So in a year with four
of the most - acclaimed Chinese - language
films of all - time (the two that appear on Sight & Sound -
type lists, the one that is the only Chinese
film to ever get any real Oscar consideration and a
favorite among the critical intelligentsia), I'm going with a four hour documentary about a leftist revolt in 19th Century France.
The flip side — the meme - generating contrarian takedown
of a critical or popular
favorite, however cleverly executed — is just as reactionary if couched in moral terms that reassure readers that certain
types of films are for certain
types of people.