What literature does is not what you may think. At least the literature of narrative tends to leave you wide open for speculation in your thinking – which thoughts may be totally opposite or at least varied from other’s thinking . Instead of a firm direction – many directions are opened.
We watched a recommended movie called “Amsterdam” last night. The movie was probably somewhat sanitized from what could have been shown, and went at a cumbersome pace. But, in the end (and at the end) I felt like this was not about an actual historical time and event, as loosely implied in the opening header.
Rather, . . . Is this just another conspiracy theory? Or perhaps a thinly veiled protest against Donald Trump? Or a place for A list celebrities to congregate? Or an avenue to protest old conservative values? Or . . .
Not a recommendation to watch the movie! Rather an observation on how narratives in the form of theatrical presentations often generate many different political and personal perspectives.