Why is Thomas More's Utopia So Controversial?

I can understand that certain of the utopian aspects are illogical and even immoral today, but it cemented the genre of utopian literature, as well was a stepping stone for social consciousness towards inequality, not to mention its impact on socialism and communism. It is not at all a dense and vexing work, so I'm fairly confused as to why it's despised by a fair amount of people.

u/Miles_Mitchell06 — 2 days ago
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Dope Video on Moonlight

https://youtu.be/PJvfVArQsUg?si=AYaFcsdfMw1qbsqS

Found this intriguing video on the World Wide Web regarding A24's possible magnum opus, Moonlight, where the thematic elements of desire, masculinity, and affection are elucidate in an excellent fashion. Thought I Would share to those who still hold this film close to their heart, it also converges the use of another motion picture in an incredibly ingenious way.

u/Miles_Mitchell06 — 4 days ago

My Top 15 Thoughts no

Just thought I’d throw this out to the cinephiles of the sphere, keep in mind my 15th spot is interchangeable at the moment as I haven’t binged Braveheart in a minute, but overall just figured I’d be pleased to hear those on here pick my brain

u/Miles_Mitchell06 — 21 days ago

Is my Film Ranking Reasonable

I just thought I’d display this as news to the world as it seems that Letterboxd doesn’t generally pour with population to any specific ranking. I know people will have heavy bones to pick with this, and I’ll probably wanna cut off my yarbles. What I will say in my defense: I am in dire need to rewatch “Paths of Glory”, as I was genuinely distracted by ongoing ambiences of the day and such, I still enjoyed it when I was paying attention just the other films tickled my brain a little more. Finally, what I will say about The Shining is I perceived the first half sequence of the film to be quite drab and stodgy, really not provoking any sort of suspense for me, the script was also quite dull in this portion. It’s not a horrid picture by any means, it’s incredibly iconic and the cinematography is in my opinion of the more Kubrikian of his films. But it’s not a great horror show I’m sorry.
Thus, I’m fully prepared to have my ass chewed out here, but be forewarned this ranking is based on favorites, not necessarily the greatest

By the way, yes I know that certain films are missing (The Killing, Lolita, Eyes Wide Shut), this is just what has been to my viewing pleasure thus far, I thought that was explicit

u/Miles_Mitchell06 — 26 days ago

Goodreads and its Lack of Classics Appreciation

I've been gracing the Goodreads platform for a year now, and of course, by me using this forum, I'm mainly interested in reading Classics. But nearly every book that I see that is deemed in this archaic manner has lower than a 4 star rating. What is the meaning of this? Why do so many people fail to see the merit of classic literature?

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u/Miles_Mitchell06 — 1 month ago