Oliver Stone

"Since the mid-1970s, Oliver Stone has evolved from a respected screenwriter of major features and director of modest genre fare to become one of the most honored, best known and most controversial filmmakers working in modern Hollywood. Impressively, he has made his name and fortune from "difficult" political subjects--the Vietnam War, the Kennedy assassination, US involvement in El Salvador--which, in other hands, generally fail to ignite the box office."

"...(Some of his films have elicited) charges of racism (particularly towards Asians), excessive violence and the marginalization of female characters. With the release of "Salvador" (1986), Stone began to achieve his current status as one of Hollywood's most forceful directors, tackling social and political themes with evident skill and commitment, as well as generous doses of bombast. His films were often heavy-handed, a bit simplistic, and masculinist, but they moved people with their big emotions and powerhouse imagery." From: hollywood.com

"...the straightforward account of a cross-Pacific voyage on a badly run ship ends with a bizarre fantasy of a postapocalyptic world in which the hero is shipwrecked and nurtured by Indian women who speak no English (so he won't have to hear any back talk). A long immolation fantasy during which William Oliver fucks the earth to stave off death follows, but the whole vision turns out to be nothing but..."  Synopsis excerpt from 'A Child's Night Dream' by Oliver Stone  at Metro Active

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