Very important to remember, especially as a growing artist. While I understand that it may be difficult to stay humble about big accomplishments in your career, it will ultimately be the best choice for everyone. Nobody likes to work with an arrogant team member! #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

Hi Nat! Your essay covers very important topics. It scares me how easy it is to put a prompt into an AI program and have it spit out something faster than you can fill up a glass of water! What is also crazy is how many resources it takes for AI to produce these responses/media!

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Hi Naomi! I haven't been keeping up with Taylor Swift's music in the last decade or so, but I think you bring up very interesting topics. I didn't even know that she had made a short film or directed her music video! I'm definitely going to watch those soon, they sound great!

I really enjoyed reading your essay, and the gifs were on point! It's always interesting to learn about why we fall in love with fictional characters and the internal processes that are associated with it. #304F25@cfuchstv.bsky.social

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I enjoyed learning about Hinduism and how films portray it. I never really knew much about the practice, and I think your analysis of its history really opened my eyes to it. I think you chose to write about this at a very important time in our world. #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

What a profound essay. While I believe we have turned this stigma around, I agree that many people still think mental health isn't worth the effort to look into. I recently watched Thunderbolts, and I think the messages about mental health were very powerful, especially coming from a Marvel movie.

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Overall, I think it is important that films continue to comment on any issue in the world. If we choose to ignore people’s voices and make no effort to stand up, nothing will be solved and Alex Garland’s predicted future may come sooner than we think. (7/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

Some may say that film should just be entertainment and that they should leave politics out. While I understand it can be cumbersome for viewers to have politics in our faces at every step, I think the undertones of films are what incline people to take action. (6/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

James states that the visceral and inhumane nature of the antagonists of the film is similar to the actions that are taking place as we speak. If enough people see the horrors of our future, we can take the right steps to prevent them. (5/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

A less subtle way filmmakers comment on politics is in Alex Garland’s “Civil War”. Caryn James discusses how having the film set in an unsettlingly close-to-home future is actually a statement aimed at preventing wars. (4/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

They state in their article that Michael Moore’s use of satire in his documentary “Roger and Me” greatly appealed to audiences. This, in turn, put many eyes on the closing of General Motors’ auto plants in Flint, Michigan, which left thousands unemployed. (3/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social

Film has always had a strong emotional connection to its viewers, which is one of the reasons why filmmakers include political commentary in their work! Matias Ng points out in their article that one way filmmakers do this is through satire. (2/8) #304F25 @cfuchstv.bsky.social