Kubrick vs. The Elite

from AI generated Kubrick-Polanski link:

Stanley Kubrick and Roman Polanski were friends who often discussed film and shared insights. Kubrick admired Polanski's work, particularly "Rosemary's Baby," and they engaged in phone conversations about movies. After Polanski's conviction, Kubrick continued to support him as a friend. They both had a passion for filmmaking and a deep understanding of the craft.

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Excerpts from comments:

Kubrick was a true auteur. One of the few that has rightfully given that title.

I'm going to go out on a bit of a tangent here for a moment. I have what is going to be considered to be a pretty horrible take on the whole Polanski situation. However, I don't know how anyone can look at the actual life of Polanski and not consider the entirety of the controversy. I don't understand how we are supposedly at a point in time where mental health and understanding are supposed to be at the forefront, and not have some level of understanding of, well any of it. This way he is regarded is just one small example of how far we have regressed regarding abuse, mental illness, and it's real impact in the world.

Polanski's parents were taken from him during the Holocaust. He grew up in foster homes. He started making films, moved to the United States. A few years after finding success there, his young wife and their basically fully formed, but unborn child were brutally murdered, along with several other people in his home.

The fact that people want to believe that such things are supposed to turn someone into an always altruistic person without flaws is astounding. It doesn't. This is what I've started to call the Opraphication of psychology. Every bad thing turns you into greater compassion. It doesn't. It fucks you up, and sometimes for a long time, and sometimes that are completely out of "normal".

With all the talk of police reform, understanding of criminal behavior, understanding of how someone was raised, what someone has been through, and on and on and on. The fact that Polanski is continually brought up is an afront to actual understanding of the human condition when it is really and truly put to the test.

We all know what he did at this point.I'm not defending those actions by Polanski. The person he committed the crime against, who is now a grown woman has expressed publicly that she would like it forgotten. That request has been ignored who want to keep it going for reasons I do find to be suspicious.

I cannot speak for Kubrick, and am not going to pretend to.

Creating a nuanced and interesting vision is going to include an understanding of how everything works together, and it's not always pleasant. That is part of reality.