What do "Army of One" and "Hillbilly Elegy" have in common? ANSWER: A strong woman holding her family together.
In the former, it is the character "Mama," the matriarch of a group of bullies selling arms on the black market and running a human trafficking operation. In the latter, it is the character "Mamaw," who once set fire to her house in retaliation against the husband whom she loathed.
Both films touch on the topic of "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy," a book that has been identified by the historian Victor Davis Hanson as one of most poorly researched and most biased works he has ever read.
"Army of One" has a strong lead actress in the role of Brenner Baker, who tackles with great gusto the unsavory crew of Mama. Unfortunately, the film was overly violent and perpetuated the stereotype of "white rural rage" to absurd proportions.
If there was a choice between "Mama" and "Mamaw," I would take Mamaw any day.
In the former, it is the character "Mama," the matriarch of a group of bullies selling arms on the black market and running a human trafficking operation. In the latter, it is the character "Mamaw," who once set fire to her house in retaliation against the husband whom she loathed.
Both films touch on the topic of "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy," a book that has been identified by the historian Victor Davis Hanson as one of most poorly researched and most biased works he has ever read.
"Army of One" has a strong lead actress in the role of Brenner Baker, who tackles with great gusto the unsavory crew of Mama. Unfortunately, the film was overly violent and perpetuated the stereotype of "white rural rage" to absurd proportions.
If there was a choice between "Mama" and "Mamaw," I would take Mamaw any day.