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People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but i don’t see my films that way. they’re founded in the belief that revolution doesn’t belong on the cinema screen but outside in the world. never mind if a film ends pessimistically but exposes certain mechanisms clearly enough to show people how they work and the ultimate effect is not pessimistic. my goal is to reveal such mechanisms in a way that makes people realize the necessity of changing their own reality.
-Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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People Often Criticize My Films For Being

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but i don’t see my films that way. they’re founded in the belief that revolution doesn’t belong on the cinema screen but outside in the world. never mind if a film ends pessimistically but exposes certain mechanisms clearly enough to show people how they work and the ultimate effect is not pessimistic. my goal is to reveal such mechanisms in a way that makes people realize the necessity of changing their own reality.
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I laughed. “you’re too young to be so … pessimistic,” i said, using the english word. “pessi-what?” “pessimistic. it means looking only at the dark side of things.” “pessimistic … pessimistic …” she repeated the english to herself over and over, and then she looked up at me with a fierce glare. “i’m only sixteen,” she said, “and i don’t know much about the world, but i do know one thing for sure. if i’m pessimistic, then the adults in this world who are not pessimistic are a bunch of idiots.
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The white man knows what a revolution is. he knows that the black revolution is worldwide in scope and in nature. the black revolution is sweeping asia, is sweeping africa, is rearing its head in latin america. the cuban revolution - that's a revolution. they overturned the system. revolution is in asia, revolution is in africa, and the white man is screaming because he sees revolution in latin america. how do you think he'll react to you when you learn what a real revolution is?
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A revolution is bloody, but america is in a unique position. she's the only country in history in a position actually to become involved in a bloodless revolution. the russian revolution was bloody, chinese revolution was bloody, french revolution was bloody, cuban revolution was bloody, and there was nothing more bloody then the american revolution. but today this country can become involved in a revolution that won't take bloodshed. all she's got to do is give the black man in this country everything that's due him, everything.
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First, what is a revolution? sometimes i'm inclined to believe that many of our people are using this word "revolution" loosely, without taking careful consideration [of] what this word actually means, and what its historic characteristics are. when you study the historic nature of revolutions, the motive of a revolution, the objective of a revolution, and the result of a revolution, and the methods used in a revolution, you may change words. you may devise another program. you may change your goal and you may change your mind.
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A revolution is bloody. revolution is hostile. revolution knows no compromise. revolution overturns and destroys everything that gets in its way. and you, sitting around here like a knot on the wall, saying, “i’m going to love these folks no matter how much they hate me.” no, you need a revolution. whoever heard of a revolution where they lock arms, as reverend cleage was pointing out beautifully, singing “we shall overcome”? just tell me. you don’t do that in a revolution. you don’t do any singing; you’re too busy swinging.
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