In a world being infected by a global pandemic, leading to the economy going into a tailspin, and an election cycle that has done little to unite our country and instead has further strengthened the divide, it doesn’t feel like now is the best time to release a film like “The Hunt.” But according to the film’s star, Betty Gilpin, now is the perfect time for the action-thriller/satire to arrive in theaters, as it aims to point out the ludicrousness of our society in 2020.
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In a new essay written by Gilpin (thanks for adding the term “tit platter” to my vocabulary, by the way), published in Vanity Fair, the actress takes aim at those people that are spreading “falsehoods” about “The Hunt” and why the controversial Blumhouse film isn’t here to instigate. You see, “The Hunt” is a film that is supposed to make people of opposing political ideologies see each other on the screen and realize the error of their ways.
“The Hunt” became the source of controversy when the trailer for the film debuted amongst a time in 2019 where the country was reeling from the effects of multiple mass shootings, leading Universal and Blumhouse to agree that a film that showed left-leaning “elitists” and right-leaning “deplorables” killing each other with guns isn’t the best thing to release during that time. So, the film was delayed until this week. And surprise, surprise, the film is still controversial, as reviews seem to paint the picture of a thriller that attempts to skewer both sides of the aisle and might not be equipped to handle the job.
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But according to Gilpin, “The Hunt” is a misunderstood film that aims to be a satire but is also a red-blooded American action film.
“Our movie is a satire, but it’s also an action movie,” Gilpin wrote. “In America, we hate each other, but we love action movies…For these 90 minutes in the dark, I am not invisible and depressed and dealing with a UTI: I am Hobbs. I am Shaw. Whichever one The Rock is. Then the movie’s over, and I look at my phone and get red, white, and mad all over again.”
She added, “Our movie about America’s fever was set to come out when the fever had turned to cancer, and it wasn’t the right time for a satire involving guns. But something else happened too. The movie is about an internet falsehood that became a tidal wave in an Orwellian climate, which then silenced a group of people. And then in real life, the content of the movie became an internet falsehood that became a tidal wave in an Orwellian climate, which then silenced a group of people. And that, baby, is when satire will save us all.”
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Gilpin is also upset that people made judgments about the film without seeing it. She thinks that people who are worried about “The Hunt” should go see it first before writing it off due to some internet discussion.
“I think people should see this movie,” she wrote. “It’s meant to do the opposite of what the internet claims it wants to do, and it being locked in ‘1984‘ jail means we can only perpetuate myths about what it is, and continue to perpetuate myths about each other. The film is not meant to incite violence, or deepen the divide. It’s meant to make you laugh and feel a little uncomfortable, no matter what sticker you have on your car.”
“The Hunt” arrives in theaters tomorrow.
