![]() With all of this, on top of it’s bizarre plot and an open ended conclusion, you’ll hear a lot of people writing it off as drug-induced nonsense. As a psychedelic romp with music, colors, costumes, celebrity cameos and themes, watching it now you quickly realize how much of a ‘70s time capsule it is. Not that it came out of the blue, the film was based heavily on The Who’s album of the same name, which was based loosely based on Pete Townshend’s childhood and life as rockstar. Ken Russell’s Tommy (1975), of all films, seems to have predicted both this widening definition of instant-celebrity, as well as the psychological pressures that come with it. The question of who gets to decide who you are in public is another one entirely. The question of “who are you” can be a difficult one to pin down, whether you’re forced to answer in front of a crowd or just in the mirror to yourself. While overcoming a public judgment can be nearly impossible for the accused, we typically allow ourselves the nuances and flaws that come with being human. ![]() Nobody is safe from being thrust immediately into the spotlight and ripped to shreds–co-opted family photos, out of context tweets, women with opinions, guys who show up to presidential debates, racists who post obscene shit under their own names, you name it.Īt this point, it’s a countdown to when any of us are forced to face the searing judgment of million anonymous eyes. While celebrity fascination and gossip are both old as dirt, the definition of celebrity has certainly widened within the last decade. It’s called celebrity or reality television, and people will willingly pay more than five cents to watch you self-combust. The days of the traveling circus may be over but the freak show is still going strong.
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