Ari Aster expresses a desire for art that confronts current anxieties in his film 'Eddington.' The film features characters who sense something wrong but can't identify it. It includes themes of COVID, the George Floyd protests, and a new A.I. data center in a neo-noir Western setting led by a libertarian sheriff played by Joaquin Phoenix. Aster's work remains politically charged, not favoring either political side, while pondering public interest in controversial themes amid societal challenges.
"I'm personally desperate for art that at least attempts to grapple with whatever the hell is going on right now," the writer-director Ari Aster says.
"Eddington,' is a film about a bunch of people who... know that something's wrong. They just-nobody can agree on what that thing is."
The film is unapologetically political, but its satire doesn't spare either side of the aisle.
Ari Aster expresses concern about the public's current appetite for controversial or challenging content.
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