Philosophy

Something that’s on my mind a lot lately; Walter Benjamin’s Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1935)

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Interesting how art does feel "local" in space and time. It makes it real, in the physical science sense.

This exert reminds of, if not mistaken, Baudelaire explaining we cannot replay the past. Like movies on mythology, say Troy or Gladiator: Tainted by our current society norms. Pitt's Achilles is too 21st century.

Scientist and engineer interested in Life.

Work on (GOF)AI, Agriculture, Biology, Energy, Robotics, Space---all topics climate-aware.

The 2005 HBO series Rome tries more historical veracity. Like how slaves are mentally locked into how normal their life is then, how "obvious" the difference with citizens, etc.

Many movies and books "situated" in ancient Rome pass on this "detail", as the "now audience" would not hook up with the story.

Big fan of HBO's Rome. A well thought through series, I wish they made more of shows that really adhered to these "details" as you described them

There are a few more actually, but they are not popular… not entertaining.

Top of the mind is an 80s movie called “War of Fire” (from French title). Perhaps easily watchable as actors don’t talk—prehistoric times.

And then directors with a social angle, borderline documentary, like Ken Loach.