On Celebrity Speeches and Platforms of Passivity

Postmodpod

Originally intended to be an episode on politics and media, your favorite hosts got derailed and decided to stick to one topic and expand upon it. This episode of postmodpod looks at cinema celebrities Bong Joon-ho, Joaquin Phoenix, and Marlon Brando, and what they did to politicize their platforms. Spoiler alert - not enough. Giving a speech isn't enough.

Sources:

Jordan Mintzer, "Bong Joon-ho Talks True Crime, Steve Buscemi, Unlikely Success of 'Parasite'" // The Hollywood Reporter

Joaquin Phoenix Delivers Powerful Speech After Leading Actor Win for Joker // Youtube

Marlon Brando's Oscar® win for "The Godfather" // Youtube

The Art Assignment, The Guerrilla Girls Get Shut Out At Frieze Art Fair, 2016 // Youtube

Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition (1958) // Amazon

Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth (1961) // Amazon

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Takin - @TakinR

William - @Sans_Desseins

Recorded on 10/02/2019