I know Hollywood type culture is ubiquitous. But how can you come up with a statement like this:
"I would love to start a 'Free America' campaign. Because we just had a 'Free Iraq' campaign," von Trier said. "I'm sure it's a beautiful country. I would love to go there. But I'm afraid to go there. I don't think I can go to America right now because I don't think it's how it should be."
I mean... it's just dumb! He's out there making movies about America, about a place he's never seen but has already judged. I've seen 2 of his films, and he doesn't strike me as so stupid as to take Hollywood movies at face value.
But you could argue he has seen it, through the eyes of the worlds media - accurate or not, it's what the majority of the world sees. Perhaps he's not so much making films about America per se, but about the America as portrayed by TV and Hollywood.
I wouldn't bet the rest of the world is smart enough not to take Hollywood at face value, though.
I read another quote from the Guardian (yeah, yeah) - "my perception of the US is based on a lot more information and images than the Americans had when they made the film about Hans Christian Andersen - the US is a much bigger part of my consciousness than Denmark ever was to the people who made that film. " So in many ways, he's only really doing what Hollywood has been doing all along...?
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"I would love to start a 'Free America' campaign. Because we just had a 'Free Iraq' campaign," von Trier said. "I'm sure it's a beautiful country. I would love to go there. But I'm afraid to go there. I don't think I can go to America right now because I don't think it's how it should be."
I mean... it's just dumb! He's out there making movies about America, about a place he's never seen but has already judged. I've seen 2 of his films, and he doesn't strike me as so stupid as to take Hollywood movies at face value.
"about a place he's never seen..."
I wouldn't bet the rest of the world is smart enough not to take Hollywood at face value, though.
I read another quote from the Guardian (yeah, yeah) - "my perception of the US is based on a lot more information and images than the Americans had when they made the film about Hans Christian Andersen - the US is a much bigger part of my consciousness than Denmark ever was to the people who made that film. " So in many ways, he's only really doing what Hollywood has been doing all along...?