{"id":1142,"date":"2006-05-30T11:48:58","date_gmt":"2006-05-30T18:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2024-05-22T20:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T03:40:29","slug":"privilege-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1142","title":{"rendered":"Privilege (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We must, of necessity, subdue the critical elements in the country&#8217;s youth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Poster-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Poster-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Poster-96x128.jpg 96w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Poster.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a dystopic &#8220;near-future&#8221;, Britain&#8217;s coalition government uses rock star Steve Shorter (Paul Jones) to manipulate public opinion.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dystopia<\/li>\n<li>Media Spectacle<\/li>\n<li>Musical<\/li>\n<li>Naive Public<\/li>\n<li>Peter Watkins Films<\/li>\n<li>Propaganda<\/li>\n<li>Rise and Fall<\/li>\n<li>Rock &#8216;n Roll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this somewhat dated Big Brother flick is mostly notable as a glimpse at &#8220;controversial&#8221; films of the late 1960s.  While filmed in quasi-documentary style, the movie lacks the deliberate humor of recent mockumentaries; it&#8217;s more akin to the deadpan political satire of Tim Robbins&#8217;s <em>Bob Roberts<\/em> (1992) or Warren Beatty&#8217;s <em>Bulworth<\/em> (1998). The film&#8217;s unusual story arc doesn&#8217;t chronicle the typical &#8220;rise and fall&#8221; of a superstar, but rather begins at the tipping point of Shorter&#8217;s fame. Thus, we never see any of the arrogance or cockiness that this nation-wide phenomenon must surely have possessed at some point; we are simply witness to his growing discomfort and despair. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure-504x270.png 504w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Figure.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Storyline aside, <em>Privilege<\/em> is primarily energized whenever Paul Jones hits the stage.  He has a truly haunting voice, and the ballads he sings aren&#8217;t half-bad. He&#8217;s a surprisingly decent actor, too. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effectively Big Brother-ish sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Set2.png 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The opening &#8220;Theatre of Cruelty&#8221; musical act<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-1024x557.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Theater-of-Cruelty.png 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Peter Suschitsky&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/Privilege-Mug.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An excellent rock soundtrack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. It holds a place in film history, and thus will most likely be of interest to true film fanatics.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0062155\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/privilege-1967\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We must, of necessity, subdue the critical elements in the country&#8217;s youth.&#8221; Synopsis: In a dystopic &#8220;near-future&#8221;, Britain&#8217;s coalition government uses rock star Steve Shorter (Paul Jones) to manipulate public opinion. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dystopia Media Spectacle Musical Naive Public Peter Watkins Films Propaganda Rise and Fall Rock &#8216;n Roll Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this somewhat dated Big Brother flick is mostly notable as a glimpse at &#8220;controversial&#8221; films of the late 1960s. 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