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Who directed Captain Fantastic?
Chazelle (2015)
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Who directed La La Land
Ross(2016)
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What ideologies are present in Captain Fantastic?
Marxism
Feminism
Patriotism
Left-wing
Right-wing
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What ideologies are present in La La Land?
Patriotism
Capitalism
American Dream
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What are the social contexts of Captain Fantastic?
Age of alternative identities – created by social media usage.

Time of gender and identity fluidity.

Media and digitally saturated era and lifestyle.
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What are the Cultural contexts of Captain Fantastic?
Following trend of US indie’s representing the ‘indie family’; reworking the tradition of the family film.

Ross was inspired by ‘hopeful and emotional sentimentality’ of Pixar movies.

Ross inspired by his own 'hippie' upbringing.
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What are the political contexts of Captain Fantastic?
Pre-Trump election - far-right ideologies present in American politics and mainstream media.

On the left and right, US political parties were providing different versions of anti-establishment fervor.

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What are the social contexts of La La Land?
Time when US was craving escapism.

Time of gender and identity fluidity.

Greater LGBTQ+ acceptance

Greater equality in representation of ethnicity in Hollywood
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What are the cultural contexts of La La Land?
Inspired by 1930s musicals and styles defined by Fred and Ginger.

Many intertextual references, paying homage to many classical Hollywood films.
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What are the political contexts of La La Land?
Chazelle conducted interviews titled ‘La La Land: Make Musicals Great Again’ to imitate the Trump campaign.

Trump campaigning to become president
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