Mens jeg var syg sidste uge, så jeg “Hillbilly Elegy” på Netflix og skrev lidt noter – hvis noget er uklart, blame it on the stomach ☺. Filmen er baseret på J.D. Vances biografi. Vance, nu vicepræsidentkandidat for Trump og upopulær for at kalde Kamala for “kattedame”, voksede op i fattigdom med psykisk og fysisk vold. Økonomisk er han mønsterbryder, men latterliggør nu “kattedamer”, hvilket har skabt en shitstorm. Er han en klon af Trump?

Jeg tænker, at Trump er ligeglad med de fattige. Det er derfor mærkeligt at se filmen og høre, at Vance skulle være en klon af Trump. Vance har jo ikke vendt sine rødder ryggen. Hvad sker der?

Instruktøren Ron Howard udtalte, at Vance forekom meget moderat. Da de lavede filmen, var fokus på Vances barndom og ikke hans republikanske politik. Howard blev overrasket over Vances støtte til Trump. Link til artikel: https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/hillbilly-elegy-ron-howard-jd-vance-1235438056/

“Hillbilly Elegy” handler om Vances barske opvækst i Kentucky og Ohio. Glenn Close spiller bedstemoren, som tager sig af ham. Filmen er en tåreperser om fattigdom i USA og viser, hvordan en person, som tror på dig, kan ændre dit liv.

Bedstemoren tager Vance hjem fra sin misbrugermor og hjælper ham med at bryde ud af vold og fattigdom. Filmen viser også, hvordan Vance klarer sig godt på Yale takket være stipendier og hårdt arbejde, hjulpet af sin indiske kæreste.

Spørgsmålet er, om den amerikanske drøm holder. Kan man undslippe sin opvækst ved at gå på Yale og få nye venner? Vances bedstemor beskrives som både uhyre og frelser. Vance ser hende i et andet lys, og det er nok sandheden om de fleste ting i livet – de kan ses fra forskellige perspektiver.

Jeg har svært ved at se Vance som en klon af Trump efter at have set filmen. Instruktøren er enig. Fra et psykoanalytisk perspektiv er det interessant at overveje, om Vance har forløst sin smertebarndom, eller om nye udfordringer venter – måske trigget af selveste Trump.

#psykoanalyse #ledere

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The enemy of the cat ladies: Is J.D. Vance’s own childhood nightmare over?

While I was sick last week, I watched “Hillbilly Elegy” on Netflix and took some notes – if anything is unclear, blame it on the stomach ☺. The movie is based on J.D. Vance’s biography. Vance, now a vice-presidential candidate for Trump and unpopular for calling Kamala a “cat lady,” grew up in poverty with mental and physical violence. Economically, he is a pattern breaker, but now ridicules “cat ladies,” which has caused a shitstorm. Is he a clone of Trump?

I think Trump doesn’t care about the poor. It’s therefore strange to watch the movie and hear that Vance is supposed to be a clone of Trump. Vance hasn’t turned his back on his roots. What’s going on?

Director Ron Howard stated that Vance appeared very moderate. When they made the movie, the focus was on Vance’s childhood and not his Republican politics. Howard was surprised by Vance’s support for Trump. Link to article: https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/hillbilly-elegy-ron-howard-jd-vance-1235438056/

“Hillbilly Elegy” is about Vance’s harsh upbringing in Kentucky and Ohio. Glenn Close plays the grandmother who takes care of him. The movie is a tearjerker about poverty in the USA and shows how someone who believes in you can change your life.

The grandmother takes Vance home from his addict mother and helps him break out of violence and poverty. The movie also shows how Vance succeeds at Yale thanks to scholarships and hard work, aided by his Indian girlfriend.

The question is whether the American dream holds. Can you escape your upbringing by going to Yale and making new friends? Vance’s grandmother is described as both a monster and a savior. Vance sees her in a different light, and that’s probably the truth about most things in life – they can be seen from different perspectives.

I find it hard to see Vance as a clone of Trump after watching the movie. The director agrees. From a psychoanalytic perspective, it’s interesting to consider whether Vance has resolved his painful childhood or if new challenges await – perhaps triggered by Trump himself.