23rd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan

If you keen on superhero movies or those ones with full of bloodshed and violence, this short post is definitely not for you…On the occasion of the 23^rd African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival in Milan, I can finally express what I think about the immense quantity of American rubbish which dominates nowadays media and affects the thinking of the majority of the society.

Not surprisingly, we still live in a world which is controlled by U.S. financial, economic and military interests, however the cultural influence of the States is proved to be the most evident and visible for us. Besides the fact that you can read these lines in English, simply just think about what do you need for a perfect night in a shopping mall, the new church of nowadays society, the oasis of consumption. The ingredients are the following: an extra hamburger in Mc Donald’s which is followed by a huge Popcorn and ice-cold Coca-Cola (oooh my good I will see my name in the bottles, I am so excited -_-) in the cinema, and of course a superhero movie during which the world is being saved by some idiot dressed in a crappy mask. This is the receipt of the perfect superficial satisfaction; you don’t even have to think about anything. It’s enough if you just open your eyes in front of the marvelous actions, explosions, high speed car chasing and enjoy the view of the massacre and bloodshed. 3D, 4D, 5D, HD you can get whatever you want in whatever stunning quality. And the story? If it’s the regular superhero movie, don’t worry the world will be saved (sooner or later, maybe in the next episode) while you can also taste the flavor of love which is made by an everyday human creature (preferably a supermodel, which represents the ‘average’ American women) and the world saver, handsome superhero. Fancy for an action movie? Then go and watch the 1234565. episode of Fast and Furious, but why not Die Hard for the X time? You can also get a nice piece of Tarantino during which the re-re-reloaded Kill Bill’s Kiddo, now in the form of an infuriated slave, Django walks and slaughters everyone who he meets on his way. Bang. That’s what you need…

While the cinema is being flooded with Ironman, Captain America and their mates, the real assets are hidden by the shadow of these crappy American mainstream movies. Have you ever though abut breaking out of the circle to watch a little bit different movie? A film with some kind of message that makes you think about some crucial issues of (your) life? A piece with a little less explosions, 3D effects and spectacle. No doubt, it can be American (yes there are a lot of ‘different’ American movies), European, Asian, African, Latin American etc. Just look for the real assets of the film industry, not for those ones which are created only for financial interests. You won’t regret it.

If You are in Milan, now You have the chance to see something different, don’t miss it:

http://www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/eng/