Women’s charity that the actor-comedian raised funds for also cuts ties: “We are deeply saddened and upset by the stories”

There was previously discussion about Russell Brand denying allegations that were to be shown in a TV documentary, and now things are developing.

  • bob_wiley@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Suspension of disbelief - Historically, the concept originates in the Greco-Roman principles of theater, wherein the audience ignores the unreality of fiction to experience catharsis from the actions and experiences of characters.

    You don’t have to look at Aldous Snow as see, “Russell Brand: Sexual Predator”. You can simply see, “Aldous Snow: Pretentious Douche Bag Rock Star.”

    This seems like a key thing for enjoying any movie, assuming someone watches works of fiction and not just documentaries.

    • markr@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The point is that as culture evolves the experience of cultural artifacts changes. Consider for example any Woody Allen movie.

      • bob_wiley@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        What about a Woody Allen movie? The same applies. These people are actors pretending to be someone else, and during those two hours, we suspend disbelief and accept them as that other person. That is the whole premise of acting.

        You might as well proactively swear off all forms of media, as someone involved in the production of every movie, tv show, song, or book has very likely done something that would make the content unworthy of consumption in your eyes.

        I like to separate the person from the work, especially work from the past. People are flawed, but a movie or performance can still be good.

        There are movies I’ve watched recently that would never be made today, at least not with some of the dialog in them. I don’t say to myself, “I really would have loved this movie, but they made some ableist comments, so I can never watch it again and now hate it.” I accept the movie for what it was and when it was made and recognize that a couple jokes, or actions in someone’s personal life, don’t need to take away from the whole, which is the film.

        • markr@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          For many people his movies became unwatchable because of his absurd behavior. The physical movie was unchanged, it’s cultural existence was revised from the future.

          Cultural evolution can change all sorts of cultural artifacts. Not always in a negative way either.

          Here’s another clear example, (also negative) Gone With the Wind morphed from beloved classic to unwatchable racist nonsense.

          Cultural artifacts are not static entities frozen in time.