Review of Vox Lux (2018) by Mauro_Lanari — 15 Jun 2021
(Mauro Lanari).
In the period between the US school massacres and September 11, "a portrait of the 21st century" symbolized by the life of a Faustian popstar ("One for the money. Two for the show. Three to make ready. And four to go"), reincarnation of Nina from "Black Swan". Corbet's ambition is boundless, the result detestable: histrionics and arrogance to build an apologue on the faults of lightheartedness, an allegory that is all too obvious and discovered on the intrinsic guilt of what looks away ("I don't want people to think" - Celeste declaims - "I just want them to feel good"), denunciation of a world whose superficiality is largely replicated.
This review of Vox Lux (2018) was written by Mauro_Lanari on 15 Jun 2021.
Vox Lux has generally received mixed reviews.
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