There are a plethora of movies, as per usual. Some of them are bound to be the year’s best, as Oscar season is creeping ever closer. As I scanned through December’s offerings one piqued my interest more than the rest. A little “Oscar Buzz” stamp was next to this movie – good. It’s called Carnage – cool. It stars Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, and John C. Reilly – awesome! Where in lies the dilemma? The director. Roman Polanski. Seeing his name was like finding a roach in the main course while dining at Le Cirque.
He is so skeevie to call him a scumbag would be a compliment. This is a person who drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl, and then slipped out of the country (in the fashion of the truly innocent) to avoid prosecution and jail. If he were in any other industry he would be shunned like the pariah he actually is.
I have never watched a movie of his and I never will. It’s unfortunate because they are supposed to be superb. What I would really like to do, however, is to not watch any other movies of the actors who work with him. But then my movie selection would really be limited. I just can’t comprehend the motivation behind all these talented actors who flock to work this vermin. I mean really?! Is getting an, or another Oscar that important? If I hear any of these people in Carnage crow about his “genius”, or “vision”, or some such crap, I think I’ll barf.
And only in the entertainment industry does he actually get supporters. When we were teased by his imprisonment in Switzerland, people in "The Industry" suggested that this be dropped! The gall and temerity of this is appalling. Who gives a crap if it’s decades later? He committed a crime and needs to pay! Why not ask that the prosecution of other rapists of young girls also be dropped?
So I say to you Hollywood elite – combine your collective powers and shun this wretch! Put aside your artistic drive, and put forward your integrity! Don’t let him make another movie again.
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