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Javier Bardem raises concerns on toxic masculinity at Cannes event<\/p>\n Javier Bardem raises concerns on toxic masculinity at Cannes event<\/p>\n
Javier Bardem spoke at the Cannes Film Festival while promoting his new film The Beloved.<\/p>\n
In the movie, the 57-year-old star plays an ageing filmmaker dealing with addiction and a difficult relationship with his daughter, a role he said reflects real emotional struggles in families.<\/p>\n
During his talk, Bardem touched on masculinity and said that some harmful behaviour is often accepted in society when it is linked to traditional ideas of men and power. <\/p>\n
He connected the film\u2019s story to real life issues like absent fathers and emotional pain that can pass through generations.<\/p>\n
The star also talked about politics in a broader way, saying that the way power is shown by leaders can sometimes lead to violence and instability. <\/p>\n
Bardem went on too asd that personal behaviour and public systems are more connected than people think.<\/p>\n
The Skyfall star raised concern about how media and social platforms work today. <\/p>\n
He said too much control over information can affect how people think and make it harder to have balanced conversations. <\/p>\n
The Loving Pablo star also warned that fast online content can create more division and less understanding.<\/p>\n
He continued that filmmakers and artists should not stay silent on these issues, addinf that cinema can help people see real problems through human stories on screen.<\/p>\n
Javier\u2019s appearance at Cannes stood out not only for the film but also for his thoughtful and critical comments about society and modern life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Javier Bardem raises concerns on toxic masculinity at Cannes event Javier Bardem spoke at the Cannes Film Festival…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-433684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}