The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West

The Decline of the West

6.0

1 hr 39 min

2012-09-10

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Unlike anything else you will see in this year or any other, 'The Decline of the West' is a groundbreaking social allegory that challenges its audience to explore the effects of contemporary conditioning; of the stereotypes, and counter-stereotypes surrounding race and ethnicity. By employing a unique blend of absurdist humor and dry, dark comedy, both the insularity and the inertia of progressive society are put on trial and hanged in this bold film that goes places few have ever gone. The film maintains its extended, detailed allegory, in which the physical layout of Manhattan comes to life as its symbols of Progress slowly turn it into a comic liberal dystopia. Anything that "isn't allowed" is used to confront the audience with hypocrisy. Make-up plays a crucial role throughout the film, as a hinge that simultaneously showcases characters and the existential reality of the players behind them.

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Characters

Chris Coffman

Chris Coffman

Eskunder Jones

John Russell Herbert

John Russell Herbert

Ianto Griffeth

Kathryn Winkler

Kathryn Winkler

Jayme Paraby

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