From Britney to Aline | Press

Despite the pandemic, the year 2021 has offered a lot of varied news, for better or for worse.

Heroes

Health workers

For the second year in a row, my heroes are health care workers, who hold the system at bay as the pandemic stretches out. While we bitch about the real inconvenience of sanitary measures, hospital staff have been under pressure for 18 months, with what that means in terms of fatigue, physical and psychological. We wish them not to play in overtime for a third year.

The surprise

Britney Spears’ Tutelage

The guardianship had weighed on the singer for 13 years, and its lifting could have a significant impact on all people who live with this very special status. We must not forget that all this was born of a fan movement, the famous #FreeBritney, which we initially regarded as a curiosity, before journalistic investigations and documentaries were made on the abuse of which was allegedly the victim. the 40-year-old pop star. In his case, the adage that “life begins at 40” could not be truer.

The good shot

The adaptation of Dune, cult novel by Frank Herbert, by Denis Villeneuve

Despite all the esteem that the director has inspired for years, it was not a given, especially since his Blade Runner 2049 in 2017 had not had the hoped-for success. Expectations were high and kept growing as the film’s release was pushed back due to the pandemic. A failure at the box office and the games would have been made for the production of a sequel, since the filmmaker chose to shoot his film in two parts. But Villeneuve’s vision appealed to both neophytes and readers of Dune, a pure gem of cinema that must be seen on the big screen, and the wait will be long to see the conclusion of this saga!

The fiasco

Denis Coderre’s campaign in the municipal elections

It’s hard to understand how you can shoot yourself in the foot at this point. Considered a favorite at the start of the race, when we were promised a “new Coderre”, the man got tangled up in the same things, especially his arrogance – acting as if Valérie Plante had only been one. misguided voters – a lack of transparency when he refused to reveal the list of his clients shortly before the poll, not to mention a rather negative argument about his city, which has not passed to Montrealers. An exit from the track which was not redeemed by his speech of defeat.

The thing that I already forgot

The controversy over the film Aline by Valérie Lemercier

This little national psychodrama says a lot about our relationship with Charlemagne’s famous diva, as well as our understanding of the difference between fact and fiction. It also sheds light on the deafness that one can have when one is indignant at debates on cultural appropriation or the shaky representations of minorities …

What we must not forget

The genius of Marie-Claire Blais and the wisdom of anthropologist Serge Bouchard, who passed away this year.