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social realism
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doesn’t want to represent the lives of hard-pressed people drably
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Even when I’m going through hard times, I still see color, I still see beauty. And I think that we tried to reflect that in the style of the film. We find the color out there.
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On the other hand, respecting the harshness of working-class realities in America, Baker doesn’t deal in facile happy endings. The exhilaration of watching his films is bound up in his insightful and compassionate view of his struggling characters’ lives, which includes a clear-eyed look at the lack of bright, life-transforming opportunities available to them. Living to fight another day with spirited defiance is triumph
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