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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Entertainment@beehaw.org · 8 days ago

Dakota Johnson says Saudi Arabia has “renewed” her faith in cinema

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Dakota Johnson says Saudi Arabia has “renewed” her faith in cinema

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along_the_road@beehaw.org to Entertainment@beehaw.org · 8 days ago
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Dakota Johnson: Saudi Arabia has "renewed my faith in cinema"
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Dakota Johnson has praised the film industry in Saudi Arabia, sharing that it has "renewed" her faith in cinema in comparison to the "grim" reality in the US.
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  • RivverRavven@beehaw.org
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    Does she not realize the Saudis are major space owners?

  • Blake (he/him) @beehaw.org
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    I think two things can be true…

    1. The film industry in Saudi Arabia is currently a more favorable environment for creative voices (compared to the cold, calculated movie executives in U.S.)
    2. They’re funding it with blood money

    One doesn’t forgive, justify, or defend the other though

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    Did we all forget about Jamal Khashoggi? What is this white washing going on?

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      It’s blatantly deliberate.

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    She went on to add, “There’s so much I’m learning from being here,” before musing, “In the States it feels really grim; and even in the less than 24 hours that I’ve been here [in Saudi Arabia], I have a renewed faith in cinema.”

    • 🐝bownage [they/he]@beehaw.org
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      Bruh

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    The ignorance of Saudi human rights abuses has to be deliberate at this point.

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