tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post8264504816297322543..comments2023-12-20T11:32:15.997-05:00Comments on Billevesées: Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’William V. Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-54903760233585150882011-03-18T17:35:36.558-04:002011-03-18T17:35:36.558-04:00Thank you. If I've stretched your point (which...Thank you. If I've stretched your point (which I'll concede is possible), then what exactly would be the purpose of Coppola leaving her privileged "Versailles" for a while?<br /><br />-- RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-43832166027374321742011-03-18T17:10:44.416-04:002011-03-18T17:10:44.416-04:00Wow, Rick. You've been known to stretch my poi...Wow, Rick. You've been known to stretch my point in order to make your own, but this is extraordinary. Seriously, when you've got something to express that has so little to do with what I've written, why not get your own blog and post it there?<br /><br />For the record, I have no idea what Sofia Coppola's politics are. To judge from <i>Marie Antoinette</i> -- the film in which the subject might have been most expected to come up -- she's more interested in interpersonal relationships than in politics.<br /><br />Since I don't find her work terribly persuasive, I may not need to worry about the prospect of her making films that take a position contrary to my own. But it's something to think about, the next time I'm watching one of her movies and my mind is wandering.William V. Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-24738872727081001882011-03-16T13:37:55.610-04:002011-03-16T13:37:55.610-04:00Interesting piece, but I wonder whether you have t...Interesting piece, but I wonder whether you have thought through the implications of what you write here. You mention that Coppola "grew up a child of wealth and privilege," that "Coppola is a Hollywood princess, after all; she grew up behind the glamorous façade."<br /><br />You're 100 percent right. In this respect, Coppola is like the Hollywood elite in general, with their extremely deep pockets and (generally -- with a very few exceptions) liberal politics. <br /><br />Again and again, liberals express the attitude that you can either take the side of the rich and powerful, or show some compassion for the poor and disenfranchised. But liberals, in many cases, are the rich and powerful.<br /><br />If Coppola ever did follow your advice, step outside of her privileged world, and consort or work with cashiers or cab drivers, there is the terrible danger that she might be exposed to politically incorrect attitudes and viewpoints that might offend the delicate sensibilities of a member of the Hollywood elite. Working people in many occupations (I can tell you from personal experience) resent many liberal policies and laws, especially public accommodation and certain other laws that would bring down the wrath of the Justice Department on them, or get them hauled before EEOC investigators, if they took reasonable precautions to protect their safety. Every day we read about a cashier or cab driver getting blown away because he could not treat a prospective "customer" differently from any other based on appearance or other subjective criteria. Needless to say, the people who dreamed up the laws are not themselves in any danger at all. They tend to live on cozy campuses, in the white suburbs, or in Hollywood. <br /><br />-- RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com