A range of works by over 30 artists from this moment in British history pose some significant questions about the diverse nature of identity and the politics of representation.Īrtists contributing to Aftermath deal with different dimensions of the discourse in question, some of which coincide. Through artistic response, it aims to augment the conversation along with continuing it.Īlthough overwhelming, The Place is Here is broadly representative of a specific moment in British cultural politics and art from the 1980s. The project is an investigation into various aspects of the discourse represented within the recent Nottingham Contemporary exhibition The Place Is Here: The Work of Black Artists in 1980s Britain. Aftermath is out on Blu Ray and DVD today.Aftermath 2017 is a collaboration between Nottingham Contemporary and students from Nottingham Trent University and University of Nottingham. Worth seeing for it’s drama, and definitely worth seeing for Arnie’s performance alone.

But it’s a fascinating look at two sides of the story. See It If: it’s a sad film, be prepared for that.

It’s wonderful to see this side of him, a new phase of the career of a man whose films I’ve always enjoyed. It’s a tragic film, and it’s success lies in Schwarzenegger’s presence, his warmth, and his ability to act.

Eventually I found him incredibly irritating, but he’s a well rounded and sympathetic character facing the awful truth that something he did caused massive death.Īlthough it’s billed as a thriller and a revenge film, it’s actually more a drama, or perhaps an exploration of why we think revenge will help us heal, and how fixating on something is sometimes the only way out that we can find. I really liked that though Jake (McNairy) is the man responsible, he’s really not the bad guy. It’s heart breaking to watch him hurting and trying to come to terms with people who are more interested in the bottom line than listening to him and giving him the simple apology and recognition he needs to help him move on. Schwarzenegger as Roman is a confident, hard working, strong man, whose love for his family is pretty adorable. When a construction worker's wife and daughter are killed in an air traffic accident in which. Where am I going with this? Well, if any of you have seen the incredible film Maggie, in which he stars alongside Abigail Breslin, as a father watching his beloved daughter slowly turning into a zombie, you’ll probably already know that Arnie is starting to show some incredible dramatic capabilities recently.Īnd this film for me was like a punch in the stomach. Inspired by a true story, Aftermath is a dark and atmospheric thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even his chemistry with his child sidekick in Last Action Hero are at the core of the film, a really important part. He’s someone that’s easy to dismiss in that sense, as an action guy.īut when you think about it, those scenes in Terminator 2 where he bonds with the young John Connor are part of what make that film so great. He’s a man who made his name out of being a huge presence, and later he often took the piss out of himself for that same persona, in films like Kindergarten Cop or, as we looked at on here recently, The Last Action Hero. It is a film about grief, loss and devastation emotions that often cannot be expressed with words. His character is almost mute but then this film has little dialogue. When you think of Arnold Schwarzenegger, you tend to think of those huge blockbusters like Predator or The Terminator. Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a profound performance. But while one eventually tries to start a new life, the other will do anything to have his loss acknowledged. Neither man can deal with the huge loss, and spiral into depression and sadness. A loving father who loses his pregnant daughter and wife in a plane crash, and the air traffic controller blamed for the deaths of the 271 people on board. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy, Maggie GraceĪftermath is a heartbreaking story of terrible grief and the nature of revenge, as two lives collide.