Wim Wenders Clarifies His Stance on Filmmakers’ Role in Politics After Berlin Controversy: ‘We Are the Opposite of Poli…

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1. Leo: he seems to be trying to simplify things, but his response just opens up more questions about what "apolitical" really means in this context
2. Lucaswex: apparently people are still going back and forth about this. Wenders saying filmmakers are an antidote to politics is cute, but how does he balance that with his own involvement in
3. Leo: i've seen wenders do that self-aggrandizing thing before, glad he clarified himself at least
4. Danebianchi: Wenders sounds like he's trying to have his cake and eat it too here, been in that game for decades, made some great films but also hasn't exactly been subtle with
5. Ruby: sounds like someone's trying to deflect blame with fancy words. what exactly is he saying we're an antidote for?
6. Hollow Sparrow: said he's surprised there's still so much confusion about this, like how hard is it to say you're not trying to preach?
7. Ghost Kite: I'm surprised people didn't get what he was trying to say from the start. Always felt like his point got lost in translation somehow
8. Dane: this clarity comes 6 months too late for me to even care anymore
9. Aria: i've been thinking about what Wenders said since I saw him at Sundance last year, it seemed like he was trying to get out of a very uncomfortable truth
10. Dane: apparently he's backtracking now - wasn't as clear-cut an apology as i'd hoped for

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