Going Crazy and Coping With 2016 Films
Year in Review. Every afternoon, a new wrap-up. Today Chris on films that represented the tumultuous year...
It's a comfort to know that even in no-good-horrible-very-bad years such as this that the movies will always be there to sustain us. However this year the movies seemed to reflect our troubled times right back at us - from racial divides in Zootopia to global communication breakdowns in Arrival. But these very films that embodied the awful also provided us with ways to cope with the ceaseless catastrophe that was 2016.
It should come as no surprise to have more than one horror film on such a list, but let's look at some examples...
The Witch
The Crazy: Look what nightmares can be wrought from living in a bubble, even a self-induced one. Is this even our reality or just perception?
How to Cope: Go join that coven! You go. You got this, girl!