OK. First, I feel sorry for those without a film studies education for this reason. If a film is not explained, in detail, it's "mindless" (where as Christopher Nolan is brilliant!! I mean, he not only explains, but he's sure his work is just family friendly enough to make millions!!!).
I digress.
Regardless, since this seems to be foreign to many, I will give a few insights onto the movie that will, perhaps, give perspective.
For starters:
Kelllerman, in the film, is Bud Cort's "guardian angel". Notice the sequence of events in the film....after alienating her, Brewster McCloud sets in motion a chain of events that leads to his death. Before then, he got away with murder. Literally. If I am remembering right, the pattern on Kelkerman's back were not to represent wings of a bird, but wings of an angel
Next....the astrodome. The astrodome represents a cage. Round and steel. The end flight and the angle the camera takes gives a clear indication of exactly how Brewster McCloud was "trapped" in his life and existence.
Beyond, the circus at the end was symbolic of the media circus that would surround him once his life and story was found out. It was a complete show and the bizzarre nature of his crimes and existence would draw said attention.
Consider the fallout shelter "the lowest point" while flying was "the highest". Just another example of a character seeking progress from the bottom to the top. This is why the narrative subplot of the Wizard of Oz is critical and written in through the film. It wasn't "just because", it was there for a reason.
The fantasy of the film comes when you stop taking everything literally and start taking it from a symbolic point if view. The Astrodome, the fallout shelter, the flying? It's all there suggesting Brewster McClouds desire to escape his cage, ascend to the top and be free from the world that bounds him.
I'm certainly no expert on this. However, this movie is FAR more intellectual and stimulating than you're suggesting. And they've not made a symbolic movie like this since the early 2000s. Unless there's an indie I missed. But, if you prefer Will Smith shooting robots and aliens, that's cool. Perhaps Captain America is more up your alley.
Lastly, by bringing politics into this, you sound pompous and immature and a bit foolish. Nobody cares about your political stance. Keep it about movies.
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