A few
days back, actor Brendan Fraser revealed he will not attend Hollywood's Golden
Globe Awards to be held next year.
The Globes are the
first awards ceremony that kicks off the award season in Hollywood. The winners
at the Globes often provide an indication of the results at the Oscars. The
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) stages the Globes.
Fraser is known to
movie audiences primarily for The Mummy franchise. Fraser was also part of
smaller movies such as The Quiet American with Sir Michael Caine, Extraordinary
Measures with Harrison Ford, and the Oscar Winning Crash.
Fraser is widely
regarded as the frontrunner for the coveted best actor trophy next year for his
comeback film role in The
Whale where he plays a morbidly obese literature professor attempting to
reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
When asked in an
interview with GQ magazine whether he would go to next year's Golden
Globes if invited, Fraser replied:
"I have more
history with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association than I have respect for
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. No, I will not participate.
"It's because of
the history that I have with them. And my mother didn't raise a hypocrite. You
can call me a lot of things, but not that."
Fraser was clearly
referring to his 2018
allegations against Philip Berk, the
former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), where he accused
Berk groped and assaulted him in 2003
during a luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel
Berk denied any
wrongdoing in his own
interview with GQ, he claimed he touched Fraser in jest.
The HFPA investigated
that matter and concurred with Berk's claim that he acted in jest.
Fraser claimed that
the HFPA proposed issuing a joint statement with Fraser in order to dismiss the
incident. Fraser said he refused to participate in the alleged exercise which
caused him to be blacklisted from Hollywood.
So why is Philip Berk
no longer the president of the HFPA?
Was he sacked for his
lewd conduct?
Emphatically not.
In fact, Berk faced
no disciplinary action
After Fraser’s
allegations, Berk remained an active member of the HFPA until April 2021.
What happened in
April 2021.
Berk shared
an article that called Black Lives Matter a "racist hate
movement" in an email to the membership he was summarily and publicly
expelled from the HFPA.
To sum it up,
touching another person without their consent is dismissed as a joke but
stating inconvenient facts about BLM was too much for Hollywood.
The Globes were also
in the news for being dropped by broadcaster NBC last year.
Was it because of the
allegations made by Fraser?
No!
NBC suspended ties
only due to allegations of racism,
sexism, and conflicts of interest and did not air the Globes on their network.
However, in
September, NBC announced the show would return in 2023, owing to
HFPA’s “commitment to ongoing change.”
The Fraser vs Berk
situation is a perfect illustration of how the liberal ecosystem work.
The rules are simple,
always stick to the groupthink and you can do as you please i.e. your hypocrisy
or impropriety will never be called out.
They claim to be
environmental activists so that they can travel in private jets for lunch
despite the fact that private jets generally produce significantly more emissions
per passenger than commercial flights.
They participate in
women’s marches and slam loudly Trump as a sexist so that their harassment and
torture of women in their personal lives are overlooked. Weinstein’s behavior
was Hollywood’s
worst-kept secret yet he continued to wreak havoc for ages because he
advocated for their groupthink and supported the Democrats.
They attend galas
where they talk about compassion and the need to protect the
downtrodden in order that they can star in movies produced by companies
such as Amazon and Apple that exploit their workers and run sweatshops in
third-world countries where the underaged are almost subjected to slavery.
They talk about gun
control and slam gun owners while always being surrounded by armed bodyguards
when they leave home.
They donate to BLM
and push for a diverse cast in order that they can engage in racist
behavior privately.
They claim to care
for LGBT+ people but willingly censor their films containing LFGBT content when
their films are released in Islamic countries or China.
The performance is
not just on-screen but off-screen as well
Conversely, you may
be the kindest of human beings who treats everyone with compassion but if you
do not support the climate change paranoia, Black Lives Matter, and the
Democrats in every cause, you will never ever get work. If you wear a MAGA hat
you probably will be executed in public.
James Wood revealed
he too was blacklisted by Philip Berk for his conservative politics.
https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/966762566276997120
Over the years they
have developed what they think is a self-sustaining ecosystem.
Their ecosystem of
liberal critics is known to inflate the value of smaller films via acclaim. The
film doesn't have to possess merit, what matters is the politics of the film.
Does it attack conservatives? Does promote their values? Does it engage in liberal
gimmickry? The buzz generated causes it to be released in cinemas and then
on streaming platforms. Even if the box office returns aren't great they end up
making a respectable profit.
On the other hand,
big franchise movies such as superhero films always have a guaranteed audience.
Once again they garnish it with gimmicks like color-blind casting or
gender-neural superheroes
Hence Hollywood
thinks they can talk down to a section of the country. We hear many Hollywood
starlets who originate from conservative states ridiculing their own parents
and relatives for having a different opinion about politics.
The other possibility
is that this is all an act i.e. they engaged in a charade to demonstrate
loyalty to the cause, not out of sincerity but to ensure being employed.
So is Hollywood a lost cause?
Hollywood is still
home to master filmmakers such as Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese,
Woody Allen, and Quentin Tarantino, and movie superstars such as Harrison
Ford, Tom Cruise, Clint Eastwood, Sly Stallone, Al Pacino, etc.
When Hollywood still
can cause magic it desires to.
Top Gun: Maverick was
a prime example. Its sole focus was to be an engaging and enjoyable action
picture. There was no forced messaging or woke madness or liberal gimmicky. The
audience appreciated that. The movie grossed $1.4 billion worldwide
beating many other blockbuster franchises.
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