‘Materialists’ Director Claps Back: Why Calling Her Film “Broke Man Propaganda” Is the Cruelest Plot Twist Yet!
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Ever get the feeling Hollywood’s got a bigger stick than a Scorpio’s sting when it comes to judging who deserves love and who’s just a “broke man”? Well, Celine Song, the brilliant mind behind Materialists, isn’t having it—she’s waving off the nasty tag of “broke man propaganda” like yesterday’s tabloid trash. Talk about a cosmic showdown! Just as the stars might remind us of transformation and justice today, Song dives deep into the messy intersection of feminism, classism, and capitalism, demanding we rethink how we demonize poverty and the people living it. You won’t hear her laughing off the cruelty aimed at her characters—especially John, played by Chris Evans—who’s been unfairly branded with hurtful labels. So, are we ready to challenge the societal forces trying to colonize not just our wallets but our hearts and love lives? Grab your Astro charts, because this film—and Song’s fierce defense—is a total cosmic reality check. LEARN MORE
Materialists filmmaker Celine Song is clapping back at those who have described her film as “broke man propaganda.”
During a recent interview with Refinery29, the writer-director behind the romance movie responded to the “very cruel” commentary surrounding the relationship between Dakota Johnson and Chris Evans‘ characters, Lucy and John.
“I think that it doesn’t make me laugh, because it really is disappointing to me,” Song said. “I think that there is a very real confusion about feminism and the history of feminism. Through intersectionality, so much of feminism has been about anti-corporate and anti-capitalist and, of course, it was always at the forefront of fighting capitalism, so I’m very concerned about the way that we talk about people who are poor.”
The Past Lives director continued, “The thing that’s very important to me is to stress that poverty is not the fault of the poor. And I think that given that, it is very brutal. I find it very cruel to talk about John as a character who loves Lucy, and who is a beautiful character being played beautifully by Chris, to talk about him in such cruel terms as ‘broke boy’ or ‘broke man.’”
Materialists follows Lucy, a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker who finds herself torn between the perfect match, wealthy financier Harry (Pedro Pascal), and her imperfect ex-boyfriend, struggling actor John.
“There is something about the classism of that, the kind of hatred of poverty, the hatred of poor people, who, again, it’s not their fault that they’re poor,” Song added. “I think that is a very troubling result of the way that the wealthy people have gotten into our hearts about how it’s your fault if you’re poor, you’re a bad person if you’re poor. So it doesn’t make me laugh, actually.”
The filmmaker continued, “It makes me feel very concerned that anybody would talk about my movie and my characters and to really think about it in such classist terms. The whole movie is about fighting the way that capitalism is trying to colonize our hearts and colonize love.”
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