‘Ex Machina’ director Alex Garland causes controversy with political differences are not “moral issues” comments

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Ex Machina director Alex Garland’s recent comments about political differences not being “moral issues” have caused controversy on social media.Garland was speaking in a recent interview about his new film Civil War, which imagines a dystopian future when the USA is engaged in the titular conflict.During the interview, he said that he thought political differences had been made into a matter of morality, which he argued was “fucking idiotic”.“Left and right are ideological arguments about how to run a state.

That’s all they are,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “They are not a right or wrong, or good and bad. It’s which do you think has greater efficacy?

That’s it.“But we’ve made it into ‘good and bad.’ We made it into a moral issue, and it’s fucking idiotic, and incredibly dangerous … I personally [blame] some of this on social media.”Garland’s remarks have sparked divisive responses among social media users. “What a hideously boring take for a filmmaker making a movie on the subject,” one person wrote.“Hate it when you make your existence and bodily autonomy and stuff into a moral issue,” said another, while a third added: “Politics *are* a moral issue.

This is infuriatingly obtuse.”What a hideously boring take for a filmmaker making a movie on the subject.— Vincent Blackshadow (@v_blackshdw) March 16, 2024Hate it when you make your existence and bodily autonomy and stuff into a moral issue https://t.co/gNuinkFNDH— Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) March 16, 2024I'd say any group oppressing others — such as abortion restrictions, racist policies, opposing trans rights, banning books and sex ed — is bad.I said it before, and I'll say it again.