The Emilia Perez Backlash Explained In Under 15 Minutes

Go to http://hellofresh.com/thetake10fm to get up to 10 free meals and a free high protein item for life! | Analyzing why people are angry about the film Emilia Pérez, where some feel the representation fell flat, the Johanne Sacrebleu parody film, the Karla Sofía Gascón tweets, the larger Hollywood problem that Emilia Pérez has fallen into, and more

Awards darling Emilia Pérez - directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana - has been getting a lot of attention since it made a splash at Cannes – but in addition to all of the accolades (including 13 Oscar nominations,) the film has been mired in controversy its entire run. Surprisingly, it hasn’t just been the type of backlash everyone might have expected (though there has, unfortunately, been some of that as well.) So, what really has so many people who should be the target audience upset with the film? Let’s unpack all of that, and how it’s part of a much bigger problem in Hollywood…

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:30 The film's initially positive trajectory
00:58 When things started to go downhill
01:38 One reason Emilia falls flat as representation
03:35 It's set in Mexico, but not interested in Mexico...?
05:42 The Johanne Sacrebleu parody short film
06:29 Karla's terrible tweets
06:57 Thanks to HelloFresh!
08:19 Hollywood's 'be grateful for anything' problem...
09:46 How a problem w/ film festivals causes discourse
13:01 Moving forward (& other good films to watch!)

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