Nicolas Cage’s New $1.1M Movie May Have Declared War on Cancel Culture

Nicolas Cage’s works are ones that audiences never forget. One of the biggest reasons for this is the fact that the actor has played some of the most memorable characters in the film industry and in almost every project that he has been in, has something meaningful to say and has genuinely good intentions behind them. Some of his most notable projects include Ghost Rider, Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas, and Pig.

The most recent project that he has been a part of, Dream Scenario, is extremely unique and exactly like his past projects. While Cage has stated that this is one of his best films to date, the premise of it may spark some controversy. This film speaks on the subject of cancel culture, something that completely divides their audiences.

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Nicolas Cage’s Recent Film Is Attacking Cancel Culture?

Cancel culture is one part of the internet that everyone online has come across in some way or the other. It is also one of the biggest topics of debate and discussion in modern times. Many believe this to be the only just way to punish those who have caused harm to others, while others believe it to completely limit the possibilities of change by alienating people and dismissing their existence. With how talked about this topic is it is no surprise that it has made its way into cinema, with it being one of the central plot devices in a number of more recent works because of this being a fairly recent phenomenon.

The most recent addition to this may have just announced itself through a film named Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage. The dark-comedy film follows the surreal plot surrounding the character of Paul Matthews, played by the Oscar-winning actor, who suddenly starts to appear in the dreams of the ton, causing him to become a widely well-known personality in the media. While he is widely adored initially, these dreams shared by many turn sour when his manifestation in these dreams turns violent and sinister, causing the world to throw him off his pedestal and start hating on him.

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What Inspired This Film?

When looking at this plot, similarities can easily be applied to the real world, specifically in the context of cancel culture. This film tries to play the role of a commentary on many topics of discussion and debate other than this, with themes of vanity, the human ego, the concept of masculinity, and narcissism also getting their time in the spotlight. The director of this wonderful film that also functions as a think-piece, Kristoffer Borgli, talked about what inspired this film, that being real-life cases of professors getting fired from their jobs after certain posts came to light.

“There was a huge discrepancy between sort of the students point of view and then what they had experienced. It was different things, but mostly it was stupid things they said or not being delicate enough about certain points of views, personal points of views about topical things that in some cases maybe deservedly got them fired, and other cases seemed ridiculous.”

He mentioned to Yahoo! Entertainment, that there were many instances when such a drastic measure made sense as as the things that they were convicted for by their students and faculty seemed valid. On the other hand, there were a lot of cases where he believed that these measures did not make sense and he found it to be far too extreme.

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