Student loans are one of the scourges of society. It feels Sisyphean really, the fact that loans are inevitable for most people in order to get a college education, and we live in a society built on the college industrial complex that tells us that a college education is the only way to a decent career, and the more prestigious (read: expensive) the college, the better. Add the constant background noise of politicians bickering every election cycle on if they should cancel student loan debt, dangling tasty relief for so many, followed by the cacophonous debate on what that means for people who paid off their loans without relief, and it all amounts to a quiet, constant and very American hell. To top it off filmmaker Nia DaCosta revealed this week that you can even land a Marvel movie and still not be able to pay back your exorbitant debt.
DaCosta — who recently became the first black female director to have a film debut at number one at the box office with Candyman — was quoted in the New York Times column, "The Balancing Act," by accidentally running into reporter Julia Rothman when she was interviewing people on the street. In 2020, DaCosta is quoted saying, "If I direct a huge movie, then I'll pay it [$100,000 in student loans] all off in one fell swoop. Like if I get an Avengers movie, my first big purchase will be to pay it all off."
