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Seeing how easily Elphaba’s good nature is twisted to fit the agenda of those who seek uniformity and total control is unnervingly parallel to the racist rhetoric so often parroted by conservative mouthpieces.

"I wanted to go on my own journey, parallel to speaking to men as part of the film. But it turned into a more personal film than I expected," he explains.

It’s 10 tons at least, far longer than it is tall, its seemingly endless neck and tail held parallel to the ground in surprisingly delicate balance.

If we’re at the apex of oligarchs flaunting their wealth, what’s the best historical parallel to this moment?

As the camera pulls back to reveal a smoldering, battered London, it’s hard not to notice a parallel to his 2023 short film “Grenfell,” which depicted the tragic aftermath of the 2017 deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, which resulted in 72 deaths.