaius  ·  3685 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    American Beauty I'm not sure I'd call a satire.

    The film has been described by academics as a satire of American middle class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, beauty, materialism, self-liberation and redemption.

Wikipedia never lies :)

kleinbl00  ·  3685 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wikipedia also has a pretty broad definition of satire. As mentioned, it thinks Brazil is a satire, too.